Electric vehicle market grew 19% in 2018 with almost 60,000 new plug-in electric cars registered in the UK One new electric car registered every nine minutes in the UK last year End-of-year figures show the seventh consecutive year of growth for the plug-in car market Total number of pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars registered … Read more
Go Ultra Low will return to the Hay Festival this year to host a panel on the future of electric vehicles. Following a successful inaugural event at 2018’s festival, Broadcaster and author Kate Humble will chair this year’s panel, bringing together influential speakers from the Government and the automotive and energy sectors to discuss their … Read more
June 26 2019, London – As a result of continued Government funding and investment from the private sector, the UK has seen a significant expansion in electric vehicle charging infrastructure in recent years. The total number of chargepoint connectors currently stands at close to 24,0001, at over 8,600 locations, a rise of more than 140% within … Read more
Today is an exciting day for the Go Ultra Low campaign, not only are we publishing new research, we’re announcing a new celebrity ambassador, launching our brand new ad campaign, and welcoming a host of new members. Electric cars are nothing new. In fact, they’ve been around for over 100 years. However, it’s only in … Read more
Christmas is one of my favourite times of the year, a time for family, friends and reflection. At home we embrace the shorter days with wintery walks and mulled wine (for the grown-ups of course). I’m sure I’m not alone in taking time to reflect over the festive season too. I enjoy making a note … Read more
Broadcaster, adventurer and Go Ultra Low ambassador Ben Fogle challenged pupils to count the number of zero emission miles they travelled over the course of a week, as part of a national school competition 630 schools took part in the challenge, with the winning pupil accumulating over 208 zero emission miles Ben Fogle will visit … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown many aspects of our daily lives into turmoil. Restrictions aimed at combating the spread of the virus were introduced in mid-March, including a ban on all non-essential travel, so there hasn’t been much scope for using the car. Understandably, the appetite for buying big ticket items such as new cars … Read more
The direction of travel is set. The UK Government has confirmed the end of sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars and vans will be brought forward to 2030 – 10 years earlier than planned – while plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) will remain on sale until 2035. The announcement forms part of an ambitious 10-point … Read more
Today marks the arrival of green number plates in the UK. Owners of new and used zero emission vehicles are now able to showcase their green credentials with a set of special plates, identifiable by a green vertical flash on the left-hand side of both the conventional white (front) and yellow (rear) plates. The green … Read more
On Saturday 12 December, the UK and UN will host the Climate Ambition Summit to encourage world leaders to come together to urgently tackle climate change. We caught up with our partners at ZipCar to find out why they think car sharing can help create a greener future and tackle climate change… An unintended consequence … Read more