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Nissan's autonomous drive demonstration event London

Nissan begins on-road autonomous demonstrations in London

As part of its commitment to creating a zero-emission, zero-fatality future for mobility, Nissan today showed to the media its real-world testing of next generation autonomous drive prototype vehicles taking place in the east of London. This is the first time that Nissan has demonstrated its latest autonomous drive technology on public roads in Europe. […]

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Redex Hybrid Petrol System Cleaner 250ml

Switched to a Hybrid? Keep driving for even longer with Redex

Redex, one of the UK’s best known fuel additive brands, is pleased to announce the launch of its latest product within the range; Redex Hybrid. Formulated specifically for use in hybrid direct-injection engines, the latest product is the only standalone fuel additive available for use in hybrid engines with options for both petrol and diesel

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Low Carbon Truck and Refuelling Infrastructure Demo Trial Evaluation

Road trials report shows clear path ahead for low-carbon HGVs

Cenex, the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies, today announced the release of its report findings from the Low Carbon Truck and Refuelling Infrastructure Demonstration Trial (Low Carbon Truck Trial). The trial was commissioned by the UK government to support the procurement of low-emission heavy-goods vehicle (HGV) technologies and

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Plugged in Volkswagen

BMW, Bosch, Daimler, EnBW, innogy and Siemens welcome Volkswagen to Hubject

The Volkswagen Group is joining the eRoaming platform Hubject GmbH as a shareholder. With the strategic investment in the Berlin-based company, Europe’s largest car maker will push ahead with the digital interconnection of charging stations for electric vehicles starting in early 2017, as well as the expansion and internationalisation of Hubject GmbH together with the

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Renault Kangoo Z.E. 40

Kangoo Van Z.E. gets Zoe’s 186-mile battery technology

Following Renault’s recent launch of the Zoe extended range with the Z.E.40 battery, the French firm has confirmed they will offer the very same battery technology in their popular electric Kangoo Van Z.E. Renault hasn’t released full details, spec or range predictions yet and these will follow on 13th January 2017. However, the Zoe Z.E.40

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CCS charging

BMW, Daimler, Ford, Audi, Porsche & Volkswagen ally to create CCS network

While electric cars are still in their infancy, some car makers have famously gone it alone with regards to charging infrastructure, building a network of rapid chargers for their own kind. Other networks, like Ecotricity’s Electric Highway in the UK have been built with a more flexible and open approach, willing and able to accommodate

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Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP (source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/foreignoffice/18995722109 )

Autumn Statement 2016 favours electric vehicles

The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP’s Autumn Statement included good news for electric vehicle enthusiasts with a large £390 million toward boosting zero emission vehicles and driverless technology. Mr Hammond said, “we choose in this Autumn Statement to prioritise additional high-value investment, specifically in infrastructure and innovation, that will directly contribute to raising Britain’s productivity…”

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