Tag: Electric vehicles
Three quarters of us put off buying electric car because of unreliable charging points
With government policy dictating that non-electric cars can not be sold after 2040, Click4Reg.co.uk has analysed data sourced by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and found that annual new electric car registrations in the UK have grown significantly over the last few years. In 2017 alone, there have been 94,093 electric vehicles registered…
Driving the future – how we are on the brink of an EV revolution
Chris Price reports on new initiatives which will help kick-start the electric vehicle (EV) revolution, including Nissan’s partnership with Ovo which will reduce driving costs to virtually nothing Earlier this week I was lucky enough to be invited to Oslo as a guest of Nissan to attend its third Nissan Futures Conference. It was a…
Living in the smart city – solar powered pavements and roads that can charge electric cars
From big data gathering information about pollution, water use and traffic through to smart roads capable of managing autonomous vehicles and charging electric vehicles, Fast Future's Rohit Talwar, Steve Wells and Alexandra Whittington look at what the future has in store for the smart city In the coming decades, the planet’s most heavily concentrated…
Frankfurt Motor Show. Is Segway CityGo electric scooter future for urban transport?
Best known for its self-balancing transport solutions, Segway is hoping to launch an electric kickscooter network that it claims could reshape the future landscape of transportation within cities. It's based around the CityGo, a lightweight scooter which it says is easy to fold. Users can store the scooter in their car or conveniently carry it…
Frankfurt Motor Show. Is this the greenest, beige taxi ever?
When we think of London taxis we don't always think of energy efficiency. But London EV Company (LEVC), formerly the London Taxi Company, has premiered its all-new electric TX six-seater taxi at Europe’s biggest auto show of 2017 in Frankfurt. Revealed in Germany’s famous ‘taxi beige’ colour, the electric zero-emissions-capable TX showcases its eCity technology…
Frankfurt Motor Show: BMW i Vision Dynamics promises greater range than Tesla Model S
BMW is ramping up its commitment to Electric Vehicles with this new two door i Vision Dynamics Concept Car, unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show. So far from BMW we've seen the £30,000 urban i3 and the £100,00 supercar i8. At the Frankfurt Motor show, BMW showed off this belting two-door model with the emphasis…
Jaguar Land Rover promises electric future #JaguarElectrifies
Jaguar Land Rover is the latest company to make a pledge to electrify all of its vehicles following similar promises from Aston Martin and Volvo. The company, owned by India’s Tata Motors, announced Thursday it would start introducing all new cars with an electric powertrain beginning in 2020. That would include the already announced Jaguar I-Pace…
The world’s first sexy and affordable electric car? Pre-orders for Tesla Model 3 hit 276,000 in two days
Is this the car that's going to thrust electric vehicles (EVs) in to the mainstream? Certainly Tesla's charismatic chief executive Elon Musk thinks so. He has just announced 276,000 pre-orders in 48 hours for the company's latest EV, the Model 3. Expected to cost at least $35,000 when it ships in mid-2017, that means the company…
Look Mum No Hands! Tech Digest reviews the Tesla Model S Autopilot feature
The Tesla Model S parked outside the company's flagship Oxford Street store in London Although I’ve written about electric vehicles (EV) for some time, and test driven quite a few in my time, one has always alluded me. The Tesla Model S. It’s probably not the best known EV on the…
