Octopus Energy Group and National Grid ESO have announced the first successful integration of vehicle-to-grid technology, using a test environment of the Balancing Mechanism, the primary tool used by National Grid ESO to balance Great Britain’s electricity system in real-time.
This is the first time that vehicle-to-grid technology has been demonstrated in Great Britain to show that electric vehicles can receive a direct signal from the ESO to support system balancing and marks a major turning point in electricity supply and means that in the future, consumers could play a direct role in balancing the national transmission system through their electric vehicles.
The Wales Air Ambulance base at Welshpool faces closure.
The charity face mounting costs to keep it flying and believes the helipad at Caernarfon and other bases in Wales at Llanelli and Cardiff could cover the area currently served by Welshpool, but the possible closure has been cirticised.
The UK’s leading used car buying service, ChooseMyCar.com, has named the Citroen C1 as the best used car to buy for students and young people, based on running costs.
The Citroen topped a list that included the Toyoya Aygo, as well as the Kia Picanto and comprised small cars that might not have much street cred, but are safe, cheap to insure, and easy on the pocket.
Silverstone is all set to see the summer out in sensational style with The Classic 26-28 August – a massive fun-fuelled festival combining the very best of historic motor sport with a jam-packed feast of activities for the whole family.
The award-winning three-day extravaganza will play host to a packed programme of 20 thrilling races covering all of motor racing’s golden eras and new additions include a Foodie Fest with masterclasses from top TV chefs, incredible world exclusive showcases of James Bond and Lewis Hamilton cars, high-flying displays by world famous BMXers and three evenings of live music from chart-toppers but tickets must be purchased in advance and a wide range of choices are offered including day, weekend and camping options while accompanied children aged under 16 enter free.
Bigger, better and busier than ever, The British Motor Show 2022 broke its own attendance record – along with some GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS – as nearly 60,000 visitors flocked to Farnborough for the most exciting car show in the calendar last weekend.
Now fully established as one of the UK’s must-attend motoring events, The British Motor Show 2022 saw over 21,000 people attend on the busiest day of its four-day calendar, with guests being treated to an array of live and interactive events, live stunt shows, the National Geographic Car SOS Live Stage, drift demonstrations from Shred Shed and Petrolheadonism Live.
At Pebble Beach last week, the first copy of the recently launched book ‘The EB110 & The Last Bugatti Racing Cars’ sold for a staggering £39,000.
Written by Johann Petit and Pascal van Mele, and edited by Julius Kruta – Bugatti historian and former Head of Tradition at Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S – this ground-breaking 440-page work contains 700 period photographs, historic images and original sketches, the majority of which have never before been published.
What Car? journalists Neil Winn and Doug Revolta have set a new world record for the most countries visited in 24 hours in an electric car.
The unmodified Porsche Taycan Performance Battery Plus chosen for the challenge required seven charge stops at ultra-rapid 350kW Ionity chargers along the 1199-mile journey across 14 countries.