Audi has defended its titles early in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Japan. The success with the R18 e-tron quattro was achieved by Audi Sport Team Joest in odd circumstances: Heavy rain at Fuji meant that not a single lap could be completed under the Green Flag. In the end, the leaders of […]
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A campaign which has blazed a trail to raise awareness of cycle safety in London is being rolled out in cities across the UK, Road Safety Minister Robert Goodwill has announced. The poster campaign which aims to cut the number of cyclists killed or injured will target road users in five cities – Leeds, Manchester,
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Following an extensive testing and development programme, McLaren Automotive has now confirmed the performance figures for the McLaren P1™ in the latest stage in the launch of the groundbreaking model. These figures show that the third model in the range accelerates to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.8 seconds, 200 km/h (124 mph) in 6.8
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To be fair, we’ve not put that to the test, but Cadillac claims it’s new ELR interior is so quiet, especially when running on just battery power, that the coupé’s development team took great care to keep it that way when the on-board petrol powered generator turns on for extended range. How did they do
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Volvo Car Group has developed a revolutionary concept for lightweight structural energy storage components that could improve the energy usage of future electrified vehicles. The material, consisting of carbon fibres, nano structured batteries and super capacitors, offers lighter energy storage that requires less space in the car, cost effective structure options and is eco-friendly. As
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We previously wrote about Nissan’s exciting electric Le Mans racer, the ZEOD RC back in June. For the last long eight months, Nissan’s team have been working furiously on the development, design and construction of the electric racecar and today unveiled it at the headquarters of Nissan’s performance arm, Nismo, in Yokohama. In a mere
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Since the middle of September 2013, BMW has been rolling off their new electric baby, the i3 at their production facility in Leipzig, Germany. This new BMW i3 video shows the manufacturing processes that go into producing the car. Harald Kruger, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, says, “The processes, the manufacturing
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Drayson RacingTM has increased the World Electric Land Speed Record for sub-999kg cars during official FIA-sanctioned runs at Elvington Airfield in Yorkshire, England (*subject to FIA homologation). The all-electric prototype racing car driven by Lord (Paul) Drayson and developed by Drayson Racing Technologies achieved a two-way average speed of 205.139mph over the measured mile and 333.271kph
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The 100% electric Nissan LEAF will play a starring role at this year’s East Winds Film Festival – the UK’s largest celebration of East Asian cinema outside of London. Now in its third year, the prestigious four-day festival is staged by Coventry East Asian Film Society in association with Coventry University and has grown to
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Three Range Rover Diesel Hybrid prototypes have completed the ultimate engineering sign-off test by traversing 13 countries over 53 days from Solihull, UK, to Mumbai, India. It is the world’s first ever hybrid expedition along the Silk Trail and one of the boldest driving adventures ever pursued by Land Rover. Hostile conditions on the route
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