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Roborace Unveils Daniel Simon Design for Driverless, Electric & Connected Racecar

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If you saw the Hollywood film Tron Legacy, chances are you’ll remember the achingly gorgeous light-bike design of the lead character’s speedy white glossy cockpit adorned motorcycle. It was a thing of beauty and something moviegoers could easily imagine to be real – or should be real. The bike’s creator was Daniel Simon, who’s career has seen him head design for Bugatti, design Le Mans racing cars, drones and even the odd spaceship too. It’s a fascinating background to this; his latest creation.

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New Electric Car for 5-10 Year Olds In Development

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A brand new car designed by motoring experts for five to 10 year olds is to launch for the first time – and the company behind it is looking for test drivers to help perfect the specially created vehicle.

The state-of-the-art car has been nine months in development and has been designed by specialist engineers specifically for under 10s. The two-seater cars will feature twin, state of the art, electric motors, disc brakes, independent suspension, right or left hand…

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Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell numbers increase in the UK

Aberdeen City Council Takes on Four Hydrogen Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cells

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Aberdeen City Council and Co-wheels car club have added four Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cells to their fleet. The cars will be made available to the public through the car club on a pay-as-you-go basis and to Aberdeen businesses for trial use.

The order takes the nationwide total of Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles to 15, with more than 250 across Europe. Those vehicles in the UK are already in use by Johnson Matthey, TfL, Air Products, ITM Power and Anglo American.

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Rolec Launches EV GroupManager

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Rolec has announced the launch of its new EV GroupManager system, which has been designed to provide full management control of private Electric Vehicle (EV) charging networks. According to Rolec, the EV GroupManager system has been developed to allow the operator easy management of their entire private EV charging network from a single central computerised location.

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Buying a New V Used Electric Car – Special Free MiniMag

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In case you’ve not yet noticed, the new AutoVolt March-April 2016 is now available. The issue is packed full of great articles including a comprehensive guide between buying new versus used electric cars. The great folk over at EcoCars4Sale – experts in used electric and hybrid vehicles – contributed greatly to the article and we’ve teamed

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AutoVolt Mar-Apr 2016

March-April 2016 AutoVolt Now Available

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Are hydrogen fuel cell cars the future and what are they like to live with? We ask the question and experience first hand the advantages, and disadvantages, of living with a fuel cell. AutoVolt was given exclusive access to Qualcomm Halo to learn all about the wireless charging system, how it operates and what it might mean for the future adoption of EVs. There’s a real chance wireless charging might become an inherent and accepted part of our infrastructure and it’s an exciting prospect. AutoVolt was also privileged to be asked to participate in a New Hydrogen World Record, which consisted driving laps continuously around the M25 accumulating more than 6,000 miles in total over just five days and nights!

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“Standardise Electric Car Charging” says Volvo Cars

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Volvo Cars believes the global automotive industry should strive towards the introduction of a standardised charging infrastructure for electric cars, says Dr Peter Mertens, the company’s Senior Vice President for Research & Development. To support the drive towards a global standard for electric car charging, Volvo Cars has decided to throw its weight behind the Charging Interface Initiative, a consortium of stakeholders that was founded to establish their Combined Charging System (CCS) as the standard for charging battery-powered vehicles.

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Updated: Electric & Hybrid Cars at Geneva 2016

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Nissan’s Geneva 2016 stand has their IDS Concept on show, which demonstrates the company’s vision for autonomous driving technology. Although the car is not new, Nissan’s directive is perhaps a little more aligned with partner company Renault’s, since the two announced a collaboration between their respective engineering departments so that, “two heads are better than one”, and there are no unnecessary duplications of investment and time. Resultantly, the company aims to get autonomous tech on the road sooner than you might think, albeit in a limited capacity. 2020 is the year when you can expect to finally take your hands away from the wheel altogether…

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Techrules Enters the Electric Hypercar Domain Complete with Turbine Range Extender

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Everyone likes a supercar and while the Bugatti Chiron might attract some attention for it’s 1,500 hp headline figure, it’s a bit passé, adding nothing new to the hypercard mix aside from more power. Boring.

Instead, if you’re going to claim that you’ve reinvented the wheel and pushed the boundaries of what it is to be human, you’ve got to think outside the box if your claim is going to hold any credence with a tech-savvy audience. Enter the Techrules, a new…

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