March 12th, 2014 by Nissan Motor Company
Trail blazing Taxi Electric in Amsterdam, The Netherlands will be the first private taxi company to add the new electric Nissan e-NV200 taxi to its green-energy-fuelled, zero-emission fleet. The combination of Nissan’s innovative zero-emission technology, in the form of the electric Nissan LEAF and Taxi Electric’s ground-breaking city transportation model have been a recipe for […]
February 5th, 2014 by KPMG
According to KPMG International’s 2014 Global Automotive Executive Survey, cost conscious consumers are driving car manufacturers to focus on smaller engines and also the use of technology to create cleaner, more efficient vehicles. The downsizing of engines, driven by consumer cutbacks, is one of several significant influences shaping the global automotive sector. Automakers are undergoing […]
September 13th, 2013 by Volkswagen
The Volkswagen Group has set its sights on global market leadership in electric mobility. “We are electrifying all vehicle classes,” Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, said on the eve of the 65th International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main. “We have everything we need to make the Volkswagen Group the top automaker […]
January 29th, 2013 by Energy Saving Trust
UK businesses that switch to electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles could reduce their fleet fuel costs by 75%, according to the report “Plugged-in Fleets Initiative: charging forward” published on 23 January 2013, and funded by Transport for London (TfL), the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) and delivered by the Energy Saving Trust in partnership with […]
January 13th, 2013 by Jersey Climate Action Network
Kevin Sharpe of Zero Carbon World will be giving a talk on transport policy and electric cars at Société Jersiaise in Pier Road, St Helier, Jersey on Tuesday 15 January 2013 beginning at 8:00 pm. This talk is pertinent to both Guernsey and Jersey, as Guernsey’s Environment Department is developing an ‘on-island transport strategy‘, and […]
September 9th, 2012 by UK Department for Business Innovation and Skills
The UK Government pledged further support for the automotive industry on 5 September 2012 by announcing the creation of a new ‘UK Energy Storage R&D Centre’ for the advancement of electric and hybrid vehicle batteries. The £13 million centre, co-funded by the UK Government (£9 million) and industry (£4 million), will be created to capitalise […]
September 5th, 2012 by Better Place
Better Place launched its marque electric taxi project at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands on 3 September 2012 allowing Renault Fluence Z.E. electric cars to have their depleted batteries automatically replaced with fully charged batteries within five minutes. “We’re determined to demonstrate to Europe that electric cars can drive any distance in any country and […]
August 11th, 2012 by Climatecars
Climatecars, founded by entrepreneur Nicko Williamson, is a London based eco-friendly car service running low emission hybrid and zero-emission electric cars primarily for the business community. The car service which covers the Greater London area and all London airports has become one of the fastest growing companies in its sector since its launch in 2007. […]
March 12th, 2012 by Energy Saving Trust
Electric vehicles (EVs) can be commercially viable in business fleets today, states a collaborative report, “Plugged-in Fleets – A Guide to deploying electric vehicles in fleets” published in February 2012 by the Energy Saving Trust, The Climate Group, Cenex, and with support from TFL and TNT’s ‘Planet Me’ division. Financial considerations aside, EVs offer drivers […]
February 23rd, 2012 by Richard Lord
Robert LLewellyn launches an upgraded Fully Charged series in which he discusses the future of energy and mobility. ” In an Oxford Union debate “everyone said the oil is going to run out, and it was going to run out soon, and it’s going to get prohibitively expensive long before that,” Robert Llewellyn says.