A 26-bay EV charging station has officially opened in Falkirk and is Scotland’s largest EV charging station to date. It is located close to the M9 and is a self-service facility which gets 30% of its electricity from solar panels. These solar panels are on the canopy of the charging station and will save around […]
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has outlined his vision for the company and EVs in the future. The plan is to combine Tesla and SolarCity, a company that develops and sells solar panels and solar roof tiles. This means that Tesla could sell integrated energy generation and storage while expanding into other vehicles such […]
California-based EV start-up, Lucid, has revealed the production version of the Air, an electric performance saloon with a claimed maximum range of 517 miles. The Air will reportedly break several records. As well as having the furthest range of any electric vehicle, the marque’s debut model is claimed to be “the most aerodynamic luxury car […]
This week, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak were pictured holding EV chargers, awkwardly pretending they were guns. During the visit to the Octopus Energy headquarters, the pair, who have guided the UK throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, seemed to cast rather comedic figures. While this can be seen in jest, it does bring the Conservative green […]
The electric vehicle market has come on leaps and bounds in recent years. However, range anxiety remains a pressing issue for most prospective EV owners, and the manufacturers know it. A survey last year by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) showed that only 50% of consumers would consider an EV as a main car if […]
London has one of the highest concentrations of EV charge points among major European cities. However, until now, investment in electric infrastructure has been focused on more affluent areas. This has posed an issue for ride-hailing giant, Uber. They have acknowledged the lack of charging facilities in lower income areas, which is where their drivers […]
You may be fooled into thinking that ‘shopping small’ is confined to domestic items but there are many smaller businesses in almost every industry. One such industry is electric vehicles and accessories. As a relatively new market, there are many young, independent businesses that provide services and products for electric vehicles, us included. That said, […]
KCS Professional Services (a division of Kent County Council Commercial Services) has awarded Brite Technical Services a position on its electric vehicle charge points framework. Announcing the award Pauline McLaughlin, CEO, Brite Technical Services commented “We are delighted to announce this win for Brite Technical Services. We are looking forward to working with Kent Commercial […]
One of the biggest challenges faced by the electric vehicle industry is the provision of accessible charging infrastructure. Many prospective EV drivers say that range and the fear of not making it to a charger is the biggest stumbling block they face. That said, charging infrastructure in the UK is improving and is becoming more readily available […]
As we transition from traditional fuels such as petrol and diesel, there have been a variety of technologies designed at each step that bridge the gap between what we have now and the electric future we envisage. Each step we take helps to make more efficient, cleaner vehicles. However, with such a range of technology […]