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BODOEV became a registered member 7 years, 9 months ago
Peter Hilton wrote a new post, UK Government slashes electric and hybrid vehicles grants 7 years, 10 months ago

UK Government slashes grants for electric vehicles

The UK Government has unexpectedly announced the slashing of grants for electric vehicles. Motoring groups have condemned the action government’s decision […]
Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Electric Cars dent profit margins 7 years, 10 months ago

Electric Car profit margins set to suffer
Reuters today reported that Electric cars are poised to arrive en masse in European showrooms after years of hyped concept-car launches and billions in […]
Peter Hilton wrote a new post, London charging points in Limbo 7 years, 11 months ago

London councils bureaucrats holding up rollout of electric car charging points

Energy company SSE claimed thousands of new London charging points are in bureaucratic limbo the Guardian reported […]
Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Electric vehicle sales hit record high 7 years, 11 months ago

New high for EV sales
Electric vehicles sales reached a record high in August, accounting for one in 12 new cars sold in the UK.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said the combined sales […]
Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Audi E-tron SUV enters volume production 7 years, 11 months ago

Audi E-tron SUV production begins

The Audi E-tron SUV, the firm’s first full electric car, has gone into volume production at its factory in Brussels, Belgium.

The car, which is due to be revealed on 1 […]
Hani replied to the topic Nissan Leaf charging in the forum General 7 years, 11 months ago

Hey Marie!

Thank you for your comment and help. Yes, I did read the general guide, and it was pretty useful. However, it doesn’t answer my questions as a complete answer. For example, if you want to charge your phone by a power bank, this power bank has to have some specifications, such as the Amps, the voltage, the watt, and the number of times…[Read more]
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Marie Kennedy replied to the topic Nissan Leaf charging in the forum General 7 years, 11 months ago

Hi Hani

Did you read our general guide to electric car charging https://www.electriccarexperts.com/electric-car-experts-general/electric-car-charging-guide/ Does this help answer some of your queries?
Hani started the topic Nissan Leaf charging in the forum General 7 years, 11 months ago

Hey EVs fans,

I am making a research about EVs, and have some questions regarding them.
I hope I can find some answers here.

First, let’s talk about Nissan Leaf. If I want to charge the car on level 3 (Rapid charge 20-40 min, ~80%) from an external battery, what should be the capacity and the voltage of this battery?

Secondly, if I want to…[Read more]
Hani became a registered member 7 years, 11 months ago
Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Electric car charged in seconds, science fiction or just science? 8 years ago

New Flow Battery could charge Electric cars in seconds?
A new type of energy storage system could revolutionise energy storage and drop the charging time of electric cars from hours to seconds.

A new paper […]
Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Are electric car owners exploited by insurers? 8 years ago

Why is electric car insurance so expensive?

The question on many electric car owners minds is why is our electric car insurance so expensive?

In a recent article on HonestJohn.co.uk he calls for the […]
Wilding Susan became a registered member 8 years ago
Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Road to Zero lays out plans for UK wide EV chargepoints infrastructure 8 years, 1 month ago

Government plans details of UK wide EV chargepoints infrastructure

The Governments Road to Zero strategy, launched on July the 9th gives detail on its vision for the EV chargepoints infrastructure in the UK. […]
Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Government launches Road to Zero strategy 8 years, 1 month ago

Road to Zero strategy drops 50 mile range target for hybrids

The UK Government launched its Road to Zero strategy on 9th July 2018.

The 147 page document lays out detail on improving charging […]
Alan Norman became a registered member 8 years, 1 month ago
Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Nissan Leaf EV owners claim they were mislead by Nissan 8 years, 1 month ago

Owners of generation II Nissan Leaf EV state misleading sales information
Owners of the new generation of the Nissan Leaf EV are disappointed on two issues. Firstly the supposed vastly improved range is much […]
Peter Hilton wrote a new post, BP buys Chargemaster, the UK's biggest electric car charger network, for £130m 8 years, 1 month ago

BP add UK’s biggest electric car charger network to it’s portfolio of green assets.
With over 6,500 charge points Chargemaster is the UK’s largest electric car charger network. Although £130m is small change for […]
Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Volvo announce XC40EV to be first full Electric Vehicle 8 years, 2 months ago

XC40EV to be first fully electric vehicle for Volvo

Thomas Ingenlath, Volvo design chief has confirmed that the Company’s first Electric Vehicle will be an XC40. Already available as a hybrid the […]
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