Tag: Electric Cars

Electric vehicles in the UK

Electric vehicles – Wireless car charging to be trialled in the UK

Electric vehicles in the UK could be charged on the road without wires from as early as spring 2020. Induction pads will debut on residential streets, car parks and taxi ranks across London, the Midlands and Scotland in trials starting over the next two months. Cars simply park over the electromagnetic pads, installed underground, to…
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Self-parking cars

Self-parking cars could become reality

Self-parking cars could become reality – Learning to parallel park could soon become a thing of the past if a new Government initiative proves successful. Business Minister Richard Harrington is inviting companies to bid for £30 million of funding to help develop self-driving vehicles for the UK’s roads. Up to £5 million of this pot…
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Electric Car

Electric Cars: New noise systems to stop ‘silent’ electric cars and improve safety

Electric Cars – From 1 July 2019 all manufacturers must install an acoustic sound system in new types of quiet electric and hybrid electric vehicles to improve road safety.The government claims that this move helps to cement its position as a global leader in the transition to zero emission transport, by securing new regulations to…
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