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Vehicle to Grid (V2G) charging equipment allows EV owners to help balance the UK’s electricity grid UK- based fleet operator DriveElectric has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Japanese manufacturer NICHICON Corp. to sell and operate the company’s V2G chargers in the UK. V2G charging equipment allows EV owners to …

Sono Motors announced its solar car prototype this week, with deliveries planned as soon as 2019. Munich-based Sono Motors has unveiled the Sion, an electric car with integrated solar cells, which promises a range of approximately 120 miles on a single charge. The 30 kWh battery already gives the Sion …

SolarEdge unveils a new household DC solar EV charger On July 11 2017 at the Intersolar North America exhibition, SolarEdge announced that it would begin selling its inverter-integrated electric vehicle (EV) charger by the end of the year. This first-of-its-kind offering allows EV drivers to charge their vehicles using their …

Diesel demand is falling in Europe as more vehicles use gasoline and electricity, with similar trends beginning to show in developing economies, albeit at a slower pace, writes Jeremy Bowden While crude market watchers are busy trying to work out future total demand, there is a demand shift under way …

The latest pick-up truck EV concept to hit the market, the Havelaar Bison, was debuted in Ontario, Canada at the 2017 EVVE Conference. Havelaar Canada has developed a new EV pick-up truck which it promises can cope with the extreme weather and rugged terrain its home nation is known for. …

As NEVS and Iconiq partner up, they join eight other companies manufacturing EVs, which are increasingly looking beyond the Chinese border China is putting its energy into electric cars in a big way, but is it all for show? The country has a history of backing incredible megaprojects that can …

Rather than drawing correlations between a cut in incentives and a dead EV market, this study indicates that more accurate research is needed. For example, further market research into the stage in the buying process at which people begin looking at boring things like rebates and financial incentives. When do people get excited about EVs? Do people look into purchasing an EV to save money, to save the environment, or with an eye on the future of oil reserves? Are EVs still a niche because of lack of financial incentive, or because of lack of charging stations?

Maria Krautzberger believes such action is necessary if Germany is to achieve its climate agreement targets Ambitious goals call for ambitious measures, and these are exactly what Maria Krautzberger is proposing with regard to past climate agreements. The head of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) thinks that Germany’s goals cannot …

Romania sleeks ahead as Environmental minister incentivises EV ownership through €10,000 grant Romania has enacted a new amendment in a bid to incentivise EV uptake. It is a bold step for a country with a GDP per capita of US$10,700, especially in the current climate racked by political uncertainty in …

Koenigsegg and Qoros are collaborating again, and will officially reveal their new all-electric supercar concept at the Shanghai Auto Show The new model is an evolutionary result of Qorus’ interest in EVs and the evolving partnership between the two companies which began last year. Under the agreement Koenigsegg provided its …