Pure electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cells – the future looks bright for alternative propulsion
Tweet Electric vehicles (or EVs) offer plenty of benefits for a full-scale switch over to Volt-led motoring on the face of things – not least zero tailpipe emissions. So with the government subsidising your EV purchase by £5,000, why is the UK not seeing a significant increase in the take up of electric vehicles? Answer: [...]
Green Car launches Of 2011
Tweet The Green car launches of 2011 Go green is the buzz phrase of the year. Be it food, clothes or even cars. Everybody has been bitten by the green bug and is trying to become more eco-friendly. Many of the auto majors announced at the start of the New Year, the hybrids and eco-variants [...]
Nissan Give Lincoln Free Charging Point In Response to Top Gear
Tweet Last week’s episode of Top gear highlighted the problems with the lack of infrastructure in the UK for Electric vehicles. Jeremy and James set off in 2 electric cars, Jeremy in a Nissan Leaf and James in a Peugeot iON, on an ordinary trip to the seaside. Just outside Lincoln it became clear the [...]
EV’s Made Easy
Tweet Ever been confused by all the information out there on electric vehicles (EV’s,) you won’t be alone, I for one can admit to being a little overwhelmed with all the new technology. Hybrids, full electric, plug in hybrids extended range and so on. However there’s no need to despair. In February John Brown media [...]
Electric Cars, a Survey
Tweet With the government increasingly emphasising the importance of more environmentally friendly, green cars and even going to the lengths of offering thousands off certain green models, the popularity of the green, electric car can only increase- you would think. However a recent survey on attitudes towards electric cars by the website Parkers.co.uk showed that [...]
Electric Car Charging Network Safe
Tweet There are many around who are panicking over the up and coming government cuts and cost saving measures but one area that is guaranteed to be cut free is the planned national network of electric car charging points. The high-profile scheme, which is intended to provide cover across all major British cities, is expected [...]
Nissan Happy with Green Subsidy
Tweet Nissan announced that they were happy to hear that, despite swathe of cost saving cuts, the government intend to honour the pledge to subsidise electric cars from next January. Philip Hammond, Transport Secretary confirmed that the plug-in car grant, equating to £5,000 for electric cars would remain core to the governments commitment to championing [...]
Nissan Turning Over a New Leaf
Tweet Nissan, with the release of the Nissan Leaf are the first car manufacturer to construct a green, electric car that can be mass produced, looks like an actual car and is affordable to the general public. Nissan have a lot riding on this totally new car and one, which, if successful, will totally change [...]
