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1. Spanish racer Jaime Alguersuari

Formula E Drivers’ Club Completed With More Big Name Drivers

The remaining drivers to sign up to Formula E’s new Drivers’ Club have today been revealed with Jaime Alguersuari, Nicolas Minassian, Alex Brundle, Robert Doornbos, Christian Klien, Conor Daly, Katherine Legge and Ben Collins all showing their support for the new global electric racing series. Unveiled last month, the new scheme features a pool of […]

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Kia pioneers energy-saving ventilation systems for Soul EV

Kia test new Technologies in Soul EV near the Arctic Circle

Kia’s forthcoming Soul EV electric vehicle is undergoing a comprehensive winter testing programme in Northern Sweden to test its innovative new drivetrain and on-board technologies ahead of going on sale in late 2014. The primary focus for the vehicle’s validation testing on the fringe of the Arctic Circle is the introduction of all-new Kia heating

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Toyota Prius Gen 3

RECALL ALERT: Some Toyota Prius Models Recalled to Correct Software Issue

Toyota has announced a recall today for some of its current, third-generation Prius models to correct a potential problem with the hybrid system’s boost converter software. The recall affects 30,790 UK-registered Prius cars.  Worldwide, there have been no reports of any accidents or injuries relating to this issue.  In Europe Toyota has recorded 11 field

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Nissan LEAF electric car

Nissan LEAF Cements its Place as EV Market Leader with Record Breaking Sales

Electric vehicles (EVs) are often slated as inconsequential to overall CO2 emission reductions, due to their low volume production and small sales. However, Nissan is putting that story to bed with record breaking sales of their 100% electric LEAF. Selling 25% more units than the next best seller in the European EV category, Nissan’s LEAF

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Thriev launched a fleet of 20 BYD e6 cars in London

BYD e6 is the Winning EV for London Chauffeur Operator, Thriev

Private hire chauffeur operator Thriev has launched a fleet of 20 zero-emission, fully-electric BYD e6 cars in London, the first 10 of which go into service today powered by BYD rapid chargers as well as a London-wide charging network rolled out by British Gas. Thriev is the first company to offer low-cost, zero-emission, chauffeured vehicles

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Audi Virtual Showroom

Audi Takes the Virtual Showroom to the Next Level with Audi City Berlin

Audi have opened the doors to their all new digital showroom in Berlin, following from successful launches in London and Beijing. Opening on ‘Kurfürstendamm’, one of the most prestigious downtown locations in Berlin, the new showroom uses state of the art digital showroom techniques including, for the first time, stereo 3D. Audi City also stands

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VW e-up!

1,000 Free Green Miles for VW e-up! Owners, courtesy of Ecotricity

On sale now, the Volkswagen e-up! offers a quieter alternative to their award winning up! city car. Available from 24 e-Retailers, the e-up! offers a five door, four-seat high spec. car producing zero emissions at the tail pipe. In addition, Volkswagen have teamed up with Ecotricity, the world’s first ‘green electricity’ company, to provide an

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Charge Your Car

Over 100,000 Charging Sessions Achieved by Charge Your Car

Charge Your Car (CYC) has reached a milestone, with over 100,000 charging sessions across it’s network since it’s inception. This figure means the total energy drawn has exceeded 549,399 kWh of electricity across it’s network of 1,535 charging points with 1,637 registered users. CYC recently announced they had surpassed 350,000 kWh electricity usage in November

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