EV

EV infrastructure: Some cities more plugged-in than others

1 June 2020

Garages with an eye on the electric vehicle future may want to consider if the local infrastructure could support major motorist take-up, and new research… Read More

Coronavirus causes 60% of garages to close

16 April 2020

More than 60% of garages in the UK could have shut their doors since the COVID-19 lockdown began, a survey suggests.Key closure causes cited in… Read More

On-street chargepoint funding gets government boost

27 January 2020

Garages could see EV numbers grow following the announcement that government funding for the installation of chargepoints on residential streets will double to £10 million… Read More

The Motor Ombudsman plugs in new EV Garage Finder feature

27 November 2019

The Motor Ombudsman has launched a new search facility on its Garage Finder to allow drivers to easily find and identify accredited businesses that service… Read More

EV professional standard discussed by industry experts

7 February 2019

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) hosted an Electric Vehicle Advisory Group meeting on Tuesday ( 5 February).  The forum with cross-industry experts was… Read More

More focus on EV training says IMI

21 January 2019

This week the government has published its response to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee report ‘Electric vehicles: driving the transition’, and the… Read More

Hybrid tech in motor sport

1 October 2018

If you have even a passing interest in motorsport, you are probably aware of, and have an opinion regarding the use of hybrid technology in… Read More

IMI launches new international EV training solution  

11 September 2018

IMI: UK garages unprepared for EV surge

7 September 2018

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), has voiced its concern for the safety of technicians after electric vehicle sales reach a record high.Electric and… Read More

Part five: Electric and hybrid vehicles

2 April 2018

We previously looked at the basic principles of brushless electric motors that use an alternating current to continuously reverse or swap the polarity of the… Read More