Nissan supplies 75 electric vehicles to the Gloucestershire Police fleet

Gloucestershire Constabulary has taken delivery of 75 electric vehicles from Nissan, making 21 per cent of its fleet zero-emissions and reducing its CO₂ output by more than 190 tonnes a year. The vehicles include a total of 66 Nissan LEAFs, of which 11 will be marked vehicles, and nine e-NV200s. The force has estimated that the […]

Kia pours its heart and Soul into EV motoring

The all-new Kia Soul EV has made its European debut at the Geneva Motor Show with the third-generation model bringing long-range and zero tailpipe emissions power to the urban crossover class.

Where will the used EV batteries go?

An electric future for cars is certain, but what happens to the batteries at the end of their useful life? Vicky Parrott investigates.   Electric cars are The Future. We all know it. Be it plug-in hybrid or pure electric, sales of those cars eligible for the government plug-in car grant (EVs) are up 27 […]

Mazda commits to EV-powered cars

Mazda will launch its first Electric Vehicles in 2020 as part of its ‘Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030’ long-term technology development programme. The Japanese company will initially launch two battery EVs – one powered solely by battery, the other pairing a battery with Mazda’s small, lightweight and exceptionally quiet rotary engine as a range-extender.

BMW increases its i3 range capability

The BMW Group is pushing the appeal of electric motoring to ever greater heights on the back of its unstinting research and development work. And the latest fruits of its labour are new high-voltage batteries, which significantly increase the operating range of purely electrically powered BMW i cars.