News from the world of electric and hybrid vehicles.
Move over Twizy, Toyota is launching new trials of a two-seater version of its i-ROAD short-range urban electric vehicle. The nimble three-wheeler is joining the Open Road project, which has been running in Japan since July with a single-seat model.
i-ROAD’S ability to carry two on board is already being put to the test in Europe, where the vehicle is playing…
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Nissan has helped one of the largest NHS trusts in the North East of England move to an almost entirely electric fleet of vehicles, with savings made from transport costs being reinvested into patient care.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has added 13 all-electric Nissan e-NV200 vans, which offer ultra-low running costs and zero emissions mobility, to its fleet. The Trust is using them to deliver health…
Costs Saved with Electric Nissan Vans Contribute to NHS Trust’s Patient Care Read More »
North East Ambulance Service has added five fully electric Nissan Leafs to its fleet of pool cars, to reduce its carbon emissions and save costs on fuel.
Providing a number of NHS services and covering 3,200 miles across the counties of County Durham, Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear, the service has worked closely with independent suppliers and installers of EV charging equipment, Elm EV, to build their charging infrastructure.
North East Ambulance Service Chooses Electric Read More »
Sustainable St Albans Week is a celebration of all things renewable, environmental and efficient.
As a part of this week, which sees events hosted from 21st to 28th November, there will be a small display of electric and hybrid cars located outside the Alban Arena from 8am – 4pm Saturday 21st.
The display includes BMW’s i3 and i8, the world’s first disabled person friendly electric taxi, the just launched e-NV200 7-seater and more…
Sustainable St Albans Week Plug-in Car Display FREE Event Read More »
Electric bikes are great. There’s something about the way they deliver instant torque, blast past pretty much everything you might put up against them (petrol stuff included) and they’re only at the very start of their development.
It’s an exciting world where the Isle of Man TT has served as a fantastic world platform to showcase…
BMW Reveal Exciting Experimental Electric Road Racer Read More »
Faraday Future (FF), a new electric vehicle and future mobility startup company, has announced the company will invest $1 billion in a U.S. manufacturing facility as a phase one investment. The company has been considering several locations including California, Georgia, Louisiana and Nevada, for its state-of-the-art facility. The exact site of FF’s first manufacturing facility will be announced in the coming weeks.
Mysterious Startup Faraday Future to Invest $1 Billion in Electric Cars Read More »
POD Point has announced the launch of a new crowdfunding round with a targeted goal of £1.75m. The charge point firm plans to use the funds for expansion and to finance the initial roll-out of its next generation public charging network, POD Point Open Charge.
In an innovative move the total will be raised from two distinct financial instruments with £1.5m of the target…
POD Point Open Charge Ditches RFID, uses Crowdfunding and Bonds to Raise funds Read More »
The AutoVolt Nov-Dec 2015 issue is now available via all your favourite digital distributors; Magzter, Readly and Magcloud. This issue features a special first drive of the latest Nissan LEAF 30kWh version, that we tested in the South of France up the Col de Turini. We find out if the increased battery capacity and updated infotainment system improve the world’s favourite electric car. Plus, we conduct our first review of…
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Nissan and Ecotricity are campaigning to the UK government to introduce official road signage to highlight the location of the many thousands of standard and rapid EV charging points across the UK.
There are more than 9,000 EV charging points across the nation yet no official signage to help motorists find these often obscurely positioned charge points. The locations of charge points has largely been a lottery in…
Nissan and Ecotricity Call for Official EV Charging Point Road Signage Read More »
As has become a bit of a tradition now, AutoVolt has produced a handy team guide ahead of this weekend’s Beijing ePrix.
The first race of the second Formula E season, Beijing plays host to 27 laps of electric racing goodness, up one lap from last year…
FREE 2015 Formula E Beijing ePrix Team Guide Read More »
