Tesla delivered a record number of cars in first three months of 2020 – and got a boost from demand for its new Model Y By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:58 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 23:00 BST, 3 April 2020 Tesla delivered a record number of electric cars in the … Read more
New York finally legalizes electric scooters and e-bikes as part of new state spending bill, though cities will still be able to enforce their own bans The 2020 New York state budget will legalize e-bikes and e-scooters E-bike speeds will be limited to a top speed of 25mph, and scooters to 15mph The provision will … Read more
If 17-year-old environmentalist Greta Thunberg were looking for her first car, the zero-emission British-built Mini Electric could be just the job. As one of the first on our planet to get behind the wheel of the battery-powered three-door hatchback priced from under £25,000, I can tell you the scintillating performance really is as electric as … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Buying a new car is unlikely to be near the top of many people’s to-do lists in the middle of the coronavirus crisis, but time spent at home gives the opportunity to research whether it is time to go electric when you do next upgrade your motor. With the ban on the sale of new … Read more
Three professional female surfers have featured in a short film shot on the world’s most powerful artificial wave, as they reveal some of the key aspects of their training schedule that propelled them to the top of the sport. Leah Dawson, Stephanie Gilmore and Coco Ho are the stars of Electric Wave, shot on location … Read more
Booming electric bike sales over Christmas keep Halfords on track to meet its annual profit prediction By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2020 Booming sales of electric bikes in the run-up to Christmas have helped Halfords stick to its full-year profit guidance. … Read more
I’ve just been driving the electrifying new entry-level version of Porsche’s battery-powered zero-emissions Taycan sports coupe. It might be the cheapest on offer, but I’d hesitate to say affordable, as the list price of the new all-wheel-drive Taycan 4S starts from £83,367 – and well-heeled customers for this exciting pure electric sporting grand tourer could … Read more
Not just flower power: VW’s £60,000 e-BULLI is a classic T1 Samba Bus converted into an electric vehicle with a range of 124 miles The e-BULLI is an original Volkswagen T1 Samba bus with a 45kWh battery and electric motor from the e-Up! It can be charged to 80% capacity in 40 minutes, has a … Read more
Electric cars ARE better for the climate than petrol vehicles in 95 per cent of the world – despite claims they could increase carbon emissions Researchers assessed how polluting electric- and petrol-powered cars are Analysed the total emissions of vehicles over their entire life-cycle Found electric cars are already better for the environment in 95% … Read more