News from the world of electric and hybrid vehicles.
If you were one of those who were shocked and saddened by the downfall of Sweden’s Saab vehicle company, you’ll be pleased to read on that today, Nevs (National Electric Vehicle Sweden) have presented the new Saab 9-3 Electric Vehicle (EV) prototype in Trollhättan, Sweden. The car is a modified Saab 9-3 Aero Sedan where […]
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As the final team to announce their driver lineu-up, China Racing have today revealed their 2014-15 season FIA Formula E drivers will be Nelson Piquet Jr and Ho-Pin Tung. Spanish driver Antonio Garcia, who served as practice driver in the last test session at Donington on 19th August, will act as the team’s official reserve
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Yesterday was the final day of open public testing for Formula E. As many as 5,000 fans turned up to the free event at Donington Park circuit to watch the teams ahead of the inaugural race in Beijing, in less than a month’s time. Sebastian Buemi has once again topped the time sheets, for the
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As AutoVolt Magazine moves towards its second issue, to be released on 5th September, the publication is now available via its very own apps in both of the world’s most popular app stores; Apple & Google. Digital Magazines have proven to be more popular than paper issues, in a clear sign that those who are
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Bluesky is helping develop a mobile mapping system to measure pollution at street level. Working with the University of Leicester, the Leicestershire based aerial mapping company is helping to fund further research into air quality in one of the UK’s largest cities. Scientists armed with specially developed air quality sensors are taking to the streets
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Renovo Motors, Inc. have introduced the world to the groundbreaking Renovo Coupe with a production prototype on display at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concourse d’Elegance. Founded in 2010 with the mission to build the world’s most exciting vehicles, Renovo has operated in stealth mode for over four years as they developed and refined their patent-pending
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Twenty years ago, the then soon-to-be-launched McLaren F1 GTR began testing ahead of an assault on the 1995 GT season. The track derivative, as the road-going version had done, rewrote the rule book and then claimed victories and titles across the globe in the years that followed, securing a place in motorsport folklore. Two decades
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It is rare for a company to produce a product and retroactively upgrade the warranty, yet that is exactly what Tesla have done. In a move likely to attract new customers who previously feared the unproven drivetrain (in terms of longevity), Tesla’s Elon Musk stated in his blog post announcement that Tesla should put their
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UPDATE 19 August 2014: The BMW i8 sold to one lucky bidder for the quite astonishingly high price of $825,000 (approx. £500,000) or equivalent to new fewer than five base spec. BMW i8s. The special edition vehicle was auctioned by hosts Jay Leno and Ludwig Willisch, President & CEO of BMW North America. For people
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Perhaps of more interest to our French readers, leading French sports channel CANAL+ is to televise live coverage of all races in the new all-electric FIA Formula E Championship for the next three seasons. In a deal brokered by the international media company MP & Silva, the leading premium content pay-TV company in France will
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