Electric Car Experts | Peter Hilton | Activity https://www.electriccarexperts.com/members/peterhilton/activity/ Activity feed for Peter Hilton. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:36:38 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=8.0.0 en-GB 30 hourly 2 d4d13f2f7c2394a86dbc28ad4445b4b0 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Electric and hybrids share declines slightly as market bounces back https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=27931 Thu, 06 May 2021 13:35:08 +0000 The latest figures released by SMMT show that the market has bounced back considerably in April. The full lockdown in April 2020 resulted in only 4,321 new cars registered. With 141,583 being registered in April […]

]]> a615d8128f139e17baea67489435f09c Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Electric car market share grows again in March https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=27892 Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:39:20 +0000 SMMT have released the UK March new car registration figures. On a positive note total registrations are up 11.5% YOY. However looking at the comparison to ‘normal’ trading conditions the market is down 36.9% on […]

]]> c542cb04674fe9229d420ba194589042 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, On-street public charging costs are making electric car ownership much more expensive https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=27755 Fri, 02 Apr 2021 14:32:43 +0000 One of the main selling points for full electric vehicles is the cost of charging up the batteries. At home overnight charging should cost owners a few pounds rather than tens of pounds to fill up with petrol or […]

]]> 8b4cf0b77fc98a3a146760c3e573cb49 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Volvo goes all electric and online only by 2030 https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=27708 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:16:01 +0000 Volvo Cars will only sell all electric cars online in the future, announcing a major shift in its retail model. Is this the beginning of the end for car dealerships as we know them? Is this an unforeseen side […]

]]> 8d97b1407b5c8a8322c2e385c0491ef6 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, PHEV January registrations grow 85% in European markets https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=27701 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:13:16 +0000 In tough trading conditions sale of hybrids and pure electric cars continue to grow YOY. With the overall European car market down 26% YOY, PHEVs grew 85% and all electric grew 18%.

Market share for plug in […]

]]> 838f7abb759e9f4c2419e802f0f40683 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Both Jaguar Land Rover and Ford announced all electric production by 2030 https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=27681 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:53:00 +0000 Momentum grows to all electric production as Jaguar Land Rover and Ford both commit by 2030

An all electric future is in sight with two major manufacturers committing to all electric production. Both Jaguar […]

]]> 72ee94f92387ffd58c812664bd7d7125 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, SMMT reports new car registrations fall 39.5% https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=27671 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:02:20 +0000 SMMT reports new car registrations fall 39.5% with only 90,249 new cars registered in January 2021, the worst start to a year since 1970.New emissions figures show that 2020 delivered the cleanest vehicles in […]

]]> 8306d35f2b4389153544439d51c00c4e Peter Hilton wrote a new post, PM Boris Johnson's green plan bans sale of new petrol and diesel cars in UK from 2030 https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=27662 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:47:22 +0000 In his statement on Tuesday 18th November 2020, Boris Johnson stated that new cars and vans powered wholly by petrol and diesel will not be sold in the UK from 2030. Disapointingly (from ECE point of view) […]

]]> 27a4747dc094c763a020b59f9e72badd Peter Hilton wrote a new post, 2020 Budget cuts Electric Car grants https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=7424 Wed, 11 Mar 2020 20:15:15 +0000 In todays budget the chancellor announced a cut in the new electric car purchasing grant. The grant will be reduced from £3,500 to £3,000 from midnight 11 March 2020. In addition cars costing £50,000 will be […]

]]> 5a82a8261866405dfa6a63588cbc1ca4 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Electric car sales grow - with 243% growth in February, but market share still remains low. https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=7413 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 12:15:25 +0000 Electric cars sales grow continuing the trend set in January with monthly YOY growth of 243% in February. This resulted in a market share of 3%, up from 1%, which matched January market share. From a low […]

]]> d5b5ded115bc979a3aae91f0ceadd387 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Electric cars only bought by "green addicts" - PSA CEO https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=7404 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 11:59:40 +0000 Electric cars are only bought by “green addicts” and lack broad appeal required for mainstream consumers, Peugeot Chief Executive Carlos Tavares stated last week (reported by Reuters).

