by Karl Dyson | Jul 12, 2011 | EV Electric Cars
The Nissan Leaf is currently the only all Electric (EV) production car available in the UK. I have been lucky enough to be given some time behind the wheel to see if the Leaf could be a viable alternative to the usual ICE (internal combustion engine) offerings and a...
by Karl Dyson | Apr 5, 2011 | EV Electric Cars
A report released by WWF-UK claims that the UK will need at least 1.7 million plug-in vehicles on its roads by 2020 and 6.4 million by 2030 to achieve its climate change goals. This represents six percent of all of the UK’s registered vehicles in 2020 and nearly...
by Karl Dyson | Mar 30, 2011 | EV Electric Cars
Fans of the BBC’s hit motoring show Top Gear will remember Top Gears review of Tesla’s flagship EV, the Tesla Roadster. The feature was cut short and the car was pushed into a the garage after a measly 55 miles of abuse from “The Stig” and his...
by Karl Dyson | Feb 16, 2011 | EV Electric Cars
Like the UK, the US is under great pressure to slash billions from the US budget by. The Obama administration has confirmed that they will soon end funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s clean-diesel grants and the Energy Department’s...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 31, 2011 | EV Electric Cars
Today our sources on Twitter sent us a tip off that the Nissan EV Tour would be hitting Peterborough for a one day showcase of its flagship EV. Naturally, I had to attend. Having only seen the Leaf in press and promotional pictures I was taken back by how...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 26, 2011 | EV Electric Cars
Nissan’s flahship EV the Nissan Leaf, which will be built in Sunderland from 2013, received Europe’s most high-profile motoring award on Monday night. Leaf was named 2011 European Car of the Year in November, before the first car even hit the road. It was the...
