Nissan’s LEAF has become the first 100% electric vehicle to be available on the Motability Scheme, allowing the scheme’s 620,000 users the opportunity to explore zero emission motoring.* The new UK-built LEAF is now available from just £999 Advance Payment (AP). For £1,299 AP customers can upgrade to the Acenta model featuring Nissan’s CARWINGS telematics […]
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Renault and some important institutions* in France have setup GIREVE SAS which, in French stands for, Groupement pour l’Itinérance des Recharges Électriques de Véhicules which roughly translates to Group for Roaming Electric Vehicle Recharging. Interestingly enough, the word GIREVE sounds like, “Je reve” which in French means “I dream“. GIREVE’s remit is to facilitate the use of
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Toyota will showcase an exciting new concept for road and track at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, featuring Toyota Hybrid System-Racing (THS-R) technology. THS-R technology has been used in the TS030, Toyota’s FIA World Endurance Championship car, which achieved second place at this year’s Le Mans 24 hours. More information on the concept will be
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This August is Toyota’s Trybrid month, whereby Toyota are promoting test drives in their extensive range of hybrid vehicles. Toyota say it is a great way to find out exactly what the clean vehicle technology has to offer. Not only do you get to try the latest hybrids from Toyota, but they’re also offering customers’
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BMW has confirmed they will take the wraps of the forthcoming i8 hybrid sports car at the IAA International Motor Show at Frankfurt this September. Following on from the BMW i3 launch at the end of July just a week ago, BMW is obviously keen to keep the ball rolling and attract attention while they
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BMW will take the concept of driving pleasure to the next level at this year’s IAA International Motor Show: Visitors to the show will be able to experience the endless driving pleasure of the new BMW models on an almost 300-metre-long track over three levels. In this way, BMW is putting a new spin on
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At AutoVolt Magazine, we recently posted that the latest Honda NSX prototype would appear at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ahead of the Honda Indy 200 and indeed it did as the below press release outlines. The Honda NSX prototype lapped the 2.4-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, just prior to the running
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Electric vehicle (EV) drivers using the UK’s motorway system can now access 13 more rapid chargers at Welcome Break service stations. Installed at Welcome Break sites across the country, the 13 rapid chargers represent the latest phase of work completed by Nissan and Ecotricity to expand the rapid charging network on the UK’s motorways. Taking
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At the same time as it continues to bring advanced, low emission plug-in hybrid vehicles to the marketplace, Toyota knows their success will rely on customers having easy access to safe and convenient recharging points. To help make this happen, it has joined forces with fellow manufacturers in Japan to promote the installation of chargers
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Hospitals, stations and streets across the UK will see a wave of new chargepoints for electric cars, thanks to government funding. In February the government announced an extra £37 million to offset the cost of installing infrastructure for recharging electric vehicles. Business Minister Michael Fallon and Transport Minister Norman Baker announced the winning bids for the
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