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NewsElectric vehicle scoops Car of the Year award
The Kia e-Niro has been named the What Car? Car of the Year 2019, becoming the first electric car to win the award. Kia UK boss Paul Philpott commented: “This marks an important milestone in the awards as we approach the tipping point where every motorist will be seriously considering ...
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NewsElectric and hybrid cars achieve most successful year
The Government’s Go Ultra Low campaign has released a report highlighting the record sales figures for electric cars in the UK. The total number of new 100% electric and plug-in hybrid cars registered last year was 59,911, making it the most successful year for electric cars to date, and up ...
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NewsJaguar Land Rover invests for electric future
Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s largest vehicle manufacturer, has revealed plans to increase its investment in electric vehicles while shedding around 4,500 people in its global workforce. It announced that, from later this year, next-generation Electric Drive Units (EDU) will be produced at the company’s Engine Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton. ...
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NewsRetail estate owner installs rapid electric vehicle chargers
One of the UK’s largest owner/managers of convenience and community-focused shopping centres is installing rapid electric vehicle chargers at its sites. NewRiver REIT has an eight million sq ft portfolio of retail and leisure assets across the UK, and is working with electric car charging firm InstaVolt, to install and ...
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NewsAlfa Power electric charger for Leeds forecourt
Alfa Power installed of one of its fastest public rapid-charge points last week, at Shell-branded Victoria Service Station, Morley, Leeds, owned by Dilawer Patel.The company says the installation of the 50kW rapid charger in an area that suffers from high pollution levels is a positive step for the local environment. ...
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NewsGovernment pulls plug early on electric vehicle grants
The Government has pulled the plug on grants for electric vehicles early after the cash it allocated for the scheme ran out due to a rush of registrations. Changes to the Plug-in Car Grant (PICG) mean that the grant rate for Category 1 (pure electric) vehicles have been cut from ...
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NewsBP to roll-out electric chargers widely over next 12 months
BP customers in the UK can expect to access BP Chargemaster chargers rolling out at scale on forecourts over the next 12 months, on both company owned and dealer channels. David Newton, chief operating officer at BP Chargemaster, told delegates at this week’s Forecourt Trader Electric Track Day that the ...
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NewsPorsche drops diesel and invests in developing electric technology
Porsche has abandoned production of diesel engines and will increase its focus on hybrid and electric vehicle. The company said that demand for diesel models was dropping. In 2017, the diesel share of worldwide Porsches was 12%, and it has not had a diesel in its portfolio since February of ...
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NewsBP to reveal Chargemaster plans at Forecourt Trader Electric Track Day
BP will reveal its view of the UK’s electric vehicle charging landscape and its plans for the dealer network at next week’s Forecourt Trader Electric Track Day, which takes place at Rockingham Motor Speedway in Corby. Following BP’s recent acquisition of Chargemaster – the UK’s largest public network of EV ...
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NewsGofuels installs electric vehicle chargers at two sites
North-eastern forecourt retailer Gofuels is working with electric vehicle charging firm InstaVolt to give customers access to pay-as-you-go, contactless charging. InstaVolt has commissioned a rapid charger at Gofuels’ site in Horwich, Greater Manchester, and is currently installing another two at its site in Worsley, also in Greater Manchester. The 50kWh ...
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Drivers will wait nine years before buying electric cars
Drivers in the UK say that, on average, they will wait nine years to buy an electric car, according to research by Auto Trader.Drivers said that they’ll wait nine years before they will buy an electric or hybrid vehicle, with lack of charging infrastructure and upfront expense cited as the ...
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NewsNew electric battery to power Aston Martin Rapide E
A new company to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles has been set up by Unipart Manufacturing Group and Williams Advanced Engineering, an offshoot of the Formula 1 racing team. The joint venture is called Hyperbat and its new factory in Coventry is set to begin production in early 2019. The ...
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NewsLondon trials announced for new electric van
A maker of electric taxis, LEVC (London EV Company), has announced that it is due to start trials with potential customers of its new electric van in London in the second half of 2019. The business is currently in discussion with a number of major public-sector fleets about joining the ...
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Forecourt Trader Electric Track Day 2018 Sponsors
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NewsTaskforce set up to oversee electric vehicle provision
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) has been appointed to facilitate the Government’s new Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce which was announced as a part of the ‘Road to Zero’ strategy in July. The Taskforce will bring together the energy and automotive industries to plan for the changes that will take ...
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NewsVan fleet owners commit to switching 18,000 to electric
Sixteen of the UK’s largest van fleet operators have signed a commitment to switch all of their vans, totalling 18,000, to electric power by 2028. The commitment is dependent on there being sufficient charging infrastructure and competitively priced electric vans are available by 2028. The agreement is contained in the ...
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NewsElectric and hybrid cars achieve monthly sales record
The new car market hit a new high for August with sales of 94,094, 23.1% up on a year ago, reported the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Electric and hybrid cars also saw record monthly sales of just under 7,500, accounting for 8% of the market and up ...
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NewsAverage driver will wait nine years to buy electric car
Drivers in the UK say on average they will wait nine years to buy an electric car, according to research by the automotive marketplace Auto Trader. Drivers said that they’ll wait nine years before they will buy an electric or hybrid vehicle, with lack of charging infrastructure and upfront expense ...
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NewsAmbulance service introduces hydrogen-electric vehicles
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) has introduced three new hydrogen-electric support vehicles to its transport fleet. The vans, which do not produce any emissions, are powered by an electric motor using energy from both the battery and a hydrogen fuel cell. The battery recharges from a power supply and ...
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NewsForecourt Trader Electric Track Day 2018
As the dawn of a new age of motoring approaches with the publication of the government’s ‘Road to Zero’ strategy, Forecourt Trader is helping to further the discussion with the launch of an Electric Track Day. The first invitation-only Electric Track Day will be held on September 27 at Rockingham ...