EV

Charging gullies for EVs gets public support

New research has revealed widespread support for ‘charging gullies’ beneath pavements to allow residents in terraced houses to charge their electric cars. The government has announced plans for a £25m […]

Autotech Training names first MD

Autotech Training has named Colin Gleghorn as its first managing director dedicated to the brand. The decision to create a role responsible solely for Autotech Training, a division of Autotech […]

IMI-approved centre to add ADAS/EV courses

Birmingham-based training provider Continental Automotive has achieved IMI Centre status. It now plans to deliver a full electric and hybrid electric vehicle training programme. The courses will range from one […]

Lighting up vehicle charging

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 – […]

Next generation award for energy capture

University of Glasgow student Morven Fraser was announced winner of the Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award for her innovative energy capturing and storing body panel concept. Morven’s energy-capturing system proposes the […]

Renault-Nissan to provide largest EV fleet

The Renault-Nissan Alliance will provide the world’s largest electric-vehicle fleet ever to an international conference. As the official passenger-car provider for the United Nation’s COP21 climate conference in Paris, the […]

British motorists urged to go electric

British motorists are missing out on savings of almost £24.5 billion every year by not taking advantage of ultra-low emission motoring, according to new research released today. The figures, from […]

VW innovate Automated Parking and Charging

Volkswagen aspires to holding the leading position in the field of automated parking. A look into the near future of automated parking is given by ‘V-Charge’, an EU research project, […]

Chargemaster acquires GB Electrical

Chargemaster, the UK’s largest supplier and operator of electric vehicle charging points, has acquired GB Electrical, a specialist national contractor that has expanded into the installation of charging points across […]

TESLA MODEL S SURPASS ONE BILLION ELECTRIC MILES

Electric car company Tesla, has announced today that its total worldwide vehicle fleet have driven over a billion miles collectively. In just the three years since Model S hit the road, owners across […]

Avis orders Europe’s largest EV fleet

In 2014 AVIS ordered 400 Nissan LEAF electric cars and after successfully placing them through its leasing scheme has added the Nissan e-NV200 electric light commercial and passenger vehicle variants […]