Aside from environmental reasons, is now a good time to buy an Electric car?

According to the latest Society of Motoring Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) data, battery electric models now make up 14.3% of new car sales in the UK, overtaking diesel (7.7%) and plug-in hybrids (6.7%) by a significant margin. So does that mean it now makes good financial sense to buy an EV, as well as an […]

Businesses wake up to electric power

Electric commercial vehicles are on the march. In July this year, the US Postal Service modified an order for 50,000 mail trucks that it had placed with Oshkosh Defence only a few months earlier so that it could include far more EVs. Petrol powered vehicles were due to make up 90% of the order, but […]

Striking out along a different path

It’s a question that won’t go away – what will the government do to replace the large amounts of tax revenue it derives from petrol and diesel fuel as the UK switches to electric cars? According to a recent report in the Times, Downing Street’s policy unit is examining new taxes and charges for motorists […]

Ageing of the electric vehicle

Most readers will be aware of the degradation effects of ageing in electric vehicles with lithium-ion batteries, which are primarily related to the crystal structure and chemistry of the electrodes. It’s a result of the inevitable charge/recharge cycle, how many times this takes place, and the rate of charge and discharge. The effects of extreme […]

Volkswagen launches all-electric ID.4 SUV

The ID.4 is Volkswagen’s first fully electrically driven SUV generating zero local emissions and the company says it is produced with a carbon-neutral balance. It will be launching into the world’s largest market segment, the compact SUV class.

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