Nissan Leaf and Renault Zoe top the sales charts

October 2018 European electric vehicle sales figures show that the Nissan Leaf and Renault Zoe top the sales charts.

With 27.4% (16.8% and 14.8% […]

Audi A3 e-tron dropped from Audi’s UK lineup

According to UK publication Autocar, the Audi A3 e-tron has now been dropped from Audi’s UK lineup. The A3 e-tron joins the recently discontinued Q7 e-tro […]

Volkswagen announces two electric vehicle production sites in Germany

November 14, 2018

Volkswagen announced that it is changing two of its German car production sites into electric vehicle production […]

UK Government slashes grants for electric vehicles

The UK Government has unexpectedly announced the slashing of grants for electric vehicles. Motoring groups have condemned the action government’s decision […]

Electric Car profit margins set to suffer
Reuters today reported that Electric cars are poised to arrive en masse in European showrooms after years of hyped concept-car launches and billions in […]

London councils bureaucrats holding up rollout of electric car charging points

Energy company SSE claimed thousands of new London charging points are in bureaucratic limbo the Guardian reported […]

New high for EV sales
Electric vehicles sales reached a record high in August, accounting for one in 12 new cars sold in the UK.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said the combined sales […]

Audi E-tron SUV production begins

The Audi E-tron SUV, the firm’s first full electric car, has gone into volume production at its factory in Brussels, Belgium.

The car, which is due to be revealed on 1 […]

New Flow Battery could charge Electric cars in seconds?
A new type of energy storage system could revolutionise energy storage and drop the charging time of electric cars from hours to seconds.

A new paper […]

Why is electric car insurance so expensive?

The question on many electric car owners minds is why is our electric car insurance so expensive?

In a recent article on HonestJohn.co.uk he calls for the […]

Government plans details of UK wide EV chargepoints infrastructure

The Governments Road to Zero strategy, launched on July the 9th gives detail on its vision for the EV chargepoints infrastructure in the UK. […]

Road to Zero strategy drops 50 mile range target for hybrids

The UK Government launched its Road to Zero strategy on 9th July 2018.

The 147 page document lays out detail on improving charging […]

Owners of generation II Nissan Leaf EV state misleading sales information
Owners of the new generation of the Nissan Leaf EV are disappointed on two issues. Firstly the supposed vastly improved range is much […]

BP add UK’s biggest electric car charger network to it’s portfolio of green assets.
With over 6,500 charge points Chargemaster is the UK’s largest electric car charger network. Although £130m is small change for […]

XC40EV to be first fully electric vehicle for Volvo

Thomas Ingenlath, Volvo design chief has confirmed that the Company’s first Electric Vehicle will be an XC40. Already available as a hybrid the […]

Electric vehicles market share hit new high of 5.6% in May 2018
Latest SMMT figures released show that electric and hybrid vehicles have hit a new market share high of 5.6%. New car registration figures for May […]

Zipcar to add 325 e-Golf vehicles to its London Fleet

Zipcar, the UK’s largest car-sharing network have announced it will be adding 325 e-Golfs to its network. In partnership with VW Zipcar will have 100 […]

Fully Charged Live June 9-10 at Silverstone – the largest gathering of Electric Vehicles ever held in Great Britain
Robert Llewellyn’s Fully Charged, a fast-growing YouTube show, is going live! An audience of […]

BMW launches GroundPad to make charging easier
BMW has announced the UK launch of the GroundPad wireless charger. Available later this year, it will be offered on a lease basis. Prices are yet to be […]