News from the world of electric and hybrid vehicles.
More than 10,000 Nissan LEAF electric cars have been sold in the UK since the vehicle came to market in 2011, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturing and Traders (SMMT) has confirmed. Despite the arrival of a slew of competition to the market, including the Volkswagen e-Golf and Kia Soul EV, the LEAF has […]
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Happy Anniversary to us! AutoVolt is now one year old and with this celebratory bumper edition of more than 120 pages, we’ve put our thinking caps on and created the very first AutoVolt Electric and Hybrid Awards! More than 40 pages in this issue are dedicated to the awards and they’re an educational way of
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The annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (#PPIHC) has been won by Rhys Millen (NZ) driving the Drive eO all electric 1MW racer. While we in the UK were mesmerised by another sporting event, Formula E in London’s Battersea Park, American motoring enthusiasts lined the windy road up America’s most famous and iconic motoring mountain,
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Nelson Piquet Jr. has become the first ever Formula E champion. The title was won after an incredible final race at Battersea Park in London. The racing was fierce, unpredictable and extremely close. Some drivers had nothing to lose and gave it their all, notably Sam Bird who finished the race in 1st place after
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This was Buemi’s third win of the season, following on from those in Punta del Este and Monaco and it means the fight for the drivers’ title is wide open again, given that series leader Nelson Piquet Jr, finished fifth, also beaten by fellow countryman Lucas di Grassi, who was fourth. The first and probably
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With all the buzz about this weekend’s London ePrix races, we take a brief look at the likely championship winning contenders. Following AutoVolt’s poll asking, who will win the inaugural Formula E championship, the answers are a clear 58% believe Nelson Piquet Jr will win, compared to 29% for Lucas di Grassi and just 13%
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The London ePrix has begun with a blast at Battersea Park, with Mayor of London Boris Johnson taking to the street circuit in a Spark-Renault SRT_01E electric racing car. The mainstream media have finally awoken to the electric racing series too, with a flurry of excited articles appearing in today’s newspapers. Questions are [finally] being
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The much anticipated Visa London ePrix is nearly upon us and the world has caught Formula E fever! Mayor of London Boris Johnson will take a spin in the Formula E electric racer this afternoon, around the circuit at Battersea Park and even sports stars including Usain Bolt have got in on the fun. Mr
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance has reached another milestone by selling its 250,000th electric vehicle this June. An incredible half of all EVs sold around the world come from the Renault-Nissan Alliance. The milestone was reached earlier this month, when a white Renault ZOE was sold to a French engineer, Yves Nivelle. He said (translated from French):
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The 2015 MotoE season is nearly upon us and a stellar line-up of some of the most famous and celebrated race circuits in Europe has been put together for the second season of the electric motorbike championship. This year’s grand finale has already been confirmed and will take place for the first time at the
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