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Nissan LEAF

One Shopping Weekend Left to Bag Best Electric Car Bargain

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Drivers have only one weekend left to get a £5,000 discount on an ultra-green car. From 1st March 2016 the maximum subsidy available to purchasers of the greenest cars will be cut from £5,000 to £4,500 as ministers reduce taxpayer support for each vehicle sold. As part of the overhaul of the plug-in car grant scheme, vehicles will also be divided into three sub categories depending on the extent of their green credentials. For certain vehicles this will result in a maximum pay out of no more than…

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M25. 117 Miles. BMW i3. Electric power. #LapLondon

M25. 117 Miles. BMW i3. Electric power. #LapLondon

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It’s electric week and this means everyone around the country are helping promote electric cars and their viability as everyday transport. Of course, the initiated few know the answer already but for those who don’t, which let’s face it, is the vast majority of motorists on our roads today it’s worth reminding them that there is an alternative to petrol and diesel.

Sadly, the majority believe electric cars to only be suitable as a second car due to their relative lack of range compared to a single…

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BMW presents the Vehicular CrowdCell at the Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona

BMW Presents the Vehicular CrowdCell at Mobile World Congress 2016

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This year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (22-25 February 2016) is one of Europe’s most important communications shows. BMW has unveiled its research project, “Vehicular CrowdCell”.

Using the popular “crowd” buzzword, BMW’s project extends on last year’s “Vehicle Small Cell” that offered a mobile femtocell – a very small mobile phone base station connected to the phone network via the Internet – that optimises mobile radio reception inside vehicles with additional capacity and coverage of mobile networks.

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LeEco and Aston Martin sign MOU

LeEco Partners with Aston Martin to Produce RapidE Electric Car for 2018

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Leading global technology company LeEco and luxury sports car brand Aston Martin have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) towards the creation of a partnership that will develop a production version of the Aston Martin RapidE electric vehicle concept. It is anticipated the partnership will see the two companies working together in developing and manufacturing RapidE, with the potential for adding a range of next-generation connected electric vehicles on behalf of Aston Martin, LeEco and Faraday Future.

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Dundee Cabs Charge points

Evolt Helps 203020 Become UK’s Largest Electric Taxi Operator

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The Evolt Electric Vehicle (EV) charge point infrastructure supplied and installed by APT Controls at the Dundee taxi company, “203020” has become an ideal model for cab firms looking to go electric, according to its CEO, David Young. 203020 is increasing its fleet to 100 fully electric vehicles, which will make it the largest EV taxi fleet in the UK. Dundee along with seven other cities is currently aiming for a slice of a £20 million funding pot to become the UK’s electric taxi capital.

APT Controls was selected after a full tender process as the key supplier to 203020’s fleet of 30 EVs and has subsequently installed five top-of-the-range 50kW Tri-Rapid chargers, which…

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Opel Ampera-e

Finally, Chevrolet Bolt Comes to Europe as the Ampera-e

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When Chevrolet’s Bolt EV was unveiled, there was one question on the lips of most Europeans (and anyone outside of the US for that matter); when will the Bolt come to our shores? The question was largely ignored and only answered with cautious Chevrolet representatives who clearly were none the wiser about what the people upstairs were plotting…

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BMW 225xe and 330e PHEVs

Four New Plug-ins Join BMW’s Hybrid Line-up

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The new BMW X5 xDrive40e was the first Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle production car from the BMW core brand, not from fledgling BMW i. BMW marks its 100th anniversary this year and the announcements for plug-in hybrid vehicles are coming thick and fast. BMW will offer an additional four PHEVs to broaden the opportunity to drive ultra-low emission vehicles with all electric drive capability, bringing a total of five BMW branded PHEVs to market before the year’s end.

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Nissan e-NV200 CHAdeMO charging

Electric Car Charging Available at Most Motorway Service Stations

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The UK is home to an electric revolution, led in part thanks to the adoption and speed at which a rapid charge network has spread across the country.

Of the 165 individual charge points at 70 major UK service stations, 92% are equipped with rapid chargers, allowing electric car drivers to top-up their batteries in 30 minutes. Where a service station straddles the road…

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Deeside with Solar array

Next Gen Toyota Hybrids wIll be Produced at Deeside

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Toyota Manufacturing UK is to build next generation hybrid engines at its Deeside plant in North Wales for a future Toyota crossover model based on the company’s C-HR concept car, the company’s answer to Nissan’s hugely popular Juke small crossover.

The addition of the new high-tech engine to the factory’s production is attracting additional investment of…

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Chevrolet Bolt EV 2017

Has Chevrolet’s Bolt Pushed Other EV Makers into Action?

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Chevrolet aren’t known for their economising, planet-saving expertise. Instead, they’re best known for their completely at-odds gas guzzling cars that actively laugh in the face of polar bears. However, that’s a wholly unfair and out-dated reputation that is rapidly changing. Sure, like many major companies, they’re perhaps not as quick on their feet as – say – Tesla Motors, but like the young whipper-snapper, Chevrolet has the…

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