The first quarter of 2026 saw plugin EVs at 35.2% share in the UK, up from 30.0% in Q1 2025. BEV share grew modestly year on year (YoY), whilst PHEV grew more. Overall Q1 auto volume was 614,854 units, up some 6% YoY. Tesla was the best-selling BEV brand in … [continued]
I saw a headline this morning that Nissan has just dropped plans to produce powertrains for the new Nissan LEAF in the UK. The reason is reportedly that consumer demand in Europe is not as high as hoped for the model. This struck me, particularly because the new Nissan LEAF … [continued]
Airports in Europe account for more emissions than Latin America, the Middle East and Africa combined. NEW research from global affairs thinktank ODI Global, in partnership with T&E (Transport & Environment) and with data provided by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), reveals the climate and air quality impacts … [continued]
Someone once told me electric vehicles are just like gas vehicles but simply use electricity. This view is false for many reasons. Electric vehicles have many benefits, gas and diesel vehicles do not. The battery packs in electric vehicles can be used to supply electricity to local grids when EVs … [continued]
The United Kingdom has far more public EV charger points than gas (petrol) pump nozzles, and yet many residents may not fully understand this fact. It may take a while for public perception to catch up to reality. “More than 118,000 public charge points are now available nationwide compared with … [continued]
We’re taking the next step toward bringing fully autonomous ride-hailing to London this year with the start of autonomous driving with trained specialists behind the wheel. Since we arrived, we’ve put the Waymo Driver through closed course testing, and a team of trained, local professionals have driven the vehicles across tens of … [continued]
The US has precipitated a dramatic shift in the global balance of power, one that will see it marginalized and ostracized by other nations.
The UK Future Homes Program will require rooftop solar and heat pumps in new homes beginning in April of 2028.
Leapmotor has been one of the biggest EV surprises of the past few years for me. It came out of nowhere (for me at least) and became one of the top selling EV sellers in the world. In particular, it has done a great job of growing its sales outside … [continued]
Image Credit: Reading Borough Council
https://media.reading.gov.uk/news/funding-awarded-for-17-more-electric-buses-in-reading
Electric buses may be one of the best uses of electrified mass transit, because they move large numbers of people each day they are in service. Their electric motors are more energy efficient than internal combustion engines and they have regenerative braking. They also don’t directly generate toxic emissions, so … [continued]
