Category: Electric Vehicles
1 in 4 would hire electric car on holiday
Hiring an electric car on holiday is a good opportunity to try one out say almost a quarter (23%) of car hire drivers (25% men and 21% women). According to a new Opinium survey of 2000 UK holidaymakers, on behalf of iCarhireinsurance.com, a provider of car hire excess insurance, almost one in seven car hirers…
What Trying To Stay Active During COVID-19 Taught Me About Riding A Bike
First, a confession. It’s been a very long time since I last threw my legs over a bike and rode off on the road. While I like to think of myself as an active person, cycling is one activity I’ve never really been desperate to re-acquaint myself with until COVID-19 upturned our lives. However, fired…
McLaren High-Performance Hybrid supercar nears launch
McLaren Automotive's High-Performance Hybrid (HPH) supercar has entered the final stages of its development and test programmes, which includes running on public roads. Due to launch in the first half of 2021, it is hoped the all-new supercar will open up a new era of electrification for McLaren following the end of production of…
Top 10 e-scooter friendly cities: Newcastle tops list
Rented e-scooters look set to ride to the rescue as the UK begins to return to work. And according to new research from Uswitch.com, Newcastle is the city most likely to give the green light to this emission-free mode of transport. Taking a list of the UK's 40 most populous cities, the energy team at…
Ford Mustang Mach-E GT: 0-62mph in 3.7 secs
Ford has revealed the high-performance electric Mustang Mach-E GT will accelerate from 0-62mph in 3.7 seconds when it's introduced to Europe in late 2021. It claims no other vehicle in its class can accelerate faster than the Mustang Mach-E GT which features a 465 PS, all-wheel drive and battery-electric powertrain for drivers ready to take…
VW and Uber partner for ‘Uber Green’ in Berlin
Volkswagen has partnered with Uber in Berlin for the pilot launch of a new ride hailing service called Uber Green. In September, Uber announced that it intends to evolve into a zero-emission mobility platform by 2040, with 100 percent of the rides offered using zero-emission vehicles, public transport or micro-mobility offerings. The objective of the…
12 month e-scooter trial to start in Slough
Slough Borough Council and e-scooter operator, Neuron Mobility, have announced that e-scooters will soon be available to hire on Slough’s streets. The 12-month trial, due to start mid-October, will see 250 purpose-built e-scooters deployed across Slough to help get the town moving again post COVID-19. Neuron’s industry-leading e-scooters will provide residents with a safe, convenient…
Two-thirds of people believe travel changed for good
Business mobility service Alphabet GB today has published a new report ‘Fleet Streets’, which reveals that two-thirds of people believe their work travel patterns have changed permanently. The new report examines how the pandemic has accelerated changes to travel and transport, altering consumer and business habits across the UK. With mass migration to working from…
Volkswagen ID.3 limited edition comes to UK
Four years after the I.D. concept was first announced, a limited edition of the Volkswagen ID.3 is now available in the UK. The manufacturer's third electric vehicle after the Beetle and the Golf, The ID.3 is produced in Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant in the east of Germany. The Zwickau factory is entirely powered by renewable energy,…
Only 2 in 5 planning on buying EV, claims RingGo survey
New survey from RingGo shows only 2 in 5 planning to buy EV Today may be the inaugural World EV Day, but it seems that British consumers aren't able to back up claims of eco-consciousness with action, at least as far as buying electric vehicles (EVs) are concerned. According to new research…
