News from the world of electric and hybrid vehicles.
After many months of planning and following lengthy consultations with all parties, the world’s first fully-electric racing series will host its final two rounds on a specially created 15-turn, 2.92km circuit – designed by FE’s London Event Team together with British architect Simon Gibbons. Alejandro Agag, CEO of Formula E, said: “Discussions for our London […]
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Audi, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen have joined BMW, Nissan, Renault and Toyota to work with government to raise awareness of ULEVs – ultra-low emission vehicles. The main promoted benefits are low running costs and government incentives. Not entirely news to readers of AutoVolt, the [now] seven Go Ultra Low members boast 15 ULEVs across a wide
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We’re big fans of the Citroen DS5. It is a luxurious car that, when tested in Hybrid4 guise, proved to be a more than worthy companion for all journeys we threw at it. As with all cars, it wasn’t without its flaws though. Namely, the gearbox. An automated manual gearbox meant gear changes were slow
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Britain’s roads might not seem like the obvious place for a romantic rendezvous on Valentine’s Day, but some streets are a bit more lovely than others. HERE, the navigation, mapping and location expert that many people will recognise from Nokia Lumia devices particularly, has revealed ten of Britain’s most romantic roads should couples wish to
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GP3 race winner Jann Mardenborough (GB) was revealed as one of the drivers of Nissan’s innovative LM P1 racing car at the Chicago Auto Show today. At the same time in Yokohama, Japan, it was announced that fellow GT Academy winner Lucas Ordóñez (ESP) had also been selected to race the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO
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The popularity of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) continues to rise sharply, with more than 25,000 plug-in car and plug-in van grant claims submitted since the scheme began in 2010. Even the traditionally quiet January sales market saw nearly 2000 claims and total ULEV sales in 2014 were some 4 times the level of the previous
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Chevrolet this morning confirmed production of its next-generation pure electric vehicle, based on the Bolt EV concept. It will be built at General Motors’ Orion Assembly facility near Detroit. GM North America President Alan Batey made the announcement ahead of the Chicago Auto Show. The Bolt EV concept was introduced last month at the North
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Mitsubishi appear dropped their Outlander PHEV down from the sky and it has landed in the ugle tree. If shock and awe is their tactic, they’re succeeding! The new Concept GC-PHEV was unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show 2015 and aims to provide a glimpse at the brand’s new design language. While you can certainly
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It’s 12th February 2015 which means the wait is finally over before seeing the latest Kia concept car – the Trail’ster. Finally, details reveal the car is indeed a Soul based CUV – that’s Crossover Utility Vehicle – and it does indeed sport a hybrid powertrain. The front wheels are powered by a small capacity
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No, it isn’t Halloween, nor is it an April fool’s trick. Nissan has applied glow-in-the-dark car paint to showcase its market-leading LEAF and raise awareness for solar energy at home. The manufacturer worked with inventor, Hamish Scott, creator of STARPATH, which is a spray-applied coating that absorbs UV energy during the day so that it
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