As the UK looks to electric vehicles (EVs) as a way of reducing the emission of harmful gasses, the North East has led the way in developing an infrastructure to support the widespread uptake of the technology. Set up in 2010 as one of the first Plugged in Places programmes funded by the Office for […]
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On Monday 29th July 2013, BMW will finally unveil their hugely anticipated all electric i3 compact. Watch the LIVE launch with us, here on AutoVolt. The area above will update to show the LIVE launch on Monday 29th July at 13:15 GMT (14:15 CEST). Good morning New York, hello London, wanshang hao Beijing – at
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AutoVolt Magazine are pleased to report that Renault-Nissan have officially sold their 100,000th zero-emission car. Electric cars from Renault and Nissan have driven approximately 841 million zero-emission kilometres, enough to circle the earth more than 20,000 times. Together, they represent 53 million litres of oil saved and 124 million kg of CO2 that have not
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BMW UK today announced the pricing of one of the most anticipated cars in its history. The all-new BMW i3 will be delivered to customers in the UK in November, 2013 with a leasing price starting from just £369* a month. Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management, Sales and Marketing BMW, said: “The
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The BMW Group is set to play a leading and groundbreaking role in shaping personal mobility at the premium level well into the future. The research and development work carried out since 2007 as part of project i has laid the foundations for sustainable mobility solutions influenced by environmental, economic and social change around the
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Vauxhall sponsors one of the world’s largest triathlon series Athletes and crowd favourite with over 22,000 participants and 800,000 spectators Luton – The Vauxhall Ampera will be the official lead car at the Grand Final of the ITU World Triathlon Series 2013 in London (September 11th – 15th). Vauxhall is the official auto supplier and
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Partnership with French rail firm SNCF means owners can take their zero emissions LEAF on vacation to the French Riviera… for free ROLLE, Switzerland (14 June 2013) – If you thought Paris to the South of France in an electric vehicle on just one charge could not be done, think again. Thanks to an innovative
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More than 50 of BYD e6 pure electric cars have arrived in the UK and will be going on trial with a number of fleet operators in the coming months. The right-hand drive cars were offloaded at Southampton docks and are in the process of being registered. BYD is the fastest-growing Chinese car manufacturer and
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A new all-solid sulfur-based battery has been created and tested by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the US. While Lithium-Sulphur (Li-S) batteries are nothing new, this solid state form is a significant step forward as being cheaper, less flammable, and have four times the energy density when compared to
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The first electric cars emerging from the strategic partnership of Volvo Cars and Siemens is delivering on Volvo’s commitment to electrification by enhancing acceleration and customer flexibility. The new 22 kW fast-charger fitted to the C30 Electric is the world’s first on-board charger that operates on a three-phase supply and is small enough to be
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