Yamaha is now offering cash back of £800 on their all electric EC-03 commuter scooter. With the cash back, the retail price comes down to a very reasonable £1799. This is certainly more in-line with other scooters on the market that aren’t electric and don’t offer the fuel savings the EC-03 can. Yamaha say their […]
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Renault and some important institutions* in France have setup GIREVE SAS which, in French stands for, Groupement pour l’Itinérance des Recharges Électriques de Véhicules which roughly translates to Group for Roaming Electric Vehicle Recharging. Interestingly enough, the word GIREVE sounds like, “Je reve” which in French means “I dream“. GIREVE’s remit is to facilitate the use of
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Four Siemens electric vehicle charging units have been installed at Rockingham motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire, allowing for up to eight vehicles to be plugged in at any one time. The Siemens charging points output 22kw/h at 32amp and are Type 2 (mode 3) fast/rapid chargers in line with what Siemens provided to Corby council for the Electric
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On Monday 29 July 2013, the ceremonial unveiling of the BMW i3 occurred in London, New York and Beijing. BMW claim it is, “the first premium car to be purpose-designed as an all-electric vehicle”. This is quite a wild claim considering offerings from the likes of Tesla and their Model S but we’ll ignore that
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Volkswagen is busy preparing for the impending release of it’s first all electric car, the Volkswagen e-up! VW claims the car to be near silent while able to carry up to four occupants. The e-up! was first displayed back in 2009 to a surprised world. The VW e-up! is being introduced at a time when
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Electric vehicle (EV) drivers using the UK’s motorway system can now access 13 more rapid chargers at Welcome Break service stations. Installed at Welcome Break sites across the country, the 13 rapid chargers represent the latest phase of work completed by Nissan and Ecotricity to expand the rapid charging network on the UK’s motorways. Taking
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With the additional funding announcement by the government for increased infrastructure in electric charging points across the UK which we posted yesterday, Renault have released a press statement in support of the scheme. Renault’s latest electric vehicle, the ZOE supermini, has gone on sale recently in the UK with its owners already enjoying the benefit
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Hospitals, stations and streets across the UK will see a wave of new chargepoints for electric cars, thanks to government funding. In February the government announced an extra £37 million to offset the cost of installing infrastructure for recharging electric vehicles. Business Minister Michael Fallon and Transport Minister Norman Baker announced the winning bids for the
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Whitley, UK, 31st July 2013: The first Electric Defender has started work at the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall in an inaugural real world trial of its capabilities. Unveiled at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, the Land Rover Electric Defender is a pioneering research project into the electrification of an all-terrain vehicle. The project
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One of the largest and most varied sustainable and eco-friendly motoring events will take place at the internationally renowned National Motor Museum, Beaulieu this year on Sat 28th September to Sun 29th September, 2013. Organised by Eco-Motorsport Ltd, the two-day event will feature a 600m circuit with live electric vehicle (EV) demonstrations. There will be
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