Category: Electric Vehicles
Consumer demand for EVs remains flat despite 18% increase in new car sales
MG 4: One of the best selling battery EVs of the year New car registrations reach 1.903 million in 2023 – up 17.9% as fleet investment accelerates. Battery electric vehicle volumes reach record high but market share slips to 16.5%. Industry calls on government to halve EV VAT, to put more…
Chinese EV firm BYD hits 3 million sales in 2023
BYD Denza D9 MPV Chinese company BYD has moved a step closer to toppling Elon Musk’s Tesla as the world’s biggest-selling manufacturer of electric vehicles. December saw sales of 341,043 units, a 45% increase, culminating in a total of 3,024,417 vehicles sold throughout the year, a substantial 61.9% surge from the…
Motorway services overtake supermarkets as most popular EV charging location, claims survey
GRIDSERVE, pictured above, has overtaken Pod Point as network used by the highest number of drivers Zapmap, the UK’s leading charge point mapping service, has released its results from a survey of electric vehicle (EV) drivers in the country. The company’s annual EV charging survey, which was conducted in October 2023,…
Osprey celebrates 1000 high power EV chargers in UK
Salmon's Leap - Osprey's 16 bay dedicated EV charging location on the A38 Devon Expressway EV rapid-charging network Osprey Charging has now installed over 1,000 high-power EV charging points throughout the UK, more than doubling the size of its network in the last year. 2023 was, Osprey claims, its most successful…
Kia flagship EV9 awarded five star safety rating
Kia’s all-new EV9, which Tech Digest has been driving in Scotland for the last two days, has been awarded the maximum five-star safety rating following testing by Europe's independent safety organisation, Euro NCAP. The all-electric seven-seat SUV achieved the highest possible rating after being assessed in four categories. It achieved 84 per cent for adult…
Hyundai IONIQ 5 N crowned Car of the Year at Top Gear awards
The Hyundai IONIQ 5 N electric 'hyperhatch' has been crowned Car of the Year at the 2023 TopGear.com Awards. The IONIQ 5 N was revealed earlier this year at July’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. The high-performance model combines the Electrified-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) of the standard IONIQ 5 – the 2022 World Car of the…
London’s electric taxis reach 200,000 tonnes of CO2 savings landmark
The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) is proud to announce that its electric TX taxi has achieved a significant milestone. Since its launch in 2018, this electric taxi has prevented more than 200,000 tonnes of harmful CO2 emissions from entering the earth's atmosphere. This e CO2 saving is the equivalent to the emissions of more than 111,000 passenger…
Electric Candela P-12 hydrofoil completes test crossings in Stockholm
In a breakthrough advance for sustainable maritime transport, Swedish tech company Candela Technology has announced that the Candela P-12 - the world's first electric hydrofoiling passenger vessel - has completed test crossings in Stockholm. First announced in concept form in June 2022, the P-12 employs computer-guided hydrofoils to elevate its hull above water friction. When…
Young drivers three times more likely to buy EV than older drivers
Younger drivers are nearly three times as likely to make their next car an electric vehicle (EV) than older drivers, an independent study has revealed. Research commissioned by mobility provider SOGO reveals that 59% of drivers aged 18-24 are more likely to replace their existing car with an EV than 12 months ago, compared with…
VW upgrades ID.4 and ID.5 EVs with improved range
Upgraded ID.4 and ID.5 now offer ranges of up to 339 miles New drive unit can deliver 75-per-cent more torque and 0 to 62 mph in just 5.4 seconds Faster charging can add 110 miles in approximately 10 minutes Latest infotainment software with intuitive controls plus improved running gear Volkswagen has upgraded its ID.4 and…
