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BMW i3 on a London street

BMW, ACFO & EST to Host Electric Car Seminar in Oxford, Feb 2014

ACFO and the Energy Saving Trust (EST) are urging public, private and voluntary organisations to have their electric vehicle (EV) knowledge bank ‘fully charged’ by attending a special seminar. The fleet-decision-makers’ organisation is joining forces with BMW and a wide range of other electric vehicle experts, including the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), to

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Alejandro Agag and Michael Andretti during the announcement that Andretti Sports Marketing will host the Miami Formula E race

Miami 2015 Formula E Race to be Organised by Andretti

Andretti Sports Marketing has been appointed by Formula E to be the official event organisers for the Miami Formula E race – a new fully-electric racing championship taking place on the streets of Downtown Miami on 14 March 2015. Based in Indianapolis, Andretti Sports Marketing is a sports, entertainment, event and experiential marketing company that

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Renault Twizy Story

Video: The Renault Twizy Story; an Extraordinary Electric Car

It’s radical, revolutionary, racy and… a Renault. The distinctive Renault Twizy has helped change public opinion on the future of electric vehicles. To explain how this remarkable machine came about, Renault has produced a short video, which can be seen on here. Titled, “The uncensored story of a disruptive innovation” the film goes behind the

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(left to right) Bert Hedaya, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gildo Pallanca Pastor and Francesco Costa

Venturi Partner with Leonardo DiCaprio to Become 10th and Final FIA Formula E Team

Venturi Automobiles today (9 December) announced a joint venture with award-winning actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio to enter a team in the new FIA Formula E Championship – the world’s first fully-electric race series beginning in September 2014. The announcement also means the previously released press release by Bluebird that they would enter the inaugural

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Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn

Volkswagen Paves the Way for Electric and Hybrid Drivetrain Research

The Volkswagen Group is the world’s leading automotive company in the field of innovative drive technologies. This has been confirmed by a study comparing the development activities and innovation excellence of 20 international automotive groups recently published by the Centre of Automotive Management (CAM). The Volkswagen Group expanded its innovation lead compared with the previous

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Nissan Leaf EV

Autumn Statement: How it Affects Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Owners

After the weekend, allowing hype and opinions to have been expressed nationwide, we feel it’s worth taking a look at the pros and cons of the Autumn Statement made by George Osborne last Thursday the 5th December. Electric vehicles The Government is charging up its plans to increase public sector fleet penetration of electric vehicles

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