Foreword from Dr. Paul Beers – Head of Sustainability
In the UK, there are currently around 10 million electric vehicles on our roads, and 31,000 public chargepoints, not including those that are installed at an individual’s household. According to the UK Government, each month around 600 chargepoints are added to this figure, as more people opt for an electric car.
On average, electric cars release one third of the amount of greenhouse gases as a petrol or diesel car in their lifetime. Studies have shown that the lifetime of an electric car is the same as that of its petrol or diesel equivalent. In 2020, the UK produced 97.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from transport alone. For the UK to be in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal, Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, the UK must work toward increasing the air quality within its cities. One way of doing this is to remove petrol and diesel cars and other vehicles from its roads, by encouraging people to swap to electric.
In this Focus Week we will highlight why you should consider swapping to an electric vehicle alongside our partner, Green Car Guide, on our Guide to Electric Vehicles. We have information that will help you to understand the benefits of electric vehicles, which grant schemes are available and we will debunk the myths surrounding EV use.
How often do you need to service an EV? Many electric cars will come with a service plan, which will outline how often your EV will need servicing. You will find that you will be servicing your electric car less often than you would a petrol/diesel car. Most electric...
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Husband and wife team, Chris and Julie Ramsey, are embarking on an expedition to travel from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole in an electric vehicle (EV). Not only is this the first time this has ever been done in an electric vehicle, it is also the first...
The UK’s electric vehicle (EV) industry is growing year on year, with record levels of drivers making or hoping to make the switch to EVs[1]. With EV adoption rising 291% over the past two years[2], the registration of the one millionth plug-in vehicle this October...
The UK’s Office for Zero Emission Vehicles has a number of grant schemes in place to help you to fund the purchasing and installing of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. See below the grant schemes they offer. Be aware that each of these grant scheme has...
Global business, Amazon, has claimed that it is going to invest €1 billion into its fleets in Europe in order to swap their vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs). They have announced that £300 million of this investment will be used to electrify their fleets in the UK....
About Chris Chris is best known for tackling a 10,000 mile adventure in his Nissan LEAF electric car in 2017 travelling from the UK to Southern Siberia. He has shared and inspired his engaging journey with the public while travelling through twenty countries including...
Written by Tom SpencerThe Pole to Pole expedition will cover more than 17,000 miles across 14 countries, taking battery electric vehicles to extreme environments in order to show the role that EVs can play in fighting the Climate Crisis, and their capability for...
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Citroen e-C4Price from: £32,180 This electric vehicle has a range of 217 miles after a single charge. When charging on the go, on a rapid half an hour charge, you can fill 80% of the battery. This car is much more spacious than many other electric cars on the market,...
Charging my vehicle will take too longCharging times differ depending on where you charge your vehicle. If charging at home, it will take a longer period of time, anywhere between 6 to 10 hours. However, this can be done overnight. In car parks, supermarkets, and at...
In order to improve the training for low carbon energy generation and electric vehicle jobs, the UK Government has given £2.4 million of funding to a number of colleges and businesses in the Northeast. The funding has been awarded by the Department of Education...
FairCharge, the UK’s campaign for Electric Vehicles (EVs), hopes to encourage the UK to harness the benefits that electric vehicles have environmentally, socially, and economically. FairCharge have stated that if you do not have a home charging point, you could be...
Google have always put themselves at the front of the sustainability movement, setting out targets, such as reaching net zero by 2030. The company also pledged to use 100% carbon free energy to operate both its campuses and its carbon centres. Google’s renewable...
By 2030, cosmetics company, Estée Lauder has pledged to make its global corporate fleet entirely electric. The move is occurring due to the company joining the Climate Group’s EV100 initiative. The initiative has been put in place for companies who wish to accelerate...
Nissan have launched their new sustainable finance framework which will help to fund the development of electric vehicles, battery reuse, mobility services, environmental technologies, charging stations and clean manufacturing systems. Their framework has three themes...
1. Electricity is cheaper than fuelBuying an EV can be pricey, but in the long run you will save money. It can cost you roughly £8 to charge your car at home, and similar prices if you charge it at a designated charging bay in a supermarket car park, service station...
Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) BEVs only run on electricity, which is generated through batteries within the vehicle. Therefore, there are no emissions from your exhaust pipe, meaning there are no exhaust fumes, causing zero greenhouse gas emissions. Â To make the...
An electric vehicle also known as an EV, is a vehicle that is powered entirely or partially by electricity, instead of fully using a combustion engine, which runs on carbon emitting fossil fuels. Electric vehicles can be used to describe a car, van truck or bike that...
Why the price of lithium is accelerating the cost of EV batteries. The primary element of EV batteries – lithium, is seeing a huge hike in prices for the first time in a decade. In the last 12 months, the cost of lithium has multiplied by almost 450% with the price of...
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