Articles about the actual ownership of an electric vehicle.
Residual Value (RV) forecasts for electric vehicles (EV) are increasingly getting closer to that of traditional diesel cars as the used car market acclimatises to the new technology and understanding of it improves, says Glass’s. The publishers of the trade pricing bible say that in some cases, EV RV forecasts are already approaching that of […]
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More than nine in 10 owners (93%) use their Nissan LEAF as their main family car, 64% say it is better to drive than a petrol or diesel vehicle and one person even sold his Aston Martin to buy a pair of ‘LEAVES’ in order to avoid domestic fights. These are just some of the
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It is rare for a company to produce a product and retroactively upgrade the warranty, yet that is exactly what Tesla have done. In a move likely to attract new customers who previously feared the unproven drivetrain (in terms of longevity), Tesla’s Elon Musk stated in his blog post announcement that Tesla should put their
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Frome, Somerset, is to be the host of a new electric vehicle event this Friday the 4th July, at the Cheese & Grain from 6.30pm. The event is free and open to anyone interested, intrigued or bewildered by electric vehicles and will be joined by Malcolm Burgess of Tesla Motors and Kevin Sharpe of Zero
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Renault is proud to be the Official Automotive Sponsor of Grand Designs Live 2014 for both London (which took place in May) and Birmingham (October) shows – with discounted tickets available to all its social media followers. Of interest to those in the market for making their home as environmentally conscious as possible, the Grand
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Over in the USA, Nissan have announced the expansion of its successful ‘No Charge to Charge’ promotion, which will provide two years of no-cost public charging with the purchase or lease of a new Nissan LEAF. In total, Nissan will launch ‘No Charge to Charge’ in 25 U.S. markets, which are currently responsible for more
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Nissan LEAF drivers are clocking up a huge amount of all electric miles as they near the landmark achievement of surpassing 1 billion kilometres. Nissan has created a series of animated stories to celebrate the race to 1 billion electric km featuring owners. The story of Roberto, from Valladolid, is particularly interesting as he drives
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My Electric Avenue have successfully signed up more than 100 customers to take part in the Technical Trials. Each participant will be given the use of an electric car so that a better depiction of what life along a street might be like with the inclusion of electric cars and infrastructure. The project is lead
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Toyota has announced a recall today for some of its current, third-generation Prius models to correct a potential problem with the hybrid system’s boost converter software. The recall affects 30,790 UK-registered Prius cars. Worldwide, there have been no reports of any accidents or injuries relating to this issue. In Europe Toyota has recorded 11 field
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On sale now, the Volkswagen e-up! offers a quieter alternative to their award winning up! city car. Available from 24 e-Retailers, the e-up! offers a five door, four-seat high spec. car producing zero emissions at the tail pipe. In addition, Volkswagen have teamed up with Ecotricity, the world’s first ‘green electricity’ company, to provide an
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