Category: Electric Vehicles
Record EV sales across the globe despite challenges, reports IDTechEx
While 2022 continues to add to the challenges electric vehicle (EV) makers face, markets are still growing. Indeed, electric car sales for the first half of 2022 reached approximately 3.5 million, according to IDTechEx research. To learn more, the new IDTechEx report, “Electric Cars 2023-2043”, provides a deep dive into future automotive markets with granular…
Polestar electric roadster concept to enter production as Polestar 6
Volvo-owned Swedish electric car company Polestar has confirmed plans to put the Polestar electric roadster concept into production. The production car is expected to launch in 2026 as the Polestar 6 electric performance roadster. Interested customers in all active Polestar markets are able to reserve a car online from 16 August 2022. “With the overwhelming…
Young Driver launches Firefly Sport EV at British Motor Show
Young Driver Motor Cars’ all-British and all-electric Firefly Sport will receive its official debut at this week’s British Motor Show, opening on August 18th. A sister company to Young Driver – the under-17s driving school – Young Driver Motor Cars will start production of the Firefly Sport model this month. The 2.1 metre-long car, which…
Co-op Funeralcare launches Nissan electric hearse
The respectful silence of a funeral cortege is set to get even quieter in Scotland as Co-op Funeralcare launches a Nissan Athena Electric Hearse to serve environmentally conscious communities in Edinburgh, alongside a brand new Maxus Ambulance - the first ever electric fleet to serve Scottish communities. Set to be based at Co-op Funeralcare’s Edinburgh care…
Less than 1 in 5 homes live within 5 mins walk of EV charger
New research from Field Dynamics, in partnership with EV charging app Zap-Map, shows that the percentage of households without a space to charge at their own property, but who live within five minutes’ walk of a public EV charger, has risen from 12% to 17% since 2020. This is a significant overall increase, of more…
EVs now account for 10% of car registrations in EU
According to MoneyTransfers.com, battery electric cars (BEV) accounted for 10% of all passenger car registrations in the European Union (EU) in the second quarter of 2022. The EU's battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sales increased by 11.1% in the second quarter of 2022, totalling 233,413 vehicles. Spain and France, two of the region's most important markets, saw…
Ford develops robot EV charging station
Ford has developed a prototype robot charging station that drivers operate via their smartphone from inside their electric vehicle. The technology could enable disabled drivers to stay in the car while charging, or they could leave the car while the robot does all the work. Disabled drivers have already identified ease of charging as a…
High-speed charger rollout gathers pace, claims Zap-Map
Electric vehicle charging station. Zap-Map, the UK’s leading EV charging app, has published new mid-year figures for charge point installations in 2022. Although significant growth in the number of ultra-rapid chargers has stolen the show, there are other pull-out figures – from the accelerating provision of on-street chargers to growth in…
Hyundai launches IONIQ6 Electrified Streamliner
Hyundai has launched the IONIQ 6 Electrified Streamliner with a digital world premiere film (https://youtu.be/GVcXwIL9OFw). As the new model in the brand’s IONIQ all-electric lineup brand, the IONIQ 6 delivers an estimated all-electric range of over 610 km, according to Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) standard, as well as 400-V/800-V multi-charging. The electrified streamliner…
Nissan Ariya EV named AutoExpress ‘Car of the Year’
Despite not being available for the general public to buy just yet, the new Nissan Ariya EV (Electric Vehicle) has become a double winner at this year’s Auto Express Awards, securing both the ‘Best Mid-Sized Company Car’ trophy and the coveted overall ‘Car of the Year’ title. Now available for customers to order, with a…
