News from the world of electric and hybrid vehicles.
The largest low carbon vehicle event, held at Millbrook Proving Ground, got off to a great start today with several announcements to whet the appetite of any person interested in electric, hybrid, fuel cell and other alternative technologies. Professor Gordon Murray teamed up with Innovate UK Chief Executive Iain Gray CBE to reveal Yamaha’s Formula […]
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The September 2014 issue of AutoVolt Magazine is now available! Featuring some inspirational features all about the latest electric and hybrid vehicles, this issue focuses on groundbreaking vehicles. Main feature articles in this issue are: Now available in right hand drive for the UK market, we give the Tesla Model S a drive. We followed
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Can you explain the inspiration behind setting up an all-electric championship? The world is changing and as the sporting flagship of motorsport we have a responsibility to keep up with those changes. The link between daily mobility and racing is very important. I thought it was important to have a vision for new technology for
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Building upon the success of the highly popular Outlander PHEV (plug-in hybrid), Mitsubishi have revealed a new sharper designed concept called the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Concept-S. Designed as a special version of the standard Outlander PHEV, the Concept-S sports a dramatically restyled exterior and, according to Mitsubishi, a refined interior too. Sadly, the only photos
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They say lightening never strikes the same place twice, but Venturi are likely to disagree with that statement after the second year of terrible weather hindered their world electric land speed record attempt this year. Just as in September 2013 which saw the entire Bonneville salt lake flooded, just as Venturi arrived to make a
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Toyota has reached an important production staging post in its programme to launch its first fuel cell vehicle, gaining government-approved status to build and inspect high-pressure hydrogen tanks. This is a significant milestone for any fuel cell vehicle as legislation is not currently in favour of fabricating hydrogen storage tanks due to the gas’ volatile
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n a first for the UEFA Champions League, Nissan, the official global automotive sponsor of Europe’s most prestigious club football competition, is bringing all-electric vehicles to the official UEFA vehicle fleet. The fleet is transporting delegates, partners and officials around Monaco as part of the 2014/15 UEFA Champions League group stage draw, which is being
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Months of speculation ended today after Volvo Cars unveiled its all-new Volvo XC90, delivering on its promise to introduce a visually striking, premium quality seven-seat SUV with world leading safety features, new powertrain technologies, an unrivalled combination of power and fuel efficiency and a superlative interior finish. In photos and on paper at least, the
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BT Sport is to televise extensive highlights of all 10 rounds of the 2014/2015 FIA Formula E Championship in the UK. In a deal brokered by the international media company MP &Silva, BT Sport will air a 60-minute programme in the week after each race. All shows will feature comprehensive coverage of the race, together
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Fans of the new all-electric FIA Formula E Championship can now purchase tickets to attend the first ever race in Beijing on September 13 2014. Raceday tickets, all of which offer reserved grandstand seating, can be obtained from one of three outlets. Local fans can use the www.shuiniaoticket.com platform, whilst spectators outside of China can
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