Electric Car News

There was WalMart… then they came to England and created ASDA. Like it or not but it is there, wherever you go. Another American retail giant is coming to Britain and bringing good news for electric car fans.
Best Buy electronics store will be the first retail outlet to offer electric cars to public. Now you’re probably thinking: how come we never thought about it? Yep! That was my first reaction too.
Best Buy are known in the US for their friendly “try before you buy” approach. It promises to

The EU wouldn’t be EU if they didn’t come up with another scheme to justify their existence. According to Brussels, standardisation is required for the electric car market to work. What they want is a standard charger across Europe. According to the EU, the main reason to introduce standard is that the US and Asia are already developing their standards.
It will come as an extra strain on electric car makers as they are already struggling to master something that doesn’t exist yet - the electric car

Milton Keynes Council has announced that they’ve reached an agreement with the Renault-Nissan alliance. The town will apparently be one of the first places in Britain to receive electric cars made by Renault and Nissan when they become available. That’s how they’ve jumped the queue.
The Council from their side committed to build an advanced charging point grid in Milton Keynes. Helped by the Government’s

A question like this and many other vital questions will be on eTec’s agenda as they’re preparing to roll out the biggest electric car infrastructure field-test in history. They’ve received $100 million from the US Department of Energy and doubled the total with a private investor input. The study will be launched in California, Washington, Arizona, Oregon and Tennesee. In total 11,000 charging points will be installed and 4700 Nissan Leafs leased out to people who have expressed their readiness of becoming test rabbits.
eTec takes on a huge risk …

It’s been apparently the worst winter in almost 2 decades in Denmark. “Better Place” - a company that had installed 60 charging points in and around Copenhagen - was worried how would the equipment cope with the harsh climate. They all emerged from the deep winter undamaged. Actually, their customer support centre has had a boring spell of time with no support calls at all.
Many are sceptical about using electric cars in Northern