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UK setting the pace on EV buses
- 17/05/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK is on the road to having the largest electric bus fleet in Europe by 2024, with the number of buses projected to grow by close to 180% from approximately 1,000 to 2,800 vehicles. This is according to forecasts by Accuracy, which has found that across Europe, the number of electric buses is forecast to [...] -
Polestar launches new test drive hub
- 14/05/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Polestar UK has opened a new test drive hub in Milton Keynes, offering over 7,000 consumers the opportunity to drive a Polestar 2 before the end of the year. The site supplements Polestar London and Polestar Manchester. Eight vehicles – each purely for demonstration purposes, will be available to customers to [...] -
LKQ accelerates EV training
- 13/05/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
LKQ Euro Car Parts has taken delivery of three brand new hybrid vehicles to help it reach its target of training more than 1,500 technicians in hybrid and EV repair this year through its AutoEducation Academy. Courses are available at levels two, three and four, and all are part of the IMI’s Tech Safe [...] -
Richard Hudson joins LEVC
- 13/05/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
LEVC has appointed Richard Hudson as its new commercial director. He has more than 17 years’ experience with BMW Group and also worked for Inchcape UK where he was responsible for all retail, corporate and used sales and aftersales. He said: “With the continued drive towards sustainable vehicles across the [...] -
Lighting up vehicle charging
- 18/06/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Lampposts could be the answer to electric vehicle charging, thanks to help from researchers at WMG, University of Warwick in bringing a new brand of charging points to market – some of which are powering electric vehicles on the University campus. Startup company char.gy created a new electric vehicle charging [...] -
New Kia Optima will be hybrid
- 17/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Following on from yesterday’s announcement regarding Kia Motors company’s ongoing commitment to broaden its global range of low-emission vehicles, the Korean carmaker has today revealed details of a range of advanced new powertrains planned for the all-new Optima, as part of the Innovative new hybrid powertrains [...] -
Toyota/Lexus hybrids reach 200,000 sales
- 13/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
When Toyota initially launched its hybrid powered vehicles to the UK market, it’s fair to say the firm made a modest entry with the introduction of the original Prius. What initially seemed like a niche approach to giving motoring a new environmental focus has since proved to be a transformative technology that sits [...] -
Tesla rival plans EVs for 2017
- 10/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
New US start-up company Faraday Future plans to start building electric cars by 2017, it has been revealed. Backed by a Chinese billionaire, the firm is set to take on Tesla Motors, starting with a one-billion-dollar investment in a new automotive factory. Faraday, which is based in California, US, is the latest [...] -
New battery revolution on the horizon?
- 30/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Electric cars may soon be able to match diesel and petrol vehicles for endurance and power storage capacity, new research suggests. Researchers from Cambridge University believe the answer lies in a revolutionary new battery with amazing properties. They claim that their new ‘lithium-oxygen’ power cell has a [...] -
Alternative fuel vehicle registrations up 19%
- 29/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
In the third quarter of 2015, the total number of alternative fuel vehicle registrations in the EU increased (+13.4%), reaching 127,661 units. Of these, electric vehicle (EV) registrations showed a substantial increase (+62.2%), rising from 17,488 units in Q3 2014 to 28,360 units in Q3 2015. Demand for new hybrid [...]