The Lamborghini Centenario will make its UK public debut at the leading luxury automotive event, Salon Privé, 1 to 3 September. The Lamborghini Centenario coupé has yet to be seen on UK soil, but will be on display during this spectacular three-day event at the renowned World Heritage site of Blenheim Palace. Produced in limited numbers, … [Read more...]
EV News
EV stock is on a charge
The growing popularity of electric vehicles has seen a massive rise in the availability of affordable, second-hand electric vehicles in the UK over the past two years, according to the AA’s used car portal AA Cars. It looked at the numbers of EVs advertised on its portal in Q2 2016 and found that stock levels were a staggering 652% higher than Q2 2014 and … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: The Qs start here
Audi's latest luxury SUVs are seriously quick and also electrifying new models in two ways. First, electrifying performance from the SQ7 4.0 V8 TDI 435hp 900Nm quattro, the UK’s fastest and most powerful diesel SUV priced from £70,970 on-the-road. Second, the most frugal Q7, the e tron 3.0 TDI quattro plug-in diesel electric hybrid SUV which officially … [Read more...]
Call for Government to support EVs in workplace
Government grants to allow widespread installation of workplace electric vehicle charging points would be a “major step forward” in fleet adoption of ULEVs, says Chevin Fleet Solutions. Ashley Sowerby, managing director said, “There have been several stories in the press saying that the Government will announce workplace EV charging grants this summer and … [Read more...]
Welsh hydrogen car begins UK tour
Economy and Infrastructure Secretary, Ken Skates enjoyed a spin in a low carbon, hydrogen fuelled, car of the future that has been developed with around £2m of Welsh Government support. The Rasa is the first car of its kind in the world and was designed and built in Powys as part of a £3.5m project. It is the work of Llandrindod Wells based, Riversimple … [Read more...]
Governments & makers failing to hit green car targets
Governments and industry are failing to achieve targets for electric vehicles, says the European Climate Foundation. The future Renewable Energy Directive should actively promote the electrification of transport. This is the key message from the Platform for Electro Mobility in its response to the public consultation on a new Renewable Energy Directive … [Read more...]
New smaller Volvos coming
Volvo has provided the first look at its new range of smaller cars. Volvo showed two new concept cars that move the Swedish brand in a new direction and mark the official launch of its global small-car strategy. The 40 series concept models demonstrate for the first time how Volvo plans to expand into the large and lucrative global market for premium … [Read more...]
Nissan owners to power national grid at peak times
Nissan will launch a trial this year to allow electric car owners in Britain to sell electricity back to the National Grid and potentially make money in the process. Major carmakers are investing heavily in electric cars and in Europe many countries have incentive schemes to get more people to buy them, including Norway, the Netherlands, France and … [Read more...]
Big drive to boost fuel cell vehicles
Plans to make nearly every vehicle in the country zero-emission by 2050 have taken a further step forward today, with the launch of a £2million government fund to encourage more businesses to switch to hydrogen-fuelled vehicles. The Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) Fleet Support Scheme will allow local authorities, health trusts, police forces, fire … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 April
Brake is urging the government to make sure there are no delays to the implementation of new ‘real world’ car emissions tests scheduled for 2017. It’s after shocking results from an investigation across the whole industry by the Department for Transport in the wake of the VW emissions scandal when it was revealed many of their diesel cars’ emissions … [Read more...]
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