EVs

Volvo unveils global electrification strategy

Volvo has announced one of the automotive industry’s most comprehensive electrification strategies in which plug-in hybrids will be introduced across its entire range. It will develop an entirely new range […]

PAAS increases its alternative fuel training

PAAS Ltd has been granted permission by IMI Awards to deliver the QCF Level 3 Hybrid Vehicle Practical Assessment, this is in addition to the QCF Level 2 Hybrid Awareness […]

IMI raises concern over AFV regulation

A new survey conducted by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), shows that 53% of drivers planning to buy or lease a new car in the next two years are […]

Tesla opens European factory

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has opened the doors to the company’s first European factory in Tilburg in the Netherlands. The new 77,648sqm facility that sits near the Belgian border, […]

Ultra-green car league table revealed

A new shows that the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid remains the most common ultra-green car on the road in the UK. However overall sales growth of the greenest vehicles slowed […]

Self-driving pods unveiled

The first of three ‘pod’ vehicles was unveiled in Milton Keynes on Tuesday as part of a pioneering project to trial automated vehicles in pedestrianised areas. The electric-powered LUTZ Pathfinder […]

Low carbon vehicles get government backing

The Chancellor and the Business Minister Anna Soubry have today (9 September 2015) announced the winner of a £10 million low carbon battery prize. Speaking at LCV2015, Anna Soubry announced […]

The truth on electric vehicle ownership

A new government report has realigned long-held beliefs about electric car ownership and usage patterns. Echoing points made by government and industry electric vehicle body Go Ultra Low, the Department […]

Trials for ‘electric highways’ to begin

Off road trials of the technology needed to power electric and hybrid vehicles on England’s major roads are due to take place later this year. The trials are the first […]

Security experts hack Tesla car

Tesla has issued a software update for its model S car after two researchers found a way to take control of the vehicle via its onboard systems. This follows on from the […]

R-M gains TESLA approval

Tesla Motors has given approval for R-M automotive refinish paints for use by the Tesla distribution and bodyshop network worldwide. R-M will offer its colour competence and ONYX HD waterborne […]

Electric car sales surpass 2014 total

Registrations of plug-in cars have accelerated rapidly over the first six months of 2015, growing 256% against the same period last year and surpassing the 2014 full-year total with six […]