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1 MAGAZINE Winter 2020 ELECTRIC VEHICLES > FLEET > CHARGING > BUSINESS > INNOVATION INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 08 - 09 18-19 22 - 23 FORMULA E & HUBSTA JOINS EV MARKET EXTREME E ELECTRIC JUICE - WHATS JOIN FORCES NETWORK HAPPENED 3 Guest Editor Lyndsey Hetherington Associate Consultant - EV Charging Solutions Elmtronics Limited HAVE YOU EVER DRIVEN AN ELECTRIC CAR? ‘Hope the government are going to buy me this new car As the government moves because I can’t afford a new one anytime soon!’ to bring forward a ban on Its no denying that electric cars carry a hefty price tag…what the sale of new petrol and about looking into the used market? I bought a four-year-old Nissan LEAF, with very low mileage and full battery health. I diesel cars to 2030, there’s have recently been told by the garage that the car is now in no denying the news has ‘positive equity’... Not something you hear of with petrol or diesel car’s. caused a storm within the media. An influx of negative ‘The range isn’t good enough!’ comments such as: How many miles do you actually drive per day? A figure that I believe, gets hugely over estimated. I like to rely on my home chargepoint in the main but can also get away with just ‘What happens when your battery charging at work through the week and that’s with a 35 mile goes flat on the motorway after commute every day! being stuck in a traffic jam or stuck in snow overnight?’ At present, we can see manufacturers are fully invested in a zero emissions future, with some 60 plug-in models now on Wouldn’t this be the same in a petrol the market and 34 more coming in 2020, the range of the or diesel car? How much range is vehicles are ever-increasing. really lost over night? A couple of Misconceptions of electric vehicles can be frustrating. miles?…I have never had an issue with Why do we still have these negative opinions of electric cars? my Nissan LEAF. We still have our work cut out in educating and advising ‘How many electric car charging people with the true facts of driving electric. That is why points do you see on your travels? every single member of our team, drives either a fully electric I drive 300 miles a week and I have or plug-in hybrid car. A great follow on LinkedIn is our Sales seen only one.’ Director, Simon Tate, who documents his real-life journey, “With Hubsta travelling throughout the UK, in a fully electric Telsa. The good, the bad…and the ugly, which you usually get a laugh at! you're always in Ecotricity’s Electric Highway network has rapid chargepoints at just about We encourage everyone to get behind the wheel of an control” every motorway service station in electric car, feel the comfort, test the speed and experience the UK…if you’re not looking for the torque and I can 100% guarantee, it will sway the opinions chargepoints you’re very unlikely of the most enthusiastic of petrol heads. to notice them. A great tool to find Throughout the year, we will be attending and hosting a range chargepoints in any area is an app of events, giving you the chance to jump behind the wheel, called Zap-Map. of not only high-spec Tesla’s and Jaguar’s, but also more affordable electric cars such as the new Peugeot and Mini, ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING which can give the most expensive of models, a real run for their money. MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Going into 2020, my one piece of advice would be to go and test drive an electric car and then decide! Connecting to charge points worldwide, it’s never been easier to manage your electric vehicle fleet infrastructure in one place We hope you enjoy the magazine and the topics we have covered, if you would like to feature in this magazine or have any suggestions we would love to hear www.hubsta.co.uk from you. Email us at [email protected] 08 CONTENTS Electric vehicles - 06 saving lives today Formula E & Extreme E 08 join forces Top commercial vehicles 10 for 2020 22 of the biggest EVs on 11 13 sale this year Hubsta joins Electric 15 18 Juice network Zap-Map launches Zap- 20 pay EV’s hit 18.5% market 21 share EV market latest 22 statistics 24 BIK boost for EVs 24 East Devon clean up with 26 new EV vans 28 Audi e-tron review Telsa celebrates 30 20,000th supercharger CNG energy partner with 31 Elmtronics 26 30 6 7 Electric vehicles can charge up at home, at From cars to buses to trucks, electric vehicles ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE NOT work, while you are at the store. are transforming how we move goods and ourselves, cleaning up our air and climate — One advantage of electric vehicles is that and your voice can help advance the electric JUST THE MOVEMENT