Dr Who would be very much at home with Warwickshire-based car manufacturer The Alvis Car Company. It’s extending its range of road-legal pre-and post-War Continuation cars using key components such as chassis that have been stored for over fifty years. The time travelling newcomers will remain firmly faithful to Alvis’ original spirit and design focus a century after it was founded, the … [Read more...]
Some E-mobility suppliers struggling to cope
An analysis by Berylls Strategy Advisors of the ‘Top 100’ automotive suppliers shows an industry undergoing dramatic change in times of severe economic challenges. But the research also shows certain sectors of the supply industry coping far better than others – for some very clear reasons. Each year, Berylls, the international automotive management consultancy, lists the 100 largest … [Read more...]
Cardiff & Swansea rail boost announced
Up to £58 million to upgrade Cardiff Central Station was confirmed today by the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling. Subject to the necessary assurances that the scheme represents value for money, these upgrades will ease crowding and congestion through the station during peak periods, drive forward regeneration and enable longer trains with more seats to serve the capital. Secretary of State … [Read more...]
EV model ranges to triple over three years
The number of electric car models on the UK market could more than triple within the next three years, new analysis shows. After several years of timid growth, carmakers will be offering 214 electric models across Europe in 2021 – up from the 60 available, officially at least, at the end of 2018. Transport & Environment (T&E), which publishes the analysis today using data from … [Read more...]
EV trial results hold some surprises
DriveElectric, an electric vehicle specialist with over 20 years of leasing and electric vehicle experience, is celebrating the breadth of valuable learning gained about smart charging, and in particular the behaviours of EV drivers, from its involvement in the Electric Nation trial. The trial took place in Western Power Distribution network areas in the Midlands, South West and South … [Read more...]
Costs and carbon footprint keeping drivers at home
Mounting concerns about the impact of emissions on the environment mean motorists are increasingly likely to leave their cars at home. But that’s not the only thing putting off drivers - six in 10 are also using their vehicles less and less because fuel is too expensive. However the research of 2,000 adults commissioned by EDF Energy found a fifth would drive more if they … [Read more...]
Sparking interest in electric cars
Electric car ownership is the right choice for at least 1.5 million UK households today, according to What Car? That’s the number of multi-car homes in the UK with a sweet-spot combination of off-street parking for home-charging and at least one vehicle that never does more than 100 miles in a single journey. What Car? approached 2310 current electric vehicle owners and a further 23,500 … [Read more...]
Welsh firm sets battery safety standard
The Wales-based UK arm of a global packaging firm has secured government funding towards a project that will set the world-wide standard on the transportation of batteries. Tri-Wall Europe Ltd has secured more than £700,000 of funding towards their £1.18million stake in a project that will set the standard for the future on how lithium-ion batteries are transported worldwide. Tri-Wall … [Read more...]
Carbon conference hears of “difficult decisions”
The latest Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Annual Conference brought together leading speakers, representatives of government, key stakeholders and other experts to ask whether electrification alone can deliver the urgent reductions in GHG emissions needed from the road transport sector. The conference – ‘More than electric dreams? Future Fuels on the Road to Zero? - asked whether accelerating … [Read more...]
New Tesla Model 3 is safest EV on the road
The new Tesla Model 3 is the safest electric family car you can buy, according to destruction testing by Euro NCAP engineers. The Tesla Model 3 debuted with a perfect five-star score in the frontal offset deformable barrier crash test, a mainstay of Euro NCAP’s assessment since its inception in 1997. It recorded 96% for adult occupant protection, 86% for child occupant protection and 74% for … [Read more...]