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Plug in adventurers complete John O’Groats to Land’s End road trip

John O’Groats to Lands End and Back Again in 24Hours for FREE

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Two electric vehicle (EV) enthusiasts have completed the epic journey from John O’Groats to Land’s End and back again – for free – in an all-electric Nissan LEAF.

Taking just over two days to finish the 1,652-mile journey, Chris Ramsey and Jonathan Porterfield, both from Scotland, used only publicly available EV charging points, taking advantage of the UK’s growing charging network, comprising more than 7,000 charging stations.

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Tesla Model S - Red

Tesla Now Made in Europe, for Europe

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Tesla has opened its new factory dedicated to supply European customers with Model S. The factory, located in Tilburg, streamlines the production process for European deliveries bringing more customers their Model S, faster.

The Tilburg Factory builds Model S from the very same USA manufactured components as used in Tesla’s US factory in Fremont, California. In Tilburg, assembly includes installation of the battery pack, powertrain and rear axle, and the cars first firmware upload.

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Formula E Donington Test Day 3 July 2014 - PHOTO: Jonathan Musk

Super Pole Shoot-out for Formula E

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Pole position for this season’s Formula E races will be decided in a five-car, 15-minute shoot-out rather than more traditional qualifying sessions.

As was the case in season one, the drivers will be placed into four groups of five by means of a lottery. However, these sessions have now been shortened to just six minutes. This means the drivers will only have time for an out-lap, a warm-up lap at 170kW and one flying lap at 200kW.

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Nissan LEAF 30kWh

New 30kWh Nissan LEAF Provides 155 Mile Range

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Nissan has confirmed the 2016 Model Year (MY16) LEAF electric car will be available with a 25% larger battery pack of 30kWh, capable of providing 155 miles from a single charge.

The new 30kWh battery is at the heart of the improved range and should take the electric car to the next level for Nissan. It’s closest rival will be the excellent Kia Soul EV, which sports a healthy 27kWh battery and 132 miles range. Nissan’s development will see the LEAF retake the crown for electric vehicles under £30,000.

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Tesla Model S P85D | © AutoVolt L Hargrave

Tesla’s Elon Musk Announcement Puts Model S into Hypercar Territory

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Tesla’s flagship Model S P85D is already one of the fastest things on four wheels, with its Insane mode selected, it is capable of accelerating from 0-62mph in 3.1 seconds. Apparently, this heart pounding and tunnel vision inducing performance was not adequate for the engineers at Tesla and they have been working hard on making

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