The New Fiat 500 has taken another award win in the UK, being crowned Convertible of the Year and Best Small Car for the City by What Car? in its 2021 Car of the Year Awards. It is the first time an electric car has won the Convertible of the Year cate…
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Volkswagen adds EV makers to CO2 pool with SAIC
Volkswagen AG has opened its CO2 pool in the EU further at the end of last year to include more manufacturers. The new pooling partners all make electric vehicles. Take the Chinese newcomer Aiways, whose BEVs will now add to Volkswagen’s “efforts” in keeping in line with the EU emission regulations as the company drives […]
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Britishvolt Enters Exclusive Technology Collaboration With Siemens UK
Britishvolt, Britain’s foremost investor in battery technologies, has entered into an exclusive technology collaboration agreement with Siemens. The collaboration will see Siemens provide Britishvolt with access to its automation, electrification…
Renault ZOE named ‘Best Small Electric Car for Value’ in the What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2021
The Renault ZOE has underlined its appeal as the perfect entry to pure-electric vehicle ownership after being hailed as the ‘Best Small Electric Car for Value’ in the What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2021. The well-known magazine and online new car buy…
OVO Energy expands its electric fleet with 40 Kia e-Niro EVs
OVO Energy has selected Kia Motors (UK) to supply 40 of its Field Force team with the all-electric Kia e-Niro. Capable of 282 miles on a single charge, the e-Niro is a perfect fit for OVO Energy’s Field Force. Other key features which attracted the com…
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is once again the top-selling PHEV SUV in the UK
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has ended 2020 as the top selling PHEV SUV in the UK with 3,736 total sales, a tally comprised of 3,416 passenger vehicles and 320 commercial vehicles. This is the sixth time the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has been the UK’s…
Opel-Vauxhall Mokka-e continues to sell out
The Mokka-e model’s production capacities are already exhausted, and Opel-Vauxhall has even had to cancel contracts with customers. The PSA brand says that some variants of the Mokka-e are still sold out, others can still be ordered. The German trade newspaper Handelsblatt has revealed that production capacity for the entire year 2021 is exhausted, citing […]
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Nissan, E.ON Drive and Imperial College highlight the carbon saving and economic benefits of V2G technology
A White Paper published this week – the result of a major collaboration involving carmaker Nissan, E.ON Drive and Imperial College London – explores how the bi-directional charging capability of electric vehicles could contribute to lower e…
Over 200,000 All-Electric Vehicles to hit UK roads in 2021
At least 200,000 new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will be registered in the UK in 2021, according to figures from DriveElectric, one of the UK’s leading electric vehicle leasing companies. This figure is based on DriveElectric’s own forecasts, and …
Best-ever year for plug-in cars in the UK with a market share up to 10.7%
The UK new car market fell by almost a third (-29.4%) in 2020, with annual registrations dropping to 1,631,064 units, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A -10.9% decline in December wrapped up…
