Automotive giant Nissan has launched a “groundbreaking” vehicle-to-grid project alongside a new battery storage system which it says will power the firm’s UK offices by 2017.
The government needs to publish “an effective plan” to tackle the decarbonisation of heat and transport sectors, according to the CBI’s senior policy advisor on climate change.
A coalition of environmental groups has called on the next London mayor to launch a loan scheme for small businesses to spur the uptake of energy efficiency measures alongside a range of other green initiatives.
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to hit one million a year by 2040 according to the lead author of a new report predicting 41 million annual sales globally over the next two decades.
The UK government has continued to build support behind electric vehicles after announcing £40 million in funding for UK cities around the country to develop new infrastructure for ultra low emission vehicles.
Four cities across the UK are to receive new funding for the roll-out of new infrastructure projects for ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) as the Department for Transport (DfT) continues to push the take-up of electric vehicles.
Nissan has announced that it is set to make a significant investment in the development of the next generation of electric vehicle (EV) batteries at its manufacturing base in Sunderland.
Electric vehicles (EVs) took centre stage at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week, with Chevrolet’s new Bolt EV heralded by many in attendance as a leading development in low emission vehicles.
