Originally published on EV Obsession. Pulling more fun charts from a recent UK study (h/t Herman Trabish) as well as a chart from our recent EV owner & lessee survey, I wanted to spend a few minutes busting the myth that “electric cars don’t work as primary cars” — and the even more … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Incentives are an interesting thing. Sometimes, the ones you think will work the best don’t work too well. Sometimes, ones you don’t think will have as much effect end up having a huge effect. Sometimes, incentives work great with one population but don’t work so well … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Following up on the slew of EV survey results I’ve been sharing, this article focuses on the question of why people buy electric cars. However, I think it’s very important to remember that the data presented are from early “pioneer” buyers. Their primary reasons for buying EVs … [continued]
Originally published on LinkedIn. By Roger Atkins Amidst the marvel that is the UK’s impressive Millbrook Test Centre – squirrelled away deep in the Bedfordshire countryside far from prying eyes – much of what is up and coming to EV Land has just been on display for a couple of … [continued]
The United Kingdom will remain the world’s dominant offshore wind energy giant, with 23.2 GW by 2025, according to GlobalData. Research and consulting firm GlobalData published a report in June of this year which analyzed the global wind power market, and recently highlighted the role the United Kingdom (UK) will play … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. More than one million all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids have been sold worldwide to date, according to the most recent figures. Considering that the 500,000 threshold was just passed last July, that means that growth has really been picking up as of late — with … [continued]
The most recent Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index put out by EY highlights the dangers of the UK Government’s current renewable energy policy. EY published its quarterly Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) this week, which saw a major reshuffling of its top 10 most attractive countries in terms of their … [continued]
Panasonic is preparing for launch of its “Residential Storage Battery System” into European markets. The news was confirmed by Panasonic Europe CEO Laurent Abadie at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin at the beginning of September. European rollout will begin in Germany, with the UK, France and others to follow afterwards, … [continued]
A new Impact Assessment published by the UK Government shows awareness that cutting renewable subsidies could cost the country 63 million tonnes of CO2. According to the Impact Assessment (PDF) — which assesses the impact of closing the Renewables Obligation scheme (RO) for onshore wind by the 31st of March, … [continued]
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change announced Monday it had refused four out of five submitted wind farms in Wales. Announced by the UK’s Energy Ministre, Andrea Leadsom, on Monday, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) refused five out of six proposed energy infrastructure projects set … [continued]
