Coventry University targets manufacturers to collaborate on EV development
The head of a £50m state-of-the-art Coventry University research facility is targeting key partners in the automotive sector to collaborate with on high impact research projects worth...
Honda e:Progress: A commercial energy management service with flexible tariffs
Honda has announced further detail of its first commercial Energy Management service – under the new brand ‘e:Progress’ - which will come to market during 2020.
e:Progress will...
Honda grants second life to hybrid and EV batteries
Honda Motor Europe is expanding its battery recycling partnership with SNAM (Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux) to advance the sustainable usability of its end-of-life traction batteries. The...
Euro NCAP updates its testing protocols and safety ratings for 2020
Every two years, the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) updates and toughens its test protocols on vehicles – this is to better the safety standards...
Skoda unveils new technology to bolster safety in upcoming Octavia
The upcoming Skoda Octavia is the manufacturer's fourth-gen vehicle that'll be released in UK showrooms later this summer. To bolster the vehicle's safety credentials, the Czech automaker...
Over 350,000 homes in the UK will be fitted with an EV home charger
Andersen, a British manufacturer and installer of high-end vehicle charge points, anticipates that over 350,000 homes will be fitted with an electric vehicle (EV) charger come 2025.
The...
Peugeot offers a £500 rebate on its fully electric vehicles
Peugeot will offer an extra £500 towards all-new fully electric model purchases, after the Government announced it would reduce the current Plug-in Car Grant (PICG) from £3,500...
Volvo cuts 75% of its emissions by switching to trains to transport new cars
Volvo Cars is significantly cutting CO2 emissions in its logistics operations by switching transports between its manufacturing plants and new car depots from trucks to trains.
Especially in Europe,...
Lowered air pollution during lockdown could result in an EV boom
A study conducted by YourParkingSpace, an online parking marketplace and parking reservation service, has found that 40% of people are now more likely to purchase an EV...
Vauxhall: Hay fever sufferers need to be cautious while driving in Spring
Spring is here, but so is the pollen season, which can mean months of misery for thousands of hay fever sufferers. If they drive a Vauxhall, though, they’re...