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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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Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell numbers increase in the UK

Aberdeen City Council Takes on Four Hydrogen Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cells

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Aberdeen City Council and Co-wheels car club have added four Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cells to their fleet. The cars will be made available to the public through the car club on a pay-as-you-go basis and to Aberdeen businesses for trial use.

The order takes the nationwide total of Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles to 15, with more than 250 across Europe. Those vehicles in the UK are already in use by Johnson Matthey, TfL, Air Products, ITM Power and Anglo American.

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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+EcoCars4Sale New V Used

Buying a New V Used Electric Car – Special Free MiniMag

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In case you’ve not yet noticed, the new AutoVolt March-April 2016 is now available. The issue is packed full of great articles including a comprehensive guide between buying new versus used electric cars. The great folk over at EcoCars4Sale – experts in used electric and hybrid vehicles – contributed greatly to the article and we’ve teamed

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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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DS E-TENSE electric supercar concept

DS E-TENSE Electric Supercar Concept Breaks Cover Ahead of 2016 Geneva Motor Show

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DS Automobiles, the off-shoot company from Citroen that has branched away from the main offerings of Citroen, providing more bespoke, premium and luxury products has come out with a tease of their latest concept and it’s electric.

Perhaps not too surprising, given electric concepts are coming thick and fast to motor shows of late and given that DS Automobiles partnered with Virgin Racing in the all-electric Formula E championship. An electric direction was inevitable as was…

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Nissan LEAF

One Shopping Weekend Left to Bag Best Electric Car Bargain

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Drivers have only one weekend left to get a £5,000 discount on an ultra-green car. From 1st March 2016 the maximum subsidy available to purchasers of the greenest cars will be cut from £5,000 to £4,500 as ministers reduce taxpayer support for each vehicle sold. As part of the overhaul of the plug-in car grant scheme, vehicles will also be divided into three sub categories depending on the extent of their green credentials. For certain vehicles this will result in a maximum pay out of no more than…

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M25. 117 Miles. BMW i3. Electric power. #LapLondon

M25. 117 Miles. BMW i3. Electric power. #LapLondon

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It’s electric week and this means everyone around the country are helping promote electric cars and their viability as everyday transport. Of course, the initiated few know the answer already but for those who don’t, which let’s face it, is the vast majority of motorists on our roads today it’s worth reminding them that there is an alternative to petrol and diesel.

Sadly, the majority believe electric cars to only be suitable as a second car due to their relative lack of range compared to a single…

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LeEco and Aston Martin sign MOU

LeEco Partners with Aston Martin to Produce RapidE Electric Car for 2018

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Leading global technology company LeEco and luxury sports car brand Aston Martin have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) towards the creation of a partnership that will develop a production version of the Aston Martin RapidE electric vehicle concept. It is anticipated the partnership will see the two companies working together in developing and manufacturing RapidE, with the potential for adding a range of next-generation connected electric vehicles on behalf of Aston Martin, LeEco and Faraday Future.

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