Tag: EV
EV owners could save £600 a year in home charging, claims Smart Home Charge
Smart Home Charge has found that those charging their EVs at home could be saving approximately £15 per charge and nearly £600 annually just by switching to a more economical energy tariff. The data was compiled by Smart Home Charge’s EV Energy Tariff Comparison tool, which compares the most and least cost-effective energy tariffs for…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Britishvolt on brink of administration
The UK government-backed battery startup Britishvolt is on the brink of entering administration with the potential loss of almost 300 jobs, after it struggled to find investors willing to fund its effort to build a giant £3.8bn “gigafactory” in north-east England. The company had considered an administration as early as Monday, two sources with knowledge…
1 in 5 Brits think rising energy costs will prevent 2030 switch to EVs
With the cost of energy expected to continue to increase over the coming months, electric car charging company Osprey has announced an increase in costs for rapid charging at its roadside network from 66p to £1 per kWh. Rivervale Leasing has surveyed 2,000 people to uncover their opinions on how ready the UK is for electric vehicles…
Lotus announces pricing and spec for Eletre Hyper-SUV
Lotus has unveiled the prices and specifications for one of its most eagerly anticipated models ever – the award-winning Eletre Hyper-SUV. The news was delivered during Lotus Eletre: Unleash the Future. The Eletre is the all-new and all-electric lifestyle model from Lotus, as it continues its transformation from a UK sports car company to a global…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Archer Aviation to make 250 Electric Air Taxis
Archer Aviation Inc (ACHR.N) said it aims to make about 250 battery-electric air taxis in 2025 and scale up production in the following years, after setting a goal of getting its aircraft certified by the end of 2024. "In our first year, we will build 250 aircraft, our second year will build 500 aircraft, our third…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Alef claims Model A is ‘first true flying car’
At a launch event at Draper University in San Mateo, California, a start-up revealed how its flying car hopes to take off. Alef bills its still-in-development electric vehicle, the Model A, as the first true flying car - a vehicle that it hopes will look like a sleek electric car but be capable of vertical…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Cost of charging EV now nearly as much as petrol
The cost of charging an electric car has surged due to the rise in energy prices, prompting fears it will put off drivers from buying them, the RAC said. It said electric car (EV) owners who use "rapid" public charging points were paying almost the same for electricity as they would for petrol per mile.…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Fitbit devices will require Google account from 2023
Google completed its acquisition of Fitbit last year and rebranded it "Fitbit by Google," but Fitbit continued to launch wearables as it used to before getting acquired. And while customers can currently use Fitbit accounts for new devices and services, things will change from 2023 onwards. Fitbit has updated its support page to reveal that after the launch…
Which? calls for improvements to Electric Vehicle charging networks
Which? is calling for urgent improvements to the UK’s Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure as new research reveals significant flaws with the networks resulting in three-quarters (74%) of EV owners reporting dissatisfaction with the current infrastructure. The consumer watchdog believes the UK government needs to move quickly to address issues with the UK’s charging infrastructure, including…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Jeep to launch two electric SUVs
Jeep will start selling two fully electric SUVs in North America and another one in Europe over the next two years. The new EVs, Jeep’s first, are part of the Stellantis brand’s plans to convert half of its U.S. sales and all of its European sales to battery-electric vehicles by 2030. They’re the first for…
