UK buys more than 1,000 electric cars in Q3 2013
The UK’s Plug-in Car Grants (PiCG) had their best quarter ever from July through to September, this year with 1,149 new electric cars registered with the support of the £5,000 incentives. Since ...
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Glasgow shopping centre installs first rapid charging point
A shopping mall near Glasgow has become the first shopping centre in Scotland to install a rapid charging point. The intu Braehead mall now offers visitors access to a APT Technology Evolt rapi...
Tesla CEO asserts Model S is safe, following vehicle fire
After last week’s Model S fire near Seattle, and subsequent 6 per cent drop in its share price, it perhaps should come as no surprise that Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk should speak out to confirm that it...
Ford enjoys leap in electric car sales share
Ford's focus on the electrified car market has seen its sales share leap: as it grasped 14.7 per cent of the US market during the first nine months of 2013, up from 7.3 per cent during 2012. Where...
Nissan LEAF gains chauffeur role for East Winds Film Festival
Nissan is to take a starring role at the four-day East Winds Film Festival this year. The UK’s largest celebration of East Asian cinema outside of London, the fully electric car will be used to ...
Ampera to take lead on iZEUS project
The Vauxhall/Opel Ampera extended range vehicle has proven a big hit since its arrival in the European market after debuting as the Chevrolet Volt in the USA: and now it is set to take the lead in ...
Hybrid and electric vehicles to make 6% of new car market by 2020
Sales of hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles are projected to reach 6.6 million sales annually by 2020 to represent almost 7 per cent of the global market for light duty vehicles. According to...
Kia reveals plans for Soul EV
During its market launch for the new 2014 Soul model in the USA, Korean carmaker Kia revealed its plans for an all-electric version of the vehicle. The Kia Soul EV is expected to be introduced in ...
UK’s biggest trial of electric cars converts drivers to battery power
Drivers taking part in the UK’s Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle demonstration (ULCV) trial were won over by the electric vehicles they drove, with an overwhelming majority reporting that they impressed by...
Rethinking the electric quadricycle. The Green Piece
Tuesday 1 October, 2013. The Green Piece Column. It has largely been accepted that the arrival of proper electric cars like the Nissan LEAF and Renault ZOE have pushed early electric quadricycles...
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