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Free Hull event offers chance to test-drive electric cars
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (313+ words) People will be able to test-drive electric cars at a free event in Hull. Called Let's Go Electric, the event at Priory Way Park & Ride on 20 June will offer demonstrations of a more than a dozen brands of cars, along…...
New bus technology to prompt traffic light changes in Sheffield
20+ hour, 13+ min ago (153+ words) Buses travelling along one of Sheffield's main roads could soon be able to automatically trigger traffic light changes to make journeys faster. The scheme, which would cost just over "900, 000, would be implemented on the A61 Chesterfield Road, according to a report…...
EV charging plans for Hull's former Heaven & Hell nightclub
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (252+ words) The site of a former Hull nightclub could soon be turned into an electric vehicle charging point. Plans have been submitted to Hull City Council by DHS Properties Ltd for land on the corner of Osborne Street and Anne Street…...
Wayve and Uber prepare to launch self-driving taxis in London
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (643+ words) Uber is asking customers in London if they want to use driverless taxis as it prepares to launch the vehicles for the first time in the UK. The taxi-hailing app is working with British firm Wayve to roll out the…...
EV charging: Civil servants who used electric vehicle chargers should repay, says Speaker
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (295+ words) Civil servants who were able to charge their electric vehicles for free at Stormont should pay for the electricity they have used according to the Speaker Edwin Poots. It comes as it was agreed that a new EV system will…...
17, 000 electric vehicle chargers to be installed across Hampshire
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The 'forgotten' model behind Rolls-Royce's Spirit of Ecstasy
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (703+ words) The woman who inspired one of the world's most recognisable automotive mascots has been honoured with a blue plaque. The Spirit of Ecstasy has adorned the front of every Rolls-Royce since 1911, its figure leaning into the wind with robes flowing…...
Mansfield MP says support growing for electric car rethink
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (658+ words) A Labour MP has said support is growing in the government to bring forward a review of the mandate for cars to be fully electric by 2035. Steve Yemm, MP for Mansfield, said he and a number of other Labour backbenchers,…...
Stormont: Use of electric vehicle chargers suspended at Parliament Buildings
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (399+ words) The use of electric vehicle (EV) chargers has been suspended at Stormont until a new system is introduced. This comes after parties were to arrange reimbursement over free electric vehicle charging. Six EV charging points had been installed behind Parliament…...
New road tax in Guernsey shouldn't have a 'blanket approach"
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (388+ words) The owner of an electric car hire company in the Channel Islands has called for a "considered approach" to any potential new road tax in Guernsey. It follows Environment and Infrastructure (E&I) plans to explore implementing the tax alongside a…...