e-mobility

Mobility

Does frequently fast charging your EV damage its battery?

Degrading batteries through frequent fast charging is a concern for new EV owners but there are a lot of factors that determine if it's bad for the battery or not.

30/12/2024

Mobility

Are EVs useless in winter? How to get the most out of them in the cold

How cold is too cold to drive an electric car? Here's a rundown of how to make your EV more efficient to adapt to winter conditions.

22/12/2024

Mobility

What is battery swapping and could it help make EVs more popular?

The technology isn't new but it presents several challenges.

19/12/2024

Mobility

Is 'range anxiety' real and how do EV drivers overcome it?

Range anxiety - the fear of running out of battery before reaching your destination - has plagued electric vehicles. Is this still a problem?

13/12/2024

Mobility

How long will an EV last before it has to be replaced?

Like their fossil-fuelled contemporaries, electric cars and their components have a finite lifespan. How long will an EV realistically last before it fails completely?

05/12/2024

Mobility

How quickly do electric cars lose their value?

In the third part of our new series The Switch, we look at how much electric cars depreciate compared to their petrol and diesel counterparts.

25/11/2024

Mobility

When will EVs and petrol cars cost the same to buy and run?

As our new series The Switch continues, we look at how EVs may be cheaper to run but more expensive to buy, and ask if this is likely to change in the future.

27/10/2024

Mobility

A driverless shuttle is leaving this rural community less isolated

Some say driverless vehicles are the future of mobility in rural areas but there are many challenges to address before they can be fully implemented.

26/10/2024

Mobility

Paris Motor Show 2024: The unexpected new tech on display this year

We take a look at the less publicised tech that’s on display at the Paris Motor Show at the Porte de Versailles expo centre this week.

17/10/2024

China

Trade is at the heart of EU-China relations, experts say

A renewed focus on Beijing comes amid Chinese President Xi Jinping's European tour, at a time when China-EU ties are strained.

08/05/2024

Mobility

This start-up can convert your petrol car into an EV in just 8 hours

Using a method that can fit batteries in up to 42 mainstream car models, start-up e-Revolt believes it can cut conversion times from months to a day.

07/12/2023

Mobility

This French company has designed an e-bike that doesn’t need a battery

The brainchild of French entrepreneur Adrien Lelièvre, the Pi-Pop e-bike uses a supercapacitor to store energy rather than rely on batteries.

05/12/2023

Mobility

Tesla delivers first dozen Cybertrucks - two years behind schedule

Elon Musk unveiled Tesla's first Cybertrucks to roll off the factory floor, two years behind schedule and amid continued uncertainty about production.

01/12/2023

Mobility

Why do people ride electric scooters on the pavement?

E-scooter company Dott is using AI-powered cameras to study people’s use of their scooters.

01/11/2023

Eco-Innovation

The European capital with free transport and 15-minute city ambition

10 years after it made public transport free, how is Tallinn’s transport network still changing for the better?

04/10/2023

Mobility

Are we prepared to tackle the risk of EV fires?

While EV fires happen less frequently than in traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) cars, they pose very different challenges for first responders.

20/09/2023

Mobility

Massages and AI counselling: Will autonomous cars help with self-care?

LG presented a vision of what autonomous vehicles (AVs) could be like in the future - and it’s all about having more "me time" on the move.

10/09/2023

Mobility

Scotland sees the UK’s first self-driving local bus services

Five autonomous buses will ferry up up to 10,000 passengers a week along a 22.5 km route in Edinburgh, Scotland.

16/05/2023

Mobility

Sweden plans to build the world's first permanent e-road by 2025

The first of its kind in the world, the e-motorway may lead to an expansion of a further 3,000 km of electric roads in Sweden by 2035.

09/05/2023

Mobility

These are the top 5 best-selling electric cars in Europe this year

EVs have accounted for more than 13 per cent of Europe's car sales so far this year. These are the models topping the best-selling rankings to date.

24/04/2023