A Lancashire dairy is milking the benefits of the award-winning Nissan e-NV200 – using the versatile all-electric van as a 21st century version of the traditional British milk float. Grimshaw Lane Dairy in Ormskirk has taken delivery of four e-NV200 vans from Crosby Park Nissan in Liverpool and is using them to make its daily […]
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Following the acquisition of certain electric motorbike assets by Polaris Industries Inc., Brammo have decided to concentrate on their lithium-ion expertise. Following the purchase by Polaris, Brammo will supply its electric powertrain for use in their on and off-road vehicles, taking Brammo’s electric motorbike know-how into four wheels. Craig Bramscher, CEO and founder of Brammo,
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First impressions There is a well-known phrase within the electric vehicle industry: The EV Grin. It refers to the involuntary smile that everyone has when they take their first ride in an electric vehicle. It is a very strange sensation, getting into an electric car for the first time and driving away. The silence, the
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The Mirai is Toyota’s latest venture into cutting edge car-tech and their first Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) available for purchase. While some are busy slating hydrogen fuel cells as already being defunct due to advancements in battery technology, the Japanese car maker has enjoyed enormous demand for its cutting edge car. Launched on 15th December
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As electric and plug-in hybrid sales grow, strain on the existing infrastructure is already beginning to show. Some battery electric vehicle (BEV) owners are finding themselves in the situation whereby they cannot gain access to charge points because they are taken up by plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). Plug-in hybrid sales have rocketed from a
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Audi Tradition have a new addition to their historic collection, a 1956 DKW Schnellaster “Elektro” electric car. Between 1955 and 1962, Auto Union GmbH produced about 100 Schnellaster electric cars which the company aimed mainly at energy companies, public utility or battery manufacturers. This particular DKW was saved from the North Sea island of Wangerooge,
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Just when you thought the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV couldn’t be any more versatile, Mitsubishi have launched a brand new trim level to cater more towards the company car market. To find out what we think of the car, check out our review in the current issue of AutoVolt. Individually hand crafted sumptuous leather seats, low
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Luton based Chargemaster have just announced their 1 millionth charge using their nationwide network of EV charge points. A total of around 9.5 million kWh of electricity has been pumped out since September 2012. The level of charge is sufficient for more than 49 million electrically driven miles. In 2014, the British firm installed its
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According to the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), MPs are yet to grasp the impact of modern vehicle technology on the motor industry. Comments came after a Dods Polling survey into the attitude of MPs toward driverless cars revealed a, “general lack of knowledge amongst our legislators on the impact of autonomous vehicles.” Almost
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With a truly chilling winter now well underway, the UK will be turning up the heat – literally – inside homes across the country. We take a look at a few of the more economic and environmentally friendly heating systems currently available. In the not too distant past, heating was only possible by means of
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