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Faraday Future FFZERO1 Concept

Is Faraday Future’s New Concept All Mouth and No Trousers?

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The problem with building up hype ahead of a product reveal is that there is a risk of underwhelming your audience. Faraday Future (FF) managed to accrue a healthy social media following as a result of their obsessively secretive nature but the promise of something special. The rumour mill was working at full speed to try and foresee what the fledgling company might produce. Few things were actually known as fact.
Certain key employees were made known publicly, hinting at what kind of car might be built. Designers from BMW i, ex Tesla engineers and so on…

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What to Look Forward to at CES 2016

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The global technology event CES held each year at Las Vegas has become the largest and most important annual tech event of its kind. Initially filled with TVs and computers, the show is now host to mobile phones, tablet PCs, smart watches and of course cars. Electronics in cars has increased over recent years to such an extent that manufacturers are keen to use a tech fest event like CES to strut their stuff. This year is no…

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Porsche Mission E is a Go

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Good news! The first 100% electrically powered Porsche is on its way. The supervisory board of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG has given the green light for the Mission E project. In the words of Dr. Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board, Porsche is thus “beginning a new chapter in the history of the sports car.” Mission E is due to be launched around 2020.

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The street of the future ‚?? neighbours in Marlow test the impact of a cluster of 9 electric vehicles on the local electricity grid.

Can the Grid Cope with Charging Electric Cars?

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My Electric Avenue is a three-year Ofgem-funded project that has been carrying out trials to discover the impact that charging clusters of electric vehicles (EVs) might have on local electricity networks at peak times. As sales of plug-in cars continue to rise*, and as EVs gain ever-larger battery capacities, the trial results show that collaborative action will be needed by the energy and automotive industries to support the growing…

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Britwind H15 windmill turbine

Ecotricity Introduce new Super Efficient Small Windmill with Big Power

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Britain’s leading green energy supplier, Ecotricity, has launched a groundbreaking new windmill at the European Wind Energy Association conference in Paris (17-20 November).

The windmill is designed and manufactured in Britain by Ecotricity’s new subsidiary, Britwind, which it formed in 2014 and who already produce Britain’s best-selling small windmill, the Britwind R9000…

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Faraday Future Will Offer Glimpse of Elusive EV at CES 2016

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Faraday Future, the ex-Tesla and Google electric car specialist employer has offered an extremely subtle glimpse at what might be an inkling of a detail of their highly anticipated electric car… or whatever it is they have been working on.

As you may have gathered, there’s not too much known about what the company will unveil, but the employees are a good indication that it should be exciting. The designer of BMW’s stunning i8 sports car…

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Formula E Adds Driverless ROBORACE Support Series in S3

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Formula E and Kinetik today announced a partnership with the intention to launch a global race series for driverless electric cars. This new championship called ‘ROBORACE’ will provide a competitive platform for the autonomous driving solutions that are now being developed by many large industrial automotive and technology players as well as top tech universities.

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A Streetcar Named Hyundai Event 26.11.2015 - AutoVolt

Momentous Evening for Hyundai Celebrated at Sunbeam Studios

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Hyundai celebrated a momentous occasion at the world renowned Sunbeam Studios in London yesterday evening, 26th November.

The event heralded the end of a mission: To photograph all 2,092 miles of, ‘The Knowledge’, the cabbies London road network that encompasses every back street and corner of central London.

The ‘A Streetcar Named Hyundai’ project was undertaken over 50 days with 127 people taking it in turns…

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Cezeta electric scooter - Prototype 3 front

Famous Czech Brand Returns with Retro High Performance Electric Scooter

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Cezeta Motors s.r.o. has begun accepting orders for its first scooter to use electric power. After half a century without production, Čezeta (also known as CZ) is re-announcing itself, however, this time as a luxury handmade scooter. Thrilling performance, quality materials and high tech accessories are the main benefits of the new Type 506. For 2016, Čezeta plans to manufacture 100 bikes at its new facility in Mirosovice, East Prague.

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London to Paris in an Electric Car #EV2PARIS

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The COP21 conference held in Paris this year may mark the beginning of the end for fossil fuel as Europe and indeed the world sets its sights on reducing global emissions. The EU has already pledged to reduce CO2 emissions by 40% by 2030 and with scandals such as Dieselgate highlighting the fact that even the best engineers in the world are feeling the pressure to cheat emissions tests, the writing’s on the wall for traditional fossil fuel.

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