Edward Wirgman

The Government has announced that the current Plug-in Car Grant scheme would continue to offer motorists up to £5,000 off the price of an electric car until at least February 2016 for all categories of vehicle, boosting further the rapidly-growing plug-in car...

Wireless charging systems, capable of transferring high power without need for precise alignment between the charger and the vehicle, are currently under development for electric vehicles, with the Kia Soul EV being the tester car for this research. Since its UK launch...

A new rapid charger has been installed in St Albans by Electric Blue and St Albans District Council. The installation comes as Electric Blue unveiled a new initiative to its 300 plus taxi drivers, giving them the ability to trial an EV...

Nissan has announced it will be assisting in the European Commission-led project, eVADER, to create a pioneering audible pedestrian alert system. In partnership with 10 other consortium members, Nissan has collaborated in the creation of a potential next generation pedestrian alert technology...

A new government report has realigned long-held beliefs about electric car ownership and usage patterns. Echoing points made by government and industry electric vehicle body Go Ultra Low, the Department for Transport (DfT) report, entitled ‘Uptake of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles in...

Highways England has announced plans to test wireless technology by building it under UK motorways and major A roads. The government agency has completed the initial feasibility study and is moving on to the next phase of the project: the off-road trials...

Transport minister Andrew Jones visited the Eden Project in Cornwall yesterday to open the first rapid electric vehicle charging point at the site, part of 16 being installed across the county this summer. The public will be able to use the new...