On a conference cal […]

]]> 72330e090f05f5652a07fa55b412ca9b Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Fiat launches Fiat 500e electric car https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=7408 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 17:15:02 +0000 Fiat have announced (3 March 2020) the Fiat 500e electric car. A new fully electric version that was designed from the ground up to be an electric car. The new version will not replace the current model w […]

]]> d239fa201674fe064de398e696ac7afc Peter Hilton wrote a new post, VW agree 3 year home electric charger deal with Centrica https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=7394 Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:10:08 +0000 Centrica, the parent group of British Gas has agreed a three year electric charger deal with VW to help accelerate the rollout of its electric cars in the UK.

The deal will help VW customers to charge their […]

]]> 96c6c3e1dae874604210acc3885edf0e Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Electric Vehicle Sales up 204% in January 2020 https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=5536 Tue, 03 Mar 2020 17:23:36 +0000 Overall European car sales in January 2020 fell 7.3% year on year, however electric and hybrids bucked the trend with dramatic rises. Pure Electric vehicle sales rose dramatically by 204% from 1,334 to 4.054. […]

]]> 09519f00da6636529e4474666ea31618 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Vauxhall Corsa-e pricing revealed https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=5003 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 13:52:23 +0000 Vauxhall have confirmed the pricing for the Corsa-e, starting at £26,490. This price includes the UK government electric car grant. As an added incentive the first 500 orders will receive a free home charging […]

]]> 6e78571cd994574875f840742d88293b Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Honda 100% Electrification in Europe by 2025 https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4886 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 15:09:14 +0000 Honda 100% Electric in Europe by 2025

Honda announced at the Geneva motor show this week the further acceleration of its electrification ambitions. It announced its intention for all vehicles to be 100% […]

]]> aa28d289b7a0e4f3267dfe632bbee8cf Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Electric Cars Dominate Geneva Motor Show https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4888 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:55:18 +0000 Electric Cars Dominate Geneva Motor Show
The Geneva Motor Show 2019 proved to be the most active week yet in the world of electric vehicles. Most major manufacturers chose to announce their latest electric […]

]]> 742c972d311b03d3b3e7ecda9c141c1e Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Peugeot E-208 to launch at Geneva Motor Show https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4866 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 08:22:46 +0000 Peugeot is to launch the all-new Peugeot 208 at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. The new e-208 has a choice of petrol, diesel and electric (EV) available from launch. The zero-emission Peugeot e-208 is the […]

]]> 9f618b4e4b818045391f45a3838dc8c9 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Porsche Macan to go all Electric https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4864 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 08:02:55 +0000 Porsche has announce it intends to make its best-selling mid-size SUV, the Macan into an electric vehicle. This will follow the Taycan and Taycan Cross Tourismo announced in 2018. Production of the all electric […]

]]> 9002ff414d90e4e3908068a089c0873c Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Nissan Announces Leaf 3.Zero https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4833 Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:06:19 +0000 Nissan announces new LEAF 3.ZERO modelsLEAF 3.ZERO e+ Limited Edition benefits from a higher output (217 PS), larger battery (62 kWh), and longer a range of 239 miles on a single chargeThe Nissan LEAF was the […]

]]> f023043d5781ac562ec6f96f13775520 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Nissan Renault Group dominates European Electric Vehicle Sales https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4821 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:05:34 +0000 Nissan Leaf and Renault Zoe top the sales charts

October 2018 European electric vehicle sales figures show that the Nissan Leaf and Renault Zoe top the sales charts.

With 27.4% (16.8% and 14.8% […]

]]> 8ea0c3af2f6f64b3b3fae8b322c58a56 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Audi pulls the plug on A3 e-tron https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4810 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 09:04:37 +0000 Audi A3 e-tron dropped from Audi’s UK lineup

According to UK publication Autocar, the Audi A3 e-tron has now been dropped from Audi’s UK lineup. The A3 e-tron joins the recently discontinued Q7 e-tro […]

]]> a32c8159f51a35b49f446cf8bec4f5c4 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, VW announces Electric Vehicle production plans in Germany https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4806 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 08:47:46 +0000 Volkswagen announces two electric vehicle production sites in Germany

November 14, 2018

Volkswagen announced that it is changing two of its German car production sites into electric vehicle production […]

]]> b2046649a4d9f68b332dfae4d6a7f70f Peter Hilton wrote a new post, UK Government slashes electric and hybrid vehicles grants https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4798 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:09:34 +0000 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 […]

