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Hybrid cars to go to Europe via vegetable oil

Hybrid cars to go to Europe via vegetable oil: Midlands produced hybrid cars will be shipped to Europe on a train operated using vegetable oil. The DB Cargo locomotive is run by hydro-treated vegetable oil. The business claims the fuel can cut carbon emissions by 90% when compared with diesel. The Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris…

EV charging must be guaranteed to be practical & low-cost

EV charging must be guaranteed to be practical & low-cost: The practice of electric vehicle (EV) charging needs to be convenient, uncomplicated & inexpensive, the Transport Committee has appealed to the government. According to a current report, the committee of MPs deliver a series of prposals to government with the purpose to make certain it…

2.3M EV charging points are needed for UK

2.3M EV charging points are needed for UK Approximately 2.3 million brand new electric vehicle (EV) charging points are needing to be manufactured and installed to help support the current UK automotive sector’s net-zero. This figure is what is believed to be needed, according to a recent report conducted by the Society of Motor Manufacturers…

UK government called to take action on non EV emissions

UK government called to take action on non EV emissions The UK government has been urged to introduce a zero emission vehicles (ZEV) mandate to ensure their is a clear path for the increase in ZEV sales. This is one of the recommendations that has been included in a new report by Energy UK, which…

Electric ferry to link UK & France travel in 40 minutes

Electric ferry to link UK & France travel in 40 minutes: A new battery powered craft explained as a ‘flying ferry’ may make trips through the English Channel in under an hour. Brittany Ferries, which is the shipping company, has reported plans to investigate the possibility of a new high-speed fully-electric mode of ferry travel…

Europe’s roads will see almost 84m EVs by 2030

Europe’s roads will see almost 84m EVs by 2030: An approximated 84 million electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to be moving along European streets by 2030. This would be an increase from the current 3 million fully electric or plug-in hybrid cars & light commercial vehicles travelling the continent’s roadways. That’s on the authority of…

Try electric then GO ELECTRIC

16th June 2021

Heather Trudeau

Coventry City Council, decarbonisation, Efficiency & Environment, Electric vehicles, EV, Highways England, Technology, Transport

Coventry City Council, decarbonisation, efficiency and environment, Electric vehicles, EVs, Highways England, Technology, Transport

Try electric then GO ELECTRIC A brand new £2.3 million scheme has been put in place in Coventry, that will allow businesses to try electric vehicles (EVs) for a period of up to two month for free, to hopefully encourage them to make the change. The new initiative, which is part of a partnership between…

Tech projects obtain £20m to push EV change

16th June 2021

Heather Trudeau

carbon dioxide emissions, Efficiency & Environment, Electric vehicles, electrification, Policy, Technology, Transport

carbon dioxide emissions, diesel cars, Efficiency & Environment, Electric vehicles, electrification, Policy, Technology, Transport

Tech projects obtain £20m to push EV change: Almost 62 projects have been created to work out some of the largest challenges electric vehicle (EV) drivers now face have been presented with a share of £20 million government funding. Included in the projects that will profit from the scheme is a plug-in gadget that presents…

Putting your mail on charge

Have you ever thought about the carbon footprinnt being left by the delivery of your mail. The Royal Mail is going to change all of that. The Royal Mail have recently announced that they are going to make an addition of 3,000 (EV’s) electric vehicles to its fleet. This means that that they are adding…

Ofgem £300m investment for EV change

Ofgem £300m investment for EV change With a £300m investment into the switching of Electric vehicles, has Britain got enough charge to make the big switch? With an investment aimed to be delivered within the next two years, Britain looks to accelerate its efforts in the manufacturing of the infrastructure needed to ready itself for…

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Hybrid cars to go to Europe via vegetable oil

EV charging must be guaranteed to be practical & low-cost

2.3M EV charging points are needed for UK

UK government called to take action on non EV emissions

Electric ferry to link UK & France travel in 40 minutes

Europe’s roads will see almost 84m EVs by 2030

Try electric then GO ELECTRIC

Tech projects obtain £20m to push EV change

Putting your mail on charge

Ofgem £300m investment for EV change

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