Smart car and car networking company, Cruise Cloud Technology Corporation, is launching its MIOFIVE 4K Dash Cam with 5G Wi-Fi and built in storage. The high end driving recorder with 24 Hour Parking Monitoring and G-Sensor, uses an artificial intelligence algorithm to make the driving experience smarter, smoother and safer is available on Amazon UK for £149.99. Equipped with a Sony … [Read more...]
Newslines 21 June
Cardiff has 34 rapid and ultra-rapid vehicle charge points and is 17th in the UK top twenty cities. Zap-Map has compiled a list of the cities where you are most likely to get going very quickly and no other Welsh city or town is included while Nottingham is top with 122 rapid chargers. Nissan has teamed up with the energy company E.ON to offer generous discounts on electric vehicle home chargers … [Read more...]
Fuel price rises accelerating ev move, says Ombudsman.
Rising fuel prices are making more drivers think of soon moving to an electric car, says a survey for The Motor Ombudsman, writes Kim Henson of Wheels-Alive. An online poll by the Ombudsman dedicated to the automotive sector has shown that, with prices at the pumps continuing to increase and reach record highs, nearly half (48%) of UK car owners are concerned about having a pure petrol or … [Read more...]
Putting the finger on a driver’s mood
BMW is working on a paint technology to improve a driver’s mood at the touch of a button and has previewed it on the BMW iX Flow. The fluid colour changes are made possible by a specially developed body wrap that is tailored precisely to the contours of the all-electric Sports Activity Vehicle from BMW. When stimulated by electrical signals, the electrophoretic technology brings different … [Read more...]
After ev anxiety, there is a new concern
The adoption of hydrogen as a source of fuel for net zero road transport is “lagging way too far behind electricity,” FleetCheck is warning. The fleet management software company says that visible signs of progress are almost non-existent and that Government strategy appears to be drifting. Peter Golding, managing director, said, “The Government’s hydrogen strategy, released last year, stated … [Read more...]
Newslines 17 June
Parents in the UK are spending over £2,400 every year, or £46.15 a week, driving their children to different activities such as parties and hobbies, according to Zuto Finance. The daily school run accounts for the highest percentage of expense and fifth are taking their children over 150 miles a month. South Wales based Veezu, the UK’s fastest growing taxi and private hire technology platform, … [Read more...]
EVs charging points putting power back
Vehicle-to-grid chargepoints can improve battery life in electric vehicles and reduce carbon emissions and costs of charging, a government-funded project has found. Research from the EV-elocity project shows that, by careful charging and discharging, EV battery degradation can reduce by one-eighth, and, in some situations, up to 450 kg of emitted carbon dioxide (CO2) or £400 could be saved per … [Read more...]
Van drivers’ role delivering zero-emissions
As the world starts to transition away from internal combustion engines and towards electric vehicles, couriers, delivery fleets and individual traders are itching to make the move to electric vans. Yet while electric van uptake has doubled in the past year, the market is still around two years behind that of cars, causing the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders to call for a ‘Van Plan’ by … [Read more...]
Dismay at end of PHEV grant as fuel prices soar again
The government is today ending the plug-in car grant allowance for new orders after successfully kickstarting the UK’s electric car revolution and supporting the sale of nearly half a million electric cars. The announcement was greeted with dismay and concern by car makers, the motor dealers and charging network suppliers. It could also boost demand for used PHEVs and second hand petrol and … [Read more...]
Newslines 14 June
A £5.5 Billion contract to build a new generation of armoured vehicles in Merthyr Tydfil is still in doubt 12 years after it started and local MP Chris Evans said the position is “not sustainable”. General Dynamics employs 800 people building the Ajax vehicle but it’s been beset with noise and vibration issues which seem incurable and dangerous to troopers so the UK Government suspended … [Read more...]