]]> ef16437d51973bb79f42ffeb90cf841c Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Electric Cars dent profit margins https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4790 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:23:19 +0000 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 […]

]]> e83df92b3f658cfbe7dd37b490bb646c Peter Hilton wrote a new post, London charging points in Limbo https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4774 Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:39:52 +0000 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 […]

]]> a92d2b90c3b9fd81ec04095e4f1da42f Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Electric vehicle sales hit record high https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4755 Wed, 12 Sep 2018 16:13:21 +0000 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 […]

]]> 4cb33b8d15fe77c873f83ee6eae28085 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Audi E-tron SUV enters volume production https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4757 Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:57:26 +0000 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 […]

]]> 17b49a6fc06faeea94e2e4fa475295e4 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Electric car charged in seconds, science fiction or just science? https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4728 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 10:43:21 +0000 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 […]

]]> 15fb9c7cc3f6d23af0ca7500627192f4 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Are electric car owners exploited by insurers? https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4383 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 10:04:11 +0000 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 […]

]]> a3be195ecea72d3b6f0004dcb7f5abda Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Road to Zero lays out plans for UK wide EV chargepoints infrastructure https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4711 Tue, 17 Jul 2018 09:54:49 +0000 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. […]

]]> b4181fb1de5fe4400e93779bd2e97cac Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Government launches Road to Zero strategy https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4703 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:59:48 +0000 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 […]

]]> 8abf0d6820dfdf089a248751d1e6ab25 Peter Hilton posted a new activity comment https://www.electriccarexperts.com/manufacturers/outlander-phev/mitsubishi-outlander-phev-review-mitsubishi-outlander-phev/#comment-21 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 07:21:32 +0000 Alan, Thanks for your real life review. As you say, here at Electric Car Experts we only get limited time with vehicles. Your review is exactly what our community needs, as we say, you are the experts not us!

In reply to - Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Review Electric Car Experts Review the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Look and Living The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was the first hybrid SUV to be launched in […] ]]> ca7a68e53f99c6fd1e8fc683f2ff6836 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Nissan Leaf EV owners claim they were mislead by Nissan https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4687 Sat, 30 Jun 2018 11:50:21 +0000 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 […]

]]> e8b3ba3c524f3a8eed689df65e378cb4 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, BP buys Chargemaster, the UK's biggest electric car charger network, for £130m https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4675 Fri, 29 Jun 2018 11:17:58 +0000 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 […]

]]> c4581797fefae9be981b81fa1c7c95ce Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Volvo announce XC40EV to be first full Electric Vehicle https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4670 Wed, 27 Jun 2018 07:24:47 +0000 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 […]

]]> b5f7a45899ccef90ca4c0673c2ff1f1b Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Electric vehicles hit new high of 5.6% market share in May 2018 https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4648 Thu, 07 Jun 2018 11:11:40 +0000 Electric vehicles market share hit new high of 5.6% in May 2018
Latest SMMT figures released show that electric and hybrid vehicles have hit a new market share high of 5.6%. New car registration figures for May […]

]]> 7d75abeac2650d9ae5ed45d159db6339 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Zipcar to add 325 e-Golf vehicles to its London Fleet https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4630 Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:02:19 +0000 Zipcar to add 325 e-Golf vehicles to its London Fleet

Zipcar, the UK’s largest car-sharing network have announced it will be adding 325 e-Golfs to its network. In partnership with VW Zipcar will have 100 […]

]]> ac3e292eb5c17ee98c7cd2b931b9e197 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Fully Charged Live June 9-10 - Britain’s biggest ever electric vehicle and renewable energy show https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4632 Tue, 05 Jun 2018 10:36:26 +0000 Fully Charged Live June 9-10 at Silverstone – the largest gathering of Electric Vehicles ever held in Great Britain
Robert Llewellyn’s Fully Charged, a fast-growing YouTube show, is going live! An audience of […]

]]> 90dac9fc16a05caf6cfd9e45842d282d Peter Hilton wrote a new post, BMW to launch wireless electric car charging with Groundpad https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4619 Mon, 04 Jun 2018 14:00:04 +0000 BMW launches GroundPad to make charging easier
BMW has announced the UK launch of the GroundPad wireless charger. Available later this year, it will be offered on a lease basis. Prices are yet to be […]

