Electric Vehicles

COP26: Royal College of Art to unveil 'iconic' new electric vehicle charger design

Automotive

COP26: Royal College of Art to unveil 'iconic' new electric vehicle charger design

DfT confirms winners of competition to design a new EV charger that is set to be unveiled at the Glasgow Climate Summit

clock 10 August 2021 • 3 min read
Electric vehicles have significantly lower life cycle emissions than internal combustion vehicles, study finds

Automotive

Electric vehicles have significantly lower life cycle emissions than internal combustion vehicles, study finds

International Council on Clean Transportation study calculates that electric cars have 66 to 69 per cent lower emissions over their lifetime than a comparable petrol vehicle

clock 06 August 2021 • 2 min read

Investment

Electric car subscription start-up Onto secures $175m backing from investors

Second funding round for UK start-up Onto attracts host of new investors

clock 28 July 2021 • 2 min read

Automotive

MPs join calls for zero emission vehicle mandate to push carmakers to 'up their game'

Transport Select Committee urges ‘clear policy framework’ to prepare market and drivers for end of fossil fuel car sales from 2030

clock 28 July 2021 • 3 min read

Automotive

Tesla to open up global charging point network to all EV brands

CEO Elon Musk confirms plans on Twitter to begin allowing access to rival EV brands at its US supercharger network later this year, with global network to follow suit

clock 26 July 2021 • 3 min read

Automotive

Asda to switch entire fleet of 600 company cars to electric

Following feedback from staff on its company car offering, the supermarket said it would ensure only electric vehicles are leased to employees by 2025

clock 23 July 2021 • 2 min read

Automotive

Study: Electric cars undercut petrol and diesel on total cost of ownership

New LV= Electric Car Cost Index calculates that EVs can deliver cost savings compared to their internal combustion engine counterparts

clock 22 July 2021 • 3 min read

Automotive

Highways England maps out route for net zero roads by 2050

Government company's plan includes requirements for contractors that it argues could make road maintenance and construction 'near zero' emission by 2040

clock 20 July 2021 • 3 min read

Automotive

British Gas and RAC team up for EV leasing, home charger, and tariff offer

Partnership will see customers leasing electric vehicles from RAC offered a home smart charge points installation and 100 per cent renewable electricity tariff from British Gas

clock 19 July 2021 • 2 min read

Automotive

Behind GM's plan to help suppliers buy clean energy

General Motors and Shell have teamed up to offer renewable energy solutions to GM’s customers in Texas

clock 16 July 2021 • 4 min read