Tesla Model S vs. BYD e6
The Low Carbon Vehicle event, held every year at the Millbrook proving ground in the heart of Bedfordshire, is a must-attend event for green transport aficionados, consultants, and government agenc...
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TLC needed: Can cars like the G-Wiz still have a purpose in life?
Weekly Column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. They have a funny name, massive door seals (so designed to hide a panel gap big enough to drive a bus through) and a top speed approaching 50 mph on a g...
Dear Nissan, Vauxhall, Renault and others: Your EV dealers are broken
Weekly Column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. Do you trust your local car dealership? If we assume that you’re like most of the rest of the population, I’d hazard a guess that the answer is no, becau...
Is the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid the do-everything plug-in?
Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. For what seems like an eternity, plug-in cars have been portrayed by the mass media as effeminate city commuter toys, only fit for life within the safe c...
Is London really the electric car capital of the UK? I don’t think so
Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. Listen to London Mayor Boris Johnson, Transport for London, Nissan, Renault, or any of the other electric car makers out there, and you’d be forgiven fo...
BMW’s i3 press launch was cringeworthy; but it’s got everyone talking
Weekly Column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. As an automotive journalist, I’ve lost track of the launch events I’ve gone to, the test-drives I’ve taken part in, and the hours of teleconferences I’ve...
The real reason no-one is using public charging stations
Weekly Column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. “Did you know that your, like countless other city councils across the UK, is squandering thousands of pounds of taxpayer money on hundreds of public cha...
Office hours only: Why charging databases need to change
Weekly Column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Imagine this: It’s 30 degrees Celsius, you’ve been driving (on and off) for the best part of five hours, and your car only has 12 miles of range left. You...
40,000 miles later, here’s how attitudes are changing to plug-in cars.
Weekly Column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. Look back almost two years ago, and you’ll find a story (covered by both The Times and The Telegraph) telling us that anyone stupid enough to buy an elec...
Long-distance trips are possible in an EV, but you’ll need to prepare first
Earlier this week in his column, Robert Llewellyn shared the joys of travelling from his home in the rural reaches of Gloucestershire to the peaks of Snowdownia and back in his 2011 Nissan LEAF. Co...
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