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Chris Ramsey with Nissan LEAF 30kWh

Plug In Adventures completes North Coast 500

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Christopher Ramsey of Plug In Adventures has completed the North Coast 500, a 516-mile route encompassing the Highlands of Scotland in the new Nissan LEAF 30kWh.

Christopher believes it’s the first time a 100% electric vehicle has been used to complete the full route, which starts and ends at Inverness Castle. Pitched as ‘Scotland’s answer to Route 66’, the scenic journey takes in the castles, beaches and wildlife of…

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Fuel Types Infographic - Average used AFV value - AutoTrader

Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV) Average Used Car Values Grow Year-On-Year

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Alternative fuel vehicles’ average used car values continue to gain in the first quarter of 2016. Alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs), which includes hybrid and pure electric cars, have increased in value by an average of £1,502 year-on-year, a seven percent increase over the same quarter in 2015.

What’s more, the gap over conventionally powered wheels continues to grow, especially over diesel, where values for average used…

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Renault ZOE black - RENAULT MARKETING 3D­COMMERCE

Congratulations Renault, 50,000 ZOE EVs Sold

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A full 98% of ZOE customers are satisfied… An unrivalled figure. Every three minutes, somewhere in the world, somebody switches from an ICE vehicle to an electric vehicle…

This is the case of Sylvie, our 50,000th customer. Sylvie and her family live in Saint Cloud, outside Paris. Her children encouraged her to choose ZOE, which she intends to use for most of her everyday journeys. Guillaume Berthier, Electric Car Sales…

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Mitsubishi Outlnder PHEV 2016

Two Models Account for Over Half All Ultra-Green Vehicles on UK Roads

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The Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid and the pure battery-electric Nissan Leaf account for well over half (57%) of all ultra-green vehicles on the road.

The RAC Foundation has analysed the latest DVLA data to see which of the 39 vehicles currently available for the government’s plug-in car and van grants are most common on the UK’s roads. The research found that the Mitsubishi Outlander remains the…

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Tesla Model 3 first pics

Tesla Model 3 First Pictures, Confirmed Details and Price

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Updated: Elon Musk took to Twitter to answer some of the more pertinent questions on customers lips after Tesla took more than a quarter of a million orders in just two days for their latest Model 3.

The base Model 3 will indeed be rear-wheel drive (not front) with an all-wheel drive option for less than $5,000 more. The rear trunk is capacious enough to swallow an entire bike while the rear seats have space enough for three child seats. Oh, and apparently there will be plenty of cow bells too…

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Tesla Model 3 Artists Impression - AutoVolt Magazine 16 July 2014

Ten Things We “Think” We Know About Tesla Model 3

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Pre-orders began today for Tesla’s much awaited next car, Model 3. However, do those would-be customers actually know what they’ll be getting? Does it matter? Here’s a quick look at what we know, according to Tesla sources and Elon Musk’s cryptic tweets, plus a little of what we “think” we know, but that has not yet been confirmed.

1. Overall.

Model 3 will have a range of approximately 200 miles. Whether that is an official range or an actual range is yet to be announced, but reckon on the base spec car sporting something between 40-60kWh and a top-spec car possibly sporting big brother’s Model S 90kWh battery…

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roborace car

Roborace Unveils Daniel Simon Design for Driverless, Electric & Connected Racecar

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If you saw the Hollywood film Tron Legacy, chances are you’ll remember the achingly gorgeous light-bike design of the lead character’s speedy white glossy cockpit adorned motorcycle. It was a thing of beauty and something moviegoers could easily imagine to be real – or should be real. The bike’s creator was Daniel Simon, who’s career has seen him head design for Bugatti, design Le Mans racing cars, drones and even the odd spaceship too. It’s a fascinating background to this; his latest creation.

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Young Driver car design

New Electric Car for 5-10 Year Olds In Development

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A brand new car designed by motoring experts for five to 10 year olds is to launch for the first time – and the company behind it is looking for test drivers to help perfect the specially created vehicle.

The state-of-the-art car has been nine months in development and has been designed by specialist engineers specifically for under 10s. The two-seater cars will feature twin, state of the art, electric motors, disc brakes, independent suspension, right or left hand…

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Jaguar Land Rover Rolec GroupManager Install

Rolec Launches EV GroupManager

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Rolec has announced the launch of its new EV GroupManager system, which has been designed to provide full management control of private Electric Vehicle (EV) charging networks. According to Rolec, the EV GroupManager system has been developed to allow the operator easy management of their entire private EV charging network from a single central computerised location.

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AutoVolt Mar-Apr 2016

March-April 2016 AutoVolt Now Available

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Are hydrogen fuel cell cars the future and what are they like to live with? We ask the question and experience first hand the advantages, and disadvantages, of living with a fuel cell. AutoVolt was given exclusive access to Qualcomm Halo to learn all about the wireless charging system, how it operates and what it might mean for the future adoption of EVs. There’s a real chance wireless charging might become an inherent and accepted part of our infrastructure and it’s an exciting prospect. AutoVolt was also privileged to be asked to participate in a New Hydrogen World Record, which consisted driving laps continuously around the M25 accumulating more than 6,000 miles in total over just five days and nights!

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