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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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 (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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Another record-breaking month for the family-friendly Nissan LEAF has been capped with news the 100% electric model has continued its market-leader status in the UK. Figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show the everyday appeal of the practical and affordable hatchback – a model which boasts a growing rapid
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For the third consecutive time, the Car of the Year (CotY) will be crowned at the Motor Show in Geneva, on the eve of the opening press days. This year, the competition looks particularly impressive with seven finalists competing from all categories and will be a tough decision for the jury to decide which is
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Renault have unveiled their latest concept, called the KWID CONCEPT at the Delhi Auto Expo in India. Renault say the new concept is aimed at showing Renault’s continued commitment to new markets, including India, as well as the company’s design abilities. Looking like something out of a film rather than a real world concept, the
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There’s been much talk about the potential contenders for the new Taxi for London, chief amongst them being both the Metrocab and Nissan solutions. More information has come to light about Nissan’s NV200 van based contender, with final assembly being taken care of by Coventry based ADV Manufacturing. Assembly will include both the standard petrol
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Over 1,000 CHAdeMO electric car fast chargers have been installed in Europe, with the latest one installed at the Roadchef Clacket Lane Services in Surrey, UK commissioned by Nissan. Capable of charging compatible batteries in electric vehicles from zero to 80% in just 30 minutes, these chargers represent the quickest way for EV owners to
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Speaking to First Take Media, Ford UK’s Managing Director Mark Ovenden, provided an interesting point of view about the greater reduction on CO2 with Ford’s EcoBoost engine than “niche volume” sales of electric cars. In effect, the implication is that EcoBoost engines, due to their massive sales success, are contributing more to CO2 savings than
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For all those who have bought shares in Tesla Motors, you may be interested to know that Tesla have announced when they will post their financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013. The date to put in your diary is after market close (USA time) on Wednesday, February 19,
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