INTO many can be recharged wherever they make wave. their home, whether that is your home or a THE FUTURE, THEY ARE SAVING bus station. This makes electric vehicles a Urge your city to invest in electric buses, good solution for truck and bus fleets that trucks, and charging infrastructure. Speak with LIVES TODAY. return regularly to a central depot or yard. your local elected officials and write letters- to-the-editors. A few things we know about EVs and how where your electricity comes from. As more electric vehicles hit the market you can make your future electric. and are used more broadly, new recharging If you (or your friends) are in the market for The electricity that charges and fuels battery- solutions — including adding more public a car, buy electric. Check if your local utility Electric vehicles now include cars, transit electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles come from charging locations in shopping centres, offers rebates or other incentives for installing buses, trucks of all sizes, and even big-rig power grids, which rely on a range of sources parking garages, and workplaces — will be electric vehicle charging stations at your tractor-trailers that are at least powered by — from fossil fuels to clean renewable energy. required for people and businesses without home. electricity. the same access at home. Energy grids can vary, which means that Enlighten your friends. Encourage your friends Electric vehicles fall into three main the carbon footprint of driving an electric Workplace charging is one key element of to find out how much carbon pollution they categories: vehicle ranges depending on the source of its democratising access to electric cars, and we could save by going electric. electricity. need to move if we are going to meet this o Battery electric vehicles are powered by challenge. Electric utilities have a big role to Source: https://earthjustice.org/ electricity stored in a battery pack. The very good news? Because electric play. o Plug-in hybrids combine a gasoline or vehicles are more efficient in converting diesel engine with an electric motor and energy to power cars and trucks, electricity You can help make the future electric (even if large rechargeable battery. across the board is cleaner and cheaper as you are car-free). o Fuel cell vehicles split electrons from a fuel for vehicles, even when that electricity hydrogen molecules to produce electricity comes from the dirtiest grid. to run the motor. Throughout their entire lifetime, electric cars ‘Educating consumers is a major part Electric vehicles are saving the climate, our are better for the climate. of driving the future forward.’ lives. Here is how. In the manufacturing process, electric vehicles One of the largest sources of climate pollution will produce more global warming emissions is carbon monoxide. Emissions from cars and than the average petrol vehicle, because trucks are not only bad for our planet they electric cars’ large lithium-ion batteries need are bad for our health. Air pollutants from a lot of materials and energy to build. (For petrol and diesel-powered vehicles cause example, manufacturing a mid-sized electric asthma, bronchitis, cancer, and premature car with an 84-mile range, results in 15% more death. emissions.) The long-term health impacts of localised air Yet, once the vehicles get on the road, it is a pollution last a lifetime, with the effects borne whole different energy story. out in asthma attacks, lung damage, and heart conditions. Electric vehicles make up for their higher manufacturing emissions within, at most, As the COVID-19 pandemic — a respiratory eighteen months of driving — and continue to disease — continues to spread, it is becoming outperform petrol cars until the end of their more evident now to make the change! lives. Electric vehicles have a smaller carbon footprint than petrol-powered cars, no matter 8 9 Source: Extreme E FORMULA E MAKES STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN EXTREME E - ON A SHARED MISSION TO COUNTERACT CLIMATE CHANGE Formula E has today announced earlier this ing forces in our fight against climate change, month that it has become a minority sharehold- while each continuing on our independent and er in Extreme E - the radical new off-road mot- complementary sporting paths. It’s an honour orsport, which will see electric SUVs competing for me to be invited to join Extreme E’s Board in remote ecosystems around the world. of Directors and I’m committed to delivering the greatest impact for both businesses as we light They have been united to tackle the current up the world with the transformative power of climate change by accelerating the adoption of electric racing.” electric vehicles.