A total of 9,406 ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) were registered in the first quarter of 2015, as revealed by the latest figures published by the Department for Transport.
An open letter signed by over 80 businesses has called on the new government to put tackling climate change and fostering low-carbon growth at the heart of its policy.
Electric vehicle and energy storage manufacturer, Tesla, considers itself an energy company not a motor company, according to the European head of Tesla’s Supercharger program, Jelle Vastert.
The London Fire Brigade has installed 156 electric vehicle (EV) chargers across 76 of its sites to help keep its increasing electric vehicle fleet charged.
The burning of fossil fuel attracts subsidies of US$5.3 trillion a year, the equivalent of 6.5% of global GDP, according to the latest report published by the IMF.
The University of Dundee has invested almost £70,000 in three new electric vans, an electric car and 12 electric bikes in order to cut its carbon footprint.
Audi’s research facility in Dresden has claimed to have developed high-quality diesel fuel which is climate neutral from water, CO2 and renewable energy.
Cars being sold today are nearly seven grammes of CO2/Km below the European Union’s 2015 target, according to provisional data published by the EU Environment Agency.
The European Parliament has endorsed proposals to limit the amount of crop-based biofuels used in transport to 7%, down from the current 10% by 2020 target.
The Liberal Democrats are aiming to stimulate at least £100 billion of private investment in the UK’s renewable energy infrastructure and want a third of the UK’s energy demand to be met from renewable sources by 2020.
