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Acura NSX Pikes Peak

Acura Enter NSX-Inspired Electric Prototype into Pikes Peak Plus Two Hybrid NSX

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Acura will field a pair of 2017 Acura NSX supercars in the 100th Anniversary of the running of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on 26 June 2016, marking the North American racing debut of Acura’s next-generation NSX.

The two Acura NSX supercars will compete in the Time Attack 1 and 2 classes and will be piloted by brothers James and Nick Robinson, respectively, both from the company’s North American engineering team. In addition, Acura will campaign an NSX-inspired prototype vehicle…

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Nissan e-NV200 CHAdeMO charging

CHAdeMO Boosted to 150kW This Year, 350kW in Future

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During CHAdeMO’s annual General Assembly in Tokyo, Japan on 1st june 2016, the Association’s management has announced its plans and ongoing activities toward bringing high power CHAdeMO chargers to the market in a bid to stay relevant despite newer standards like CCS keen to takeover.

This year, the Association plans to release an amendment to the current protocol, which will enable charging up to 150kW (350A). The revision of the protocol (that was already announced to the Regular Members last year) is still ongoing with technical consultations held with members…

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Rolec HomeCharge

NHS Fleet Solutions Chooses Rolec for Charge Points

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NHS Fleet Solutions has chosen Rolec EV as its official UK EV charging point installation partner. Rolec has been given the role of managing the manufacture and installation of EV home charging points for all NHS Fleet Solutions’ EV drivers.

Bianca Alsop-Orrey, Rolec EV’s Business Development Manager, commented:

“We’re delighted to have been chosen by NHS Fleet Solutions to manage all of their home charge installs throughout the UK. NHS…

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Nissan LEAF London backdrop

Nissan Offers Added Incentive to go EV for London’s Hybrid Drivers

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All orders placed for Nissan’s 100% electric new LEAF during June and registered by 30th June will be eligible for an additional £500 deposit contribution.

As the ‘sunset period’ for the Greener Vehicle Discount comes to an end on 24th June Nissan is offering owners of older hybrid vehicles, which are no longer eligible for free entry into the London Congestion Charge zone, yet another reason to go all-electric with an additional £500 deposit contribution when taken with 3.99% APR Representative PCP…

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PSA BEV interior space

PSA Unveils Electric & Hybrid Plans for the Future

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PSA Group has finally unveiled their electrification strategy plans at the “Innovation Day” event held today, on 25 May 2016. In order to meet all its customers’ needs and to keep costs low while offering a well-developed platform from which to offer electrified chassis, PSA Group has consolidated the development of its electric and hybrid models to two global modular platforms. This will allow PSA to offer a wide range of internal combustion, electric and plug-in hybrid petrol models with the first hitting the road from 2019…

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Buemi makes his move on Bruno Senna - Formula E London ePrix 28 June 2015 - AutoVolt

Formula E London ePrix Given a Green Light

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The trouble with street racing is permissions to close entire city centres or areas within them are often fraught with problems and can take a while to achieve. Despite the FIA Formula E having successfully run the inaugural London ePrix last year at Battersea Park, the organisers have only just today been given the green light for the 2016 London ePrix in Battersea Park on 2nd and 3rd July.

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Most UK Motorists Against Driverless Cars, finds New Survey

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More than half of the UK’s motorists oppose driverless cars as the country moves forwards with plans to allow autonomous technology trials to begin on our roads. 62% of drivers said they would feel less safe on the roads alongside other vehicles with no human behind the wheel. Almost three-quarters of those surveyed (72%) said there would be added complications to resolving insurance disputes involving “robo cars”.

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Victory RR

Victory Returns to the TT Zero

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Victory Motorcycles is returning with the Victory Racing team to compete in the Isle of Man TT Zero race with an all-new electric race bike called the Victory RR. The Victory RR electric motorcycle has been developed over the past year using data gathered during last year’s TT Zero and will be ridden by William Dunlop.

This means Victory Racing is fielding entries in two of the world’s most gruelling road races – Pikes Peak in the USA and the Isle of Man TT in Europe…

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Volvo Concept 40

Volvo Electrifies its Future Small Cars

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We’re big fans of Volvo here at AutoVolt and with good reason. The Swedish company has always produced innovative products that offer a slightly unconventional approach to the norm and lately their design has come along leaps and bounds. They’re a company that brought us the – admitedly thirsty – V60 Plug-in Hybrid diesel and they’ve since released the exceptional XC90 T8 Twin-Engine and are soon to launch their big flagship cars too, the S90 and V90 – both with T8 Twin-Engine plug-in hybrid…

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