Category: Electric Vehicles
Hyundai Robotaxi to launch in 2023
Motional, a global provider of driverless technology, has teamed up with South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai to develop an IONIQ 5-based robotaxi. The IONIQ 5 robotaxi is an SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicle that can safely operate without a driver. It’s a zero tailpipe-emissions robotaxi and represents the convergence of electrification and autonomy. Motional’s first commercial…
Nissan joins UN’s Race to Zero campaign
Nissan has announced that it has joined the Race to Zero campaign supported by the United Nations, accelerating the company’s full electrification and carbon neutrality goals. Nissan is the first Japanese automaker to join the campaign. Nissan also signed the campaign’s Business Ambition for 1.5°C commitment, aligning Nissan with the goal to keep global temperature…
Kia to go all electric at IAA Mobility show
Kia is to go electric for the first IAA Mobility show, held between 7 and 12 September in Munich. The Korean carmaker will give a global premiere to the all-new Sportage plug-in hybrid (PHEV), based on the first European-specific version of the Sportage in the model’s 28-year history. Kia will also showcase the company’s first…
OVO Energy launches EV charging tariff
Green energy supplier - OVO Energy - is today launching its new OVO Drive + Anytime electric vehicle (EV) charging tariff for members nationwide, following a pilot scheme in January this year. OVO Energy claims the new tariff is the UK’s only green energy plan that brings customers separate rates for their car and home. The new tariff, which…
Formula E: Behind the scenes with Nissan e.dams
If you think that motor racing is all about gas-guzzling cars driving around large boring circuits in the middle of nowhere that you have to spend ages getting to, then think again. Formula E is reinventing motor racing in city locations and guess what, it's actually quite exciting. I say quite because, obviously, it helps…
Vauxhall extends free EV charger and 30,000 free miles offer
Vauxhall is aiming to encourage no emission motoring by extending its offer of a free home charger and 30,000 free green miles of electricity in partnership with British Gas. Originally available on the UK’s best-selling electric supermini, the Vauxhall Corsa-e, the offer is now also available on the all-electric Mokka-e, Combo-e Life and Vivaro-e Life.…
Open day for businesses switching to EVs
Companies are invited to Business Day at Robert Llewellyn’s Fully Charged OUTSIDE, an electric vehicle and clean energy event. Business Day, a free event sponsored by EV leasing specialist DriveElectric, will feature seminars showcasing the benefits that businesses have experienced by switching their fleets to electric – and how they overcame any challenges. Sessions include…
Which are cheapest EVs to charge at home?
Britain could face blackouts as MPs fear the National Grid won't cope if drivers charge their electric vehicles at certain times of the day, with transport committees calling on the UK government to incentivise frequent topping up of batteries to reduce the strain on the electrical grid. The report comes as the UK prepares to…
BMW unveils e-trike and e-scooter concepts
BMW Group has unveiled two new concept micromobility solutions, a three while e-trike called the DYNAMIC CARGO and an e-scooter concept called the CLEVER COMMUTE. Both micromobility concepts have been designed to offer a range of over 20 kilometres (12 miles). One particularly important feature for city use is the battery pack, which can be…
CMA concerned about EV charging network, ahead of petrol ban
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has set out measures to ensure a national network of electric vehicle chargepoints is in place ahead of the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. As part of its market study into electric vehicle (EV) charging, the CMA examined whether the industry can deliver…
