Volkswagen has launched its MEB (modular electric drive) platform, bringing its modular architecture strategy to the electric vehicle market, with the Electric for All campaign. The manufacturer is pitching the MEB as an important a milestone in the co…
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Nissan Leaf tops 2018 sales charts to date
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV remains the UK’s best-selling electric vehicle, having topped the charts now since the beginning of 2015. However, the Nissan Leaf – second on the list and the most popular pure-electric model – has outsold the…
Audi plans e-tron Charging Service
Audi has announced that drivers of its new e-tron EV will have access to more than 72,000 public charge points across Europe with one access card. The move looks to make charging easier for owners and joins together the access requirements of…
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Lex offers customers £1,000 off an EV
Lex Autolease has announced that it will offer a £1,000 contribution towards the cost of the first 1,000 pure-electric vehicles it leases from 2019. The leasing firm’s £1 million backing expects that it will help double the size of its EV fleet,….
Prime Minister attends Zero Emission Vehicle Summit
The Zero Emission Vehicle Summit takes place in Birmingham today (Tuesday 11th September), with Prime Minister Theresa May announcing a £106 million funding boost for electric vehicles, and the launch of a new Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce. Represe…
EVs could get green plates
Electric vehicles could soon come with green number plates to help boost awareness for ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) and make them easier to identify. The proposals are part of a consultation that was published yesterday (Sunday 9th September) by…
Fleets commit to electric vans
A number of the UK’s largest van fleet operators have made a commitment to switch to electric vans over the next 10 years – accounting for a combined fleet of more than 18,000 vehicles. The Clean Van Commitment has seen companies and…
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EV sales record set in August
Electric car registrations took a record market share in August, making up 4.2% of total UK car sales and smashing the previous record of 2.9% set last December. Just under 4,000 plug-in vehicles were registered last month, made up of more than…
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Tonik Energy launches Charge EV tariff
Tonik Energy has launched a new tariff designed for EV drivers – Charge EV – offering customers 1,200 free miles each year, reduced costs for a home charge point, and 100% renewable electricity as some of the benefits. The Charge EV tariff….
12 hours with a Hyundai Kona Electric
Around the beginning of August, Zap-Map had an email from Hyundai’s press office titled: KONA Electric – a drive with a difference. Reading on, it invited us to come and test the new Kona Electric 64 kWh model on UK roads for…
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