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A new competition launched by Go Ultra Low is looking to get school pupils excited about low emission travel. Schools in England and Wales can sign up to Ben Fogle’s Hero to Zero Emission Miles Challenge, counting the number of zero emission...

Volvo has launched its first fully-electric model – the XC40 Recharge. Kicking off a new Recharge sub-brand, Volvo’s pure-electric compact SUV has a range of 249 miles on a single charge. Powered by two electric motors – one on each axle –...

Electric vehicles are able to get close to and match the official range figures, according to the results of the WLTP Challenge. Having taken part in the event last week, Zap-Map’s drive in the Nissan Leaf e+ helped determine that statement. While...

Uniti has launched the One, a compact pure-electric car that will arrive next year with a starting price of £15,100. That figure includes the £3,500 UK Plug-in Car Grant, which although it is yet to officially receive, is expected to qualify when...

Porsche has revealed the Taycan 4S, set to join the company’s pure-electric sports saloon range from early next year. The new Taycan 4S produces 390 kW (530hp) in overboost, or up to 420 kW (571hp) when fitted with the optional Performance Battery...

Polar is rolling out its ultra-rapid EV charge points, with four new 150 kW units going live at the BP Hammersmith site in London. The double header devices – CCS and CHAdeMO – are currently on free vend for an introductory time,...

Toyota will showcase a second-generation Mirai concept at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month. The saloon continues to use Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell powertrain, but with an improvement of around 30% in range. Built on Toyota’s latest modular TNGA platform, the...

September was a record month for the electric car market, with more than 7,700 pure-electric models registered. Combined with more than 5,000 plug-in hybrid registrations, the total electric vehicle figure for September 2019 was almost 12,900 units. The latest figures from the...

The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV continues its dominance of the UK electric vehicle market, with almost 42,500 of the Japanese firm’s plug-in hybrid SUVs on the road by the end of June 2019. That’s according to the latest set of figures from the...

Electric vehicle drivers in Leicester are set to benefit from almost £100,000 of government funding to trial on-street residential EV charge points in the city. Leicester City Council has received £95,340 from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles and the Energy Savings...

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has ordered 45 Renault Zoe’s, to be used throughout the country in support of its front-line operations. Renault’s popular electric supermini is the first stage in the organisations aim to have an all-electric fleet. As...