Electric/Hybrid

Groupe Renault begins large-scale vehicle-to-grid charging pilot

Friday, 22 March 2019 Robin Whitlock

Automotive giant Groupe Renault has announced it is beginning the first large-scale pilot schemes in reversible electric charging utilising a fleet of fifteen Zoe EVs.

ABB to Power Iceland’s First Electric Ferry

Friday, 08 March 2019 REM ABB will supply integrated power and electric storage solutions to the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration’s new electric ferry. The 70m-long ferry will make 3,600 annual trips in the rough waters ...

WiTricity Acquires Qualcomm Halo

Thursday, 21 February 2019 REM Massachusetts-based WiTricity, the industry pioneer in wireless power transfer, has acquired certain technology platform and IP assets from Qualcomm Incorporated and Qualcomm Technologies. This will bring ...

New concept camper uses second-life EV batteries for off-grid leisure

Monday, 18 February 2019 Robin Whitlock Nissan Energy and Opus Campers have collaborated on a smart camping concept that uses second-life Nissan electric vehicle batteries to deliver up to a week’s worth of remote power for ‘off-grid’ ...

E.ON supports switch to electromobility in Europe's metropolises

Friday, 15 February 2019 Robin Whitlock

E.ON is a partner in projects taking place in Berlin, Gothenburg and Malaga, helping to test concepts for a large-scale switch to electric mobility.

Winners of Ultra-Low Emission Bus funding announced

Wednesday, 06 February 2019 Robin Whitlock The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) has welcomed the announcement by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) of the winners of the latest round of Ultra-Low Emission Bus funding which will ...

Electric Nation completes the world’s largest EV smart charging trial

Wednesday, 06 February 2019 Robin Whitlock Electric Nation has collected data from more than 140,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging events during its smart charging project which ended in December, indicating that there is likely to be sufficient ...

“Only 5% of Electric Vehicle drivers would ever go back to a conventional car” says Fully Charged audience

Monday, 07 January 2019 Robin Whitlock The audience of the YouTube Clean Energy & Electric Vehicle channel Fully Charged has responded positively to a survey conducted by the programme, which found that nine out of ten plug-in car drivers ...

Volkswagen offers first glimpse of mobile EV charging station

Thursday, 03 January 2019 Robin Whitlock

Volkswagen is offering a glimpse of its future mobile quick electric vehicle charging station, which can be set up flexibly and independent of the power supply wherever it is needed.

DNV GL finds that 50 percent of all new cars sold globally by 2033 will be EVs

Monday, 10 December 2018 Robin Whitlock Electric Vehicle (EV) sales will increase from less than 20 percent globally to more than 90 percent within a 10-year period, resembling the fast transition seen with technologies such as digital cameras, ...