News from the world of electric and hybrid vehicles.
The all-electric Volkswagen e-up! goes on sale on today, Monday 2 December priced at £19,250 (including £5,000 Government grant or £24,250 on the road). Customers will be able to order their e-up! from one of 24 Volkswagen EV specialist retailers across the UK, with the first deliveries expected at the end of January. However, priced […]
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British Gas is piloting 28 Nissan e-NV200 vans throughout the winter to determine the future viability of 100% electric vehicle technology as part of its 13,000 home service vans fleet. Run in collaboration with Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Solutions and Gateshead College, the pilot will see the four strategic partners working together during this testing
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Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV has been put through it’s paces by the crash test team at Euro NCAP. The non PHEV car was tested last year, but as the new PHEV is significantly heavier due to the onboard electronics for the hybrid system, Euro NCAP saw fit to retest the whole vehicle. Not only that but
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Mahindra Racing, the motorsports division of the Mumbai-based USD 16.2 billion multinational Mahindra Group, has today signed an agreement with series promoters Formula E Holdings to become the eighth team and another global company to join the new FIA Formula E Championship. Already a major global force in the development and production of electric vehicles
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Euro’s NCAP scoring gives the newest small BMW a rating of four stars. Chief amongst the reasons for missing out on a coveted five stars was due to pedestrian safety with the front edge of the bonnet scoring zero. However, despite the disappointing pedestrian safety, the i3 scored excellent results in occupant safety with good
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The new Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, the world’s first plug-in hybrid for the executive saloon class, has gained OLEV (Office for Low Emission Vehicles) Grant approval. Only a select handful of cars qualify for the Government-backed scheme, which entitles customers of qualifying ULEV (Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles) models to a 25% grant towards the cost of
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The Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid has been developed as technology demonstrator from Lotus Engineering, producing 414 PS (305 kW) of power and promises breathtaking performance from a highly efficient propulsion system. The concept showcases new developments in plug-in range extended electric propulsion and new electronic technologies to enhance driver involvement. Not only have Lotus been
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The Volkswagen Group is the world’s largest private sector R&D investor. That is one of the key findings of the European Commission’s annual ‘Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard’ based on a sample of 2,000 international companies from various sectors of industry taken in 2012. With research and development costs of €9.5 billion (€7.2 billion in 2011),
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Nissan is introducing a comprehensive customer commitment to help dramatically improve the ownership experience of a Nissan LEAF, after listening to the growing number of current LEAF owners. Unrivalled in the pure EV market, the innovative Nissan CARE-EV LEAF customer commitment scheme makes five cast iron pledges designed to provide the ultimate in reassurance and
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SEAT’s Martorell factory is now home to the biggest solar panel installation in the automotive industry, with approximately three times the number of panels as Bentley’s recent solar panel installation. SEAT’s new power house will generate 15,000,000 kWh per year (which compares to Bentley’s 2,200,000 kWh). The SEAT al Sol (SEAT Sun) project, the third and final
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