]]> 1d51e418031283a1063fc30eed1a44fe Peter Hilton wrote a new post, UK will need six-fold increase in electric vehicle charging points by 2020 https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4596 Thu, 24 May 2018 11:19:34 +0000 Study reports insufficient electric vehicle charging points by 2020
It is estimated that there will be over 1 million electric vehicles on UK roads by the study by Emu Analytics, finding that diesel cars will be […]

]]> 96ea4d727a328172b460d8870b6cf91b Peter Hilton posted a new product https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4543 Wed, 23 May 2018 18:34:44 +0000 Electric Car Experts review the Volvo XC60 Recharge T8 Polestar
Look and Living

The family size SUV Volvo XC60 Recharge T8 Polestar plug in hybrid is unmistakably a Volvo on approach. The familiar front […]

]]> 0 81c859bc7a57ef2357c42c0892118cf1 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Volvo XC60 T8 Twin Engine Phev Review https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4543 Wed, 23 May 2018 18:34:44 +0000 Electric Car Experts review the Volvo XC60 T8 Twin Engine
Look and Living

The family size SUV Volvo XC60 T8 twin engine is Volvo’s entry into the EV market. Approaching the car it is unmistakably a Volvo. […]

]]> a4bccf65fd44266f60794ced180678c0 Peter Hilton posted a new product https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4532 Mon, 21 May 2018 14:35:11 +0000 Jaguar E-Type Zero gets Royal approval

The Jaguar E-Type Zero was the get away car of choice of the newly married Duke and Duchess of Sussex. This maintains the historic car trend set by the Duke and Duchess […]

]]> 0 1228e0b380391e938c5159a7c4a4c2ee Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Jaguar E-Type Zero gets Royal approval https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4532 Mon, 21 May 2018 14:35:11 +0000 Jaguar E-Type Zero gets Royal approval

TheJaguar E-Type Zero was the get away car of choice of the newly married Duke and Duchess of Sussex. This maintains the historic car trend set by the Duke and Duchess […]

]]> 61e18ef72e4fedc459e022e3f1df404b Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Company hybrid cars - saving the world or vehicles for dodging tax? https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4513 Tue, 15 May 2018 12:48:26 +0000 Car manufacturers playing the game with hybrid cars?

After all the bad press on diesel cars the car manufacturers have a lot of trust to build with consumers. Unfortunately here at Electric Car Experts we […]

]]> cc48f1fe2d152bb8f492cf08ded6aa47 Peter Hilton posted a new product https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4502 Tue, 15 May 2018 10:18:24 +0000 Ford Mondeo Titanium Hybrid

The Mondeo Titanium Hybrid is the only hybrid electric car currently offered by Ford in the UK. Fords All Electric offering is the Mustang Mach-e. They also have 5 mild hybrid […]

]]> 0 ea87bc172c223ef034e89adc3bf75057 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Ford Mondeo Titanium Hybrid Review https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4502 Tue, 15 May 2018 10:18:24 +0000 Ford Mondeo Titanium Hybrid

The Mondeo Titanium Hybrid is the only hybrid or electric car currently offered by Ford in the UK. This ever popular family car combines a 2.0 litre petrol engine with an electric […]

]]> 4eb07e6dcdfc4cc84e4ac69e9a4c4a21 Peter Hilton wrote a new post, Audi aims for 800,000 Electric and Hybrid Vehicles by 2025 https://www.electriccarexperts.com/?p=4483 Mon, 14 May 2018 12:55:11 +0000 Audi announces 800,000 electric and hybrid vehicles target for 2025

At the Audi Group annual general meeting the company updated the audience on its long-term electric vehicle plans. They announced four new […]

]]> 3045f9a9bb35313118f1415b9977186c Peter Hilton posted a new activity comment https://www.electriccarexperts.com/news/first-look-jaguar-ipace/#comment-19 Sat, 12 May 2018 19:52:05 +0000 Eamonn, I agree with your point on the charging socket, I was very surprised at its location and thought it wasn’t very practical. Your real life experience of charging really helps our users appreciate these important points before committing to buy.
I missed the most economical speed being 25mph which is another good point. However they also…[Read more]

In reply to - Peter Hilton wrote a new post, First Look – Jaguar iPace Jaguar iPace in the flesh We finally got our eyes on the Jaguar iPace at a local launch event. It is an amazing looking 100% electric car which is sure […] ]]>