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.
Heathrow Airport has announced that it is to install 135 additional chargers for electric vehicles (EVs) in an effort to boost the number of clean energy vehicles used on and around the site.
Energy secretary Amber Rudd has been quizzed over the need for a concerted plan for heat and transport after the UK government committed to more ambitious climate goals at last week’s COP21 summit in Paris.
The UK’s energy efficiency and electric vehicle markets look set to receive significant boosts through deals signed as part of the country’s trade deal with China, valued at hundreds of millions of pounds.
The Republic of Ireland government is to launch a €130 million fund for energy efficiency and domestic renewables in a bid to combat fuel poverty in the country.
The Conservative Party’s candidate for the London Mayoralty Zac Goldsmith has said he wants London to be the “greenest city on Earth” and eyed a greater adoption of electric vehicles to solve its air pollution problem.
