Government to extend Electric Vehicle Homecharge support and to continue with Workplace Charging Scheme
The Department of Transport (DfT) has announced that the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS), which provides up to £350 towards a chargepoint, will continue next year and be expanded to target people in rented and leasehold accommodation. At the same time, the Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) will be opened up to small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and […]
EV smart charging trial findings revealed
The UK’s largest trial of smart charging incentives found the majority of electric vehicle drivers who took part shifted charging to off-peak, reducing demand on the network at the busiest times. The website Transport and Energy reports the Shift trial, which was led by UK Power Networks in partnership with Kaluza, Octopus Energy and ev.energy […]
Ford investing $29bn in electric and autonomous vehicles
Carmaker Ford has announced it’s allocating a combined $29 billion (£21.1 billion) to develop electric and autonomous vehicles, to mark its “leadership of the EV revolution and development of autonomous driving.” In its Quarter 4 2020 results, CEO Jim Farley said the company is working on “bringing customers high-volume, connected electric SUVs, commercial vans and […]
One in ten cars sold in Europe are electric or hybrid but charging infrastructure is a barrier to growth, says new report
One in ten cars sold in Europe by the end of last year was either electric or plug-in hybrid, with sales of electric vehicles (EVs) passing the one million mark by December. A joint report by the European Federation for the Electric Industry, Eurelectric, and global professional services firm EY, said that while road transportation […]
90% of Devon residents “plan to buy EV”
More than 90% of Devon residents are aiming to buy an electric vehicle according to a survey from the county council. TransportandEnergy.com reports the survey of more than 1700 residents discovered a third said they wanted to replace their ICE vehicle within five years – and only 6% said they would ‘never’ buy an EV. […]
More drivers than ever plan to ‘go electric’ when they next change their cars
Nearly eight-in-10 drivers think that pure electric cars are still too expensive when compared to conventional vehicles of a similar size, but a steadily increasing proportion are planning to choose one when they next change their car. Research from the latest RAC Report on Motoring suggests 9% of the 3,000 respondents to the study said […]
HERE announces more innovations during Virtual CES
The mapping and location technology company HERE has unveilled new solutions for personal data privacy, 3D mapping and electric vehicle navigation during the virtual Consumer Electronics Show. HERE Consent Manager and HERE Anonymyser are designed to allow enterprises to create and deliver personalised data services by embedding personal privacy protection, user control and regulatory compliance […]
Coventry and Oxford to be the first cities to have all-electric buses
Coventry and Oxford are developing proposals to become the first parts of the UK to run all-electric bus services, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced yesterday. The cities are developing business cases in an England-wide competition to switch an entire town or city’s bus fleet to electric vehicles. Subject to successful business cases, each area could […]
Aberdeenshire introduces EV charging tariff
Electric vehicle drivers in Aberdeen are being charged for charging their vehicles, after the Council decided to end its free charging policy. The 21p per kWh charge was approved by the Council last year and came into force on 4 January. When the charging points were installed, there was an expectation by Transport Scotland that […]
Zoox unveils driverless electric vehicle
Amazon’s newly-acquired subsidiary, Zoox, has unveilled an electric driverless pod which can travel at up to 75 miles per hour and go for 16 hours between charges. The company says the vehicle is designed for dense, urban environments. It offers bidirectional driving capabilities and four-wheel steering, which enables manoeuvring through compact spaces and changing directions […]