Category: Electric Vehicles
Vauxhall offering ‘free electricity’ to Corsa-e customers
Vauxhall is offering new Corsa-e customers a free Home Charging Unit and 30,000 miles of free electricity for a limited time, in partnership with British Gas. The offer gives access to an exclusive British Gas Dual Fuel Tariff, with Vauxhall crediting each customer’s account to cover the cost of charging…
Coventry best place for plug-in car owners
Coventry City Centre (2019) – Photography by Si Chun Lam (林詩雋) Coventry is the best place in mainland Britain for plug-in car owners to charge their vehicles - but it lags behind the OUTER HEBRIDES overall, research has revealed. Analysis of latest available government data revealed there is currently one charging…
Electric car sales reach 15% of marketshare, claims BuyaCar
Electric car sales have reached their highest-ever level in the used market, according to the online car supermarket BuyaCar.co.uk. After languishing for most of the year at around one in every hundred sales, December has seen them taking 15% of market share. The surge in demand for EVs is believed to have been largely inspired…
Preview: VW ID.4 electric vehicle
As part of its e-offensive, the Volkswagen brand plans to offer electric cars in all major vehicle segments by 2022 and aims to become the world market leader in e-mobility in the coming years. Chris Price preveiws the second EV in its line-up, the ID.4... Following the launch of its electric hatchback, the ID.3, VW…
Lime partners with what3words to find mis-parked e-bikes and scooters faster
E-bike and scooter provider Lime has partnered with geocoding system what3words to help members of the public report mis-parked e-bikes and scooters more easily. The partnership will allow Lime users and members of the public to report the exact location of an incorrectly parked vehicle using what3words. By identifying the what3words address for the 3m…
DriveElectric to supply EVs to smart energy island
Leasing company DriveElectric is supplying the electric vehicles (EVs) for a new Orkney smart energy island project called ReFLEX (responsible flexibility) Orkney. Orkney already generates over 100% of its electricity demand annually from renewables. This new project will help to ensure that the Orkney community is able to make full use of its renewable energy…
E-bike boom continues in London, claims Lime
Cycling is on the rise in the capital, despite the colder weather, with Lime reporting a 127% uptake in e-bike rides between March and October 2020. The micro-mobility company has also achieved its 2 million rides milestone in the capital alone. The number of trips taken in October this year has increased by 24% compared to…
Elon Musk becomes World’s 2nd Richest Person
Tesla founder Elon Musk has leapfrogged Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person with a net worth of $128bn (£95.9bn), according to The Telegraph. The billionaire, who founded the electric car manufacturer and rocket company SpaceX, saw his net worth soar by $7.2bn on Monday, driven by a surge in Tesla’s share price. So…
Interest in electric vehicles surges by 500%, claims retailer
Interest in electric vehicles from online car supermarket BuyaCar.co.uk surged by 500% this week as the government announced a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel models from 2030. With electric cars normally representing little more than 300 searches per day, from a stock of more than 60,000 cars on BuyaCar.co.uk, this week’s announcement…
Electric Nation installs first V2G chargers
Electric Nation Vehicle to Grid (V2G) has installed the first of 100 V2G chargers, as part of a trial to demonstrate how the technology can provide a solution to potential electricity network capacity issues as the number of electric vehicles (EVs) increase. Over 450 EV drivers have applied to join the new Electric Nation trial…
