Tag: Electric vehicles
UK drops out of Top 5 in Electric Vehicle (EV) preparation index
New research from LeasePlan has revealed the UK is lagging behind European leaders in its electric vehicle preparation. The annual index has revealed the UK has lost its 2018 position within the top five, dropping down to seventh, with Germany, Sweden and Austria now more prepared for the electric vehicle revolution. Despite this, the UK currently holds…
CES 2019: The year when smart vehicle technology took centre stage
Martyn Landi/PA Car and other vehicle concepts are transforming CES from a traditional gadget convention into something much more diverse, writes Martyn Landi... The technology on display at CES increasingly involves cars and other vehicles, with the gadget show becoming more diverse in the products showcased as a result. Some vehicle…
Vauxhall unveils all electric GT X concept car – no wing mirrors or door handles required!
Car design hasn't really changed that much in the last few years. However new technology means that in the not so distant future, cars will not only respond in a different way than they do today (largely thanks to increasing automation) they will also look much different too. Take the GT X concept car…
Regulator approves thousands of electric cars on UK roads to test energy grid
Uber is one of the partners on the project (Laura Dale/PA) Up to 3,000 electric cars are set to be deployed on UK roads in a bid to understand what the increased demand in electric power will mean for the country’s energy grid. Regulator Ofgem has approved the three-year project…
Universal standard for chargers needed for electric vehicles
(Clive Gee/PA) Electric vehicle owners’ lives should be made easier by the creation of a universal standard for chargers, ministers have been told. Conservative MP Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire) warned there are “serious practical impediments” to running an electric car, adding the “main problem” is access to charging points. He…
Electric scooter firm Bird trials service in London’s Queen Elizabeth Park
Pedestrians might not be so pleased, but the young - or the young at heart, at least - will have welcomed the electric scooter trial in London which started yesterday (November 6th, 2018). Already operating in a host of US locations as well as European cities including Paris and Brussels, Bird has brought its scooters-for-hire…
Mobility experts Biomega develops SIN, Denmark’s first electric car
Skibsted Ideation, the company behind Biomega - the Danish brand known for its high-end electric bicycles - will launch its first 4-wheel Electric Vehicle (EV) at CIIE in Shanghai on November 5th. The concept car has been developed to take Biomega’s principles of social innovation, design thinking and urban mobility and apply them to the…
Volkswagen launches Electric for All campaign, production of Volkswagen ID. electric car to begin 2019
The VW ID. electric vehicle will launch at the end of 2019 World premiere of the modular electric drive matrix (MEB) in Dresden Brand Board Member for E-Mobility Thomas Ulbrich: “The MEB is one of the most important projects in the history of Volkswagen – a technological milestone, similar to the…
NIU launches two new e-scooters customised for Europe
At its Urban Mobility Summit in Paris, NIU announced it is launching two all-new e-scooters, the N-GT (pictured above) and M+, customised for the European market. Designed in conjunction with Bosch, Panasonic and Vodafone, the two new scooters are designed with the European consumer in mind, offering different driving modes and extra space for a second passenger. Powered…
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…
