Mahindra Racing has announced that Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna will join the team for the inaugural season of the FIA Formula E Championship. The duo will represent Mahindra when they line-up on the grid at the start of the world’s first fully-electric racing series in Beijing on September 13 2014. Neither Chandhok nor Senna […]
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Members of the Chinese Government together with city officials and local dignitaries gathered in Beijing today for a special ceremony to officially welcome the new all-electric FIA Formula E Championship, and to launch the Beijing ePrix set for September 13 2014. The prestigious event was attended by more than 200 distinguished guests and was held
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The FIA Formula E Championship, the world’s first fully-electric racing series, today announced that round seven of its inaugural season will be held on the iconic streets of Long Beach, California, USA. The Long Beach ePrix, as it will be titled, will take place on April 4 2015 and will form one of 10 races
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Wireless charging for electric vehicles is something that has been touted as the next revolutionary step in electric vehicles, taking away the need to tiresomely plug in your vehicle at home or when on the go. Dr. Faical Turki, head of R&D at Paul Vahle Gmbh believes the technology has come of age due to
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Nissan have announced pricing for their all electric van. Starting at a mere £13,393 (with government grant, battery lease option and excluding VAT) the new van appears to be remarkably good value and is available both as an ordinary empty-box van and as a five seat spacious and practical family car/van. Nissan is hoping the
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The FIA’s newest baby, Formula E has taken a step further in it’s development with the official unveiling of the first ten team cars and their brand new swanky headquarters based at Donington Park. Little more than two years ago, Formula E was merely a dream. It is therefore quite incredible that today we see
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Formula E Holdings, series promoters of the FIA Formula E Championship, today concluded its first round of financing, attracting a new wave of investors totalling 50 million euros. The main investors in this round are Qualcomm Incorporated, through its venture capital arm Qualcomm Ventures, and Andorran-based private equity fund Amura Capital. Both have committed to
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Virgin has today announced that Jaime Alguersuari and Sam Bird will join the Virgin Racing Formula E Team to compete in the 2014/2015 all-electric FIA Formula E Championship. Spaniard Alguersuari became the youngest-ever driver to make a Formula One race appearance in 2009 when he competed for Toro Rosso. After success at junior level, he
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The charismatic chairman and CEO of Renault, Carlos Ghosn, has been appointed as the new president of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). Mr Carlos Ghosn is perhaps best known for his current position at the head of the Renault-Nissan Alliance where he has spearheaded their brave move toward electrification of vehicles, bringing popular models
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A pioneering Cornwall cab company has clocked up 150,000 miles and more than 37,000 individual fares in its fleet of 100 per cent electric Nissan LEAF taxis. St Austell-based C&C Taxis – the first cab operator in the county to employ a pure electric vehicle – added the first LEAF to its 10-strong fleet almost
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