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Car Keys | Projections estimate UK electric car sales will hike in the next five years Car Keys Recent studies have suggested that electrically powered vehicles could become more affordable within the next five years. The revolution of electric cars got off to a somewhat slow start in the UK, but figures have been slowly improving over the last ... |
City A.M. | Cost concerns and range anxiety still proving road bumps to electric car take-up in the UK City A.M. Despite burgeoning interest, many UK drivers are put off by transitioning to an electric car, as cost concerns and range anxiety still prove a hindrance. According to a new report from Close Brothers Motor Finance, a fifth of drivers said that while ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Exclusive: Green energy tycoon in eye of the storm over electric car charging prices Telegraph.co.uk Reckoned to be Britain's wealthiest hippy, Dale Vince can be pretty pleased with his £100m fortune. Some of his customers appear less happy. For Mr Vince's company is accused of hiking up prices at electric car charging points while at the same time ... |
Express.co.uk | BMW 530e PHEV review: An electric car revolution Express.co.uk Plug-in hybrid vehicles work by combining a petrol engine with an electric motor and battery. That means the car can run on electric power for around 30 miles before the engine kicks in. Alternatively, both the engine and electric motor can work in ... |
Financial Times | UK car industry pins hopes on battery-powered electric vehicles Financial Times The engine of a McLaren supercar sits on a table, with wires snaking out the back, connected to several small boxes and a silvery battery pack. The contraption ... |
Gazette Live | From travel to electric cars - here are the new laws set to be introduced over the next two years Gazette Live Sets up a national network of charging points in garages and motorway service stations for electric cars, and ensures that insurance is available for self-driving cars. The aim is to ... At the moment, our rules on bringing goods in to the UK come from ... Queen's Speech 2017: 13 Things Missing From Theresa May's First (And Last?) One |
Sky News | Queen's Speech reveals motorway services and petrol stations will have to install electric car charging points The Sun The distance a battery electric car can drive before it needs recharging and the availability of charging points remain two of the biggest concerns for EV buyers. Some 100,000 vehicles in the UK have been bought with help from a Government plug-in car ... Queen's Speech introduces Electric Vehicles Bill Queen's Speech: Petrol stations to go electric Motorway services and major fuel stations to have electric charging points |
Financial Times | Fuel duty taxes face £170bn hit from electric cars Financial Times A goal was set for the UK to become a “global leader in self-driving vehicles and electric vehicles” backed by £600m of investment by 2020. While welcoming the commitment, Policy Exchange said the policy was at odds with official forecasts for revenues ... |
shropshirestar.com | UK drivers not ready to ditch diesel just yet despite pressure to go green shropshirestar.com Jan Stannard, co-founder of Chargie – a company that allows homeowners to rent their private charge points out – said: “For many people, petrol and diesel cars are still an attractive option as the sticker price for these vehicles is often lower than ... |
The Guardian | Should you join the charge and buy an electric car? The Guardian This in part is why there are now 100,000 electric cars on UK roads, and 2m worldwide. “Once you've got used to living with an electric car, most people say they'd never go back to a conventional one. You are driving the future,” says Melanie ... |
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