New cars in Europe emitted 12% lower CO2 in 2020 thanks to EVs
Research from JATO Dynamics has highlighted that the increased demand for EVs in 2020 has contributed to a 12% fall ...
Tag: Climate Change
Electric cars require far less raw material than internal combustion
Analysis by Transport & Environment has highlighted that electric vehicles consume far less raw material than fossil-fuelled cars.
Turning to electric cars would reduce UK’s emissions by 12%
A report from Nottingham Trent University highlighted that by switching to EVs, 42 million tonnes of CO2 would be removed ...
UPS places an order for 10,000 all-electric vans from UK startup company Arrival
UPS has announced it will be taking delivery of 10,000 purpose-built electric vehicles from UK based startup company, Arrival. The vehicles ...
Study suggests air pollution may impair memory
A recent study from the scientific journal ‘Ecological Economics’ has linked air quality with memory impairment. In the paper, 34,000 ...
Volkswagen Group’s Carbon Fund has saved 170,000 tones of CO2
In February 2019, the Volkswagen Group launched its own Carbon Fund. The multinational automaker contributes €25 million annually into its fund ...
Wandsworth wants to become the greenest inner London borough by 2030
Just last week, we reported on how Nottingham City Council wanted to become the first carbon-neutral city in the UK. It ...
90% of British motorists aren’t aware of the financial incentives available to them to go electric
In 2016, the UK government introduced legislation to help with the adoption of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEV) and electric vehicles (EVs). ...
Hyundai and Kia team up to co-develop commercial electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation have recently announced a strategic investment of €100 million in a new partnership with Arrival, ...
Nottingham wants to become the first carbon-neutral city in the UK
In January 2019, Nottingham City Council announced that it was aiming to become the first carbon-neutral city in the UK. The ...
