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Electric avenue The Guardian Recent figures are not electrifying: just over 1000 new 100% electric vehicles (EVs) were sold in the UK last year. There are now 2149 EVs on the road, outnumbered by the 2500 special points at which to charge them. But here's the positive spin: last ... |
Why oil biggies see not hreat from electric cars Firstpost The biggest oil companies in the world have calculated that few, if any, of today's drivers will see electric cars outnumber gasoline and diesel models in their lifetimes. While politicians and green lobby groups insist the future of transport is ... |
 TheChargingPoint.com | Is Top Gear encouraging fans to unplug electric cars? TheChargingPoint.com By Will Dron on February 6, 2012 12:12 PM The Top Gear electric car baiting continues after presenter James May highlighted the possibility that cars can be unplugged while charging at a public charging point. It follows a number of other incidents ... |
London slow to become the 'electric car capital of Europe' The Guardian Boris Johnson's plan to make London the electric car capital of Europe is making "slow" progress, with a promise to put thousands of the cars on the city's roads likely to take centuries to achieve at current rates, according to a report published on ... |
 bdaily | Businesses encouraged to think electric vehicles bdaily As a result of Charge your Car, the North East is now the most connected region in the UK which means drivers are never far from an electric vehicle charging point. “Allied to this, the region has also seen a good take-up of interest in electric ... |
Oil industry sees no threat from electric car Reuters UK By Tom Bergin | LONDON (Reuters) - The biggest oil companies in the world have calculated that few, if any, of today's drivers will see electric cars outnumber gasoline and diesel models in their lifetimes. While politicians and green lobby groups ... |
 EV World | Electric Vehicle Grants Extended in UK to 2015 EV World Announced earlier by Transport Minister, Norman Baker and Business Minister, Mark Prisk, Renault and the UK's electric vehicle market as a whole, are set to benefit even further with confirmation that funding for the Plug-In Car Grant, which offers ... Electric vans to benefit from UK government's grant scheme Plug-in Grant extension welcomed by Smiths EV Green grant to cut the cost of electric vans by £8000 |
 The Guardian | London a long way off electric car capital of Europe target TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk (blog) Back in 2009, London Mayor Boris Johnson announced a target of getting 100000 electric vehicles onto the streets of London as soon as possible as part of his plans to make the UK capital the leading city in Europe for EVs. But according to Charging ... Mayor Boris urged to rev up his EV plan |
Suzuki Kizashi 2.4 Sport (2011 onwards) MSN Cars UK Suzuki is known for its small cars and compact SUVs so this family-sized saloon stands out in the Japanese brand's UK range like a sumo wrestler at the jockey club. The Kizashi is an on-paper rival for cars like Skoda's Octavia, or the slightly larger ... |
 GrowthBusiness.co.uk | New £29.2 million fund for energy prospects GrowthBusiness.co.uk Accessed via the business support network Energy Innovation Centre, the fund investments made will be chosen by Electricity North West, Northern Power Grid, ScottishPower Energy Networks, Scottish and Southern Energy and UK Power Networks. £29m fund will help tackle “complex mix of energy generation” |
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