Is wireless the future of EV charging?
‘Wireless’ is a pretty fashionable word these days. Go back fifty years and it just meant radio, but in this day and age it’s a buzzword. It started off with wireless landline phones, then we got w...
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Despite the doubters, the used electric car market is shaping up well
In what might appear to be fine piece of needlework, The Times last week suggested that there is a glut of second-hand electric cars for sale in the UK, as buyers brave enough to try electric motor...
Dutch taxi firm will be first to operate new e-NV200
Taxi Electric will become the first taxi company to have the new Nissan e-NV200 on its books. The Amsterdam-based company already runs a fleet consisting exclusively of Nissan Leaf EVs. The uniq...
Nissan to reveal production-ready e-NV200
Nissan will make the production-ready debut of its e-NV200 commercial vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show as the brand prepares to launch the model by 2015. That’s not the only treat the brand will ...
Vehicle-to-grid enabled car sales to reach 250,000 by 2022
The market for vehicle-to-grid enabled electric vehicles will rise to more than 250,000 between 2013 and 2022, according to new research, as both buyers and industry begin to appreciate the usefuln...
It’s affordability and rapid charging-not range-that EVs need
Today, as I write this, David Peilow and Robert Llewellyn are on their way from London to Edinburgh in a brand new Nissan LEAF. When I last checked, they were well within spitting distance of Cumbr...
Seminar will help businesses understand benefits of electric vehicles
A new special seminar will give fleet decision makers the opportunity to get to grips with the current market offerings of electric cars and discuss the advantages of adding battery powered cars to...
UK looks to lead in electric cars and driverless vehicles
The Government’s new National Infrastructure Plan outlines plans to spend over £375 billion in energy, transport, flood defence, waste, water and communications infrastructure up to 2030 and beyond...
Electric van sets new record for distance travelled in one day
Battery-swapping station operator Greenway has unofficially set a new world record for the most distance travelled in an electric van in a 24 hour period, covering an amazing 2,048.2 kilometres (1,...
Electric vehicles join the (car) club. The Green Piece.
November 5, 2013. The Green Piece Column. Car clubs have been a growing fashion in the last ten years or so, and now they are starting to go electric too. With the launch of the UK’s first fully ...
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