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Nissan e-Bio Fuel Cell Prototype Vehicle

Nissan Trials Begin for e-Bio Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electric Van in South America

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Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. has revealed the world’s first Solid Oxide Fuel-Cell (SOFC)-powered prototype vehicle in Brazil that runs on bio-ethanol electric power. The breakthrough model, an all-new light–commercial vehicle, can rely on multiple fuels, including ethanol and natural gas, to produce high-efficiency electricity as a power source. Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn said: […]

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VW BUDD-e Moves Closer to Becoming a Reality

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During the Center for Automotive Research’s annual Management Briefing Seminars, Dr. Matthias Erb, Chief Engineering Officer North American Region, Volkswagen, presented BUDD-e, Volkswagen’s electric microbus concept during the Car of Tomorrow session. Having debuted at CES 2016 (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, BUDD-e is the first concept car developed by the Volkswagen Group that

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Nissan Leaf 48kWh

48kWh Long Range Leaf Built by Nissan Engineers for Fun, Research and Development

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In a demonstration of their passion for innovation, Nissan engineers have created a prototype Nissan LEAF with a 48 kWh battery – in their spare time. Following the manufacturer’s principles of on-going research and development of electric vehicles, the 48 kWh prototype carries a battery twice the size of the original Nissan LEAF production model,

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Plug in Adventures Monte Carlo and back again in a BMW i3

Plug in Adventures Completes Scotland-Monte Carlo and Back Again in an EV

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Seasoned ‘Plug in’ adventurer Christopher Ramsey, an electric vehicle (EV) enthusiast, enjoys nothing more than pushing the boundaries of electric vehicle travel and testing the UK and Europe’s EV infrastructures to the limits.

After a few weeks’ careful planning, driving all the way to Monte Carlo gave Christopher his first taste of not only driving in Europe, but driving the all-electric BMW i3 on a long distance journey. Driving through the very heart of the UK and France, passing a large collection of wind farms and…

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Elon Musk - PHOTO: Jonathan Musk

The Master Plan, Part Deux; Elon Musk’s Electric Autonomous Future

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Not content with shaking up the automotive consumer car world, Elon Musk has announced his company’s plans for the future.

The billionaire entrepreneur has stated the direction he wants to take Tesla, and it’s an interesting but not altogether surprising one. Already, the firm has helped persuade the world that electric mobility is actually a genuinely viable alternative to petrol and diesel – and that it can outperform them in almost every respect too, but now he wants to move toward wider transportation issues…

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AutoVolt July-August 2016

July-August 2016 AutoVolt Now Available

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The new issue of AutoVolt is now available. Contents include our prestigious annual Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Awards 2016, a new column by Robert Llewellyn ( of Formula E, Fully Charged show, Scrap Heap Challenge and Kryten from Red Dwarf fame), a triple plug-in hybrid SUV test of the Volvo XC90 T8 versus BMW X5 xDrive40e and Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid. Plus there’s an article about the Morgan EV3 by Lem Bingley, a look at Tesla’s Autopilot autonomous driving system and an insightful look at Ecotricity’s charge-for-charge,

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