by Karl Dyson | Jul 27, 2011 | Green Car News
Despite generous grants by the UK Government, sales of electric cars (EVs) have stalled. Figures released by the Department for Transport show that only 215 electric vehicle (EV) grants were issued in the last three months, fewer than half the 465 issued in the...
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 | May 2, 2011 | Hypermiling News
The Electric Car grant was “quietly” introduced in January this year, giving motorists taking the green option up to £5000 towards their new car purchase.Norman Baker, the junior transport minister has confirmed that only 534 vehicles were registered under...
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 | 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...
