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UK’s first electric ferry, using old Nissan Leaf batteries, launched in Plymouth

UK’s first sea-going electric ferry, e-Voyager, is launched in Plymouth to begin series of trials using re-purposed Nissan Leaf electric car batteries.

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Honda to phase out diesel, petrol cars in UK in favour of EVs by 2022

Japanese auto maker Honda quietly moves to end sales of diesel vehicles in UK in favour of electric cars.

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Tesla Model 3 slashes charging time in 1,376km trip from Scotland to Cornwall

A 1,367km trip from north of Scotland to south-westerly tip of Cornwall completed in Model 3 with little over 1.5 hours of charging time.

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Polestar confirms location for first electric car showroom in UK

Volvo-owned EV brand Polestar announces Westfield London, Europe’s largest shopping centre, as location for first UK “Space” showroom.

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New UK report shows that EVs and renewables are the perfect pairing

Electric vehicles feature in the future projections in new UK report as much more than simple tools to get around in a zero carbon way.

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Shell wants UK to accelerate ban on fossil fuel car sales to 2030

Oil major Shell says UK should ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles within a decade.

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