UK Electric Car Sales Jump 350%
Last year, I was stumped how UK electric car sales could be so lame when the country offers such good incentives. Perhaps the issue was that no one knew about them, as sales have jumped through the...
View ArticleEuropcar Buys Over 50% Of E-Car Club
Europcar Group will be acquiring a majority stake in the pay-per-use electric car service the E-Car Club, according to recent reports. While the exact financials of the deal haven’t been publicly...
View ArticleBrazil–UK Electric Carsharing Partnership Kicks Off
Originally published on Gas2. DirijaJa!, based in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba, is reportedly one of Brazil’s leading electric mobility companies. Westfield Sportscars in the UK...
View ArticleLondon Electric Car Incentives Growing
Originally published on Gas2. Those wanting to lead the world to a cleaner future and drive on electricity in London are getting another boost. “Ultra low-emission vehicles” (basically, electric cars)...
View ArticleBYD Lands Contract For 51 Electric Buses In London
Go-Ahead London has contracted BYD Company + Alexander Dennis Limited to provide 51 emissions-free, all-electric buses as part of a £19 million deal between the groups, according to a recent press...
View ArticleEV Infographic Chock-Full Of Stats
Originally published on Gas2. I’m fairly turned off to infographics these days, as many are simply a lot of colors and squiggly lines with little substance. However, some really good ones come across...
View ArticleElectric Car Sales To Hit 1 Million In September
Globally, plug-in electric car sales (including plug-in hybrid sales) will hit 1 million next month, September 2015. Global sales reached ~910,000 at the end of June, and with ~40,000 plug-in sales...
View ArticleWireless EV Charging Highway Trial Coming To UK
Originally published on Gas2. By Steve Hanley Ask EV drivers what they don’t like about their electric car experience and the chances are most of them would say charging their vehicles away from home...
View ArticleRenault Zoe In UK (Test Drive Review)
I finally got to test drive a Renault Zoe. Two years after trying out the Nissan Leaf, BMW i3, Volkswagen e-Up!, Smart Electric Drive, and Renault Twizy, I got my hands on the popular electric car that...
View ArticleNew Online Tool Helps Fleet Operators Decide When It’s Economical To Go Electric
A new online tool to help fleet operators (delivery fleets, taxi fleets, carsharing fleets, etc) decide when it makes economical sense to switch to electric vehicles (EVs) has been developed by...
View ArticleChevy Bolt + Another Electric Car Headed To Europe
Via Gas2: News from the Frankfurt Motor Show from GM is that the highly anticipated, long-range and affordable Chevy Bolt will also be sold in Europe under the Opel brand. Surprisingly, though, the...
View Article8th Annual Low Carbon Vehicles Show Was A Blast!
Originally published on LinkedIn. By Roger Atkins Amidst the marvel that is the UK’s impressive Millbrook Test Centre – squirrelled away deep in the Bedfordshire countryside far from prying eyes – much...
View ArticleWhat Electric Car Forecasters Are Often Missing
Electric car forecasts are a dime a dozen (actually, they cost a lot more than that, but they’re probably worth a dime a dozen). They often don’t account for the exponential growth that comes from...
View ArticleBusting The Myth That “Electric Cars Don’t Work As Primary Cars”
Pulling more fun charts from a recent UK study (h/t Herman Trabish) as well as a chart from our recent EV owner & lessee survey, I wanted to spend a few minutes busting the myth that “electric cars...
View ArticleElectric Car Incentives & Market Uptake By Country
Incentives are an interesting thing. Sometimes, the ones you think will work the best don’t work too well. Sometimes, ones you don’t think will have as much effect end up having a huge effect....
View ArticleWhy People Buy Electric Cars… So Far
Following up on the slew of EV survey results I’ve been sharing, this article focuses on the question of why people buy electric cars. However, I think it’s very important to remember that the data...
View ArticleMore Convenient Public EV Charging From POD Point
Very recently, POD Point, a supplier of electric vehicle charging stations, launched a fresh network of public charging stations in the UK. The new public charging network will enable more convenient...
View ArticleVolkswagen Diesel Car Scandal Causing Surge In EV Interest, According To...
The recent Volkswagen scandal involving diesel car emissions seems to have caused a surge in electric vehicle interest, according to a UK based car rental firm. The surge has been so great, according...
View ArticleTesla Model 3 Pricing Revealed For UK Market?
Thanks to the openness of one of the commentators on the Tesla Motors Club forums, it seems that we may now know what the retail pricing for the UK market is going to be like, with regard to the Tesla...
View ArticleEcotricity & Nissan Campaigning For Official EV Charging Station Signage In UK
The owner of one of the largest electric vehicle fast-charger networks in Europe, Ecotricity (the owner of the Electric Highway), is now campaigning for the UK government to create official road...
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