The newest edition of AutoVolt is now available. This exciting and jam packed issue is filled with all the latest electric and hybrid vehicle news and review. We’re lucky enough to have experienced all three of the most sought after current hyper hybrids; the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder. Plus, we took a BMW i8 along for the ride too!
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Warrantywise, the UK’s specialist extended warranty provider has today announced that it is the first to offer an aftermarket warranty cover for electric vehicles (EVs). Many of the electric vehicles already on UK roads have had their warranty’s expire and with the potentially
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Lloyd Newcastle BMW has appointed Elm EV’s Suzie Guest-Martin as their new BMWi Consultant. Suzie joins Lloyd Newcastle having previously made her name with her own business in the electric vehicle market with Elm EV, an electric vehicle charge point company formed in 2013. She said: “I’ve been working on changing perceptions of electric vehicles for
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AMERICA Tesla Motors have introduced a few intriguing ideas to get new customers. Every current Tesla Model S owner that introduces a new customer that results in a sale will receive $1,000 off their next purchase with the company, but the offer is only valid until 31st October. Should an owner recommend five new Tesla
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Formula E has announced that all six pre-season test days will once again be held at Donington Park with free admission to members of the public. Beginning on Monday, August 10 at the famous Leicestershire circuit, fans will be able to watch all 10 teams as they prepare for the 2015-2016 season for no charge.
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New analysis by plug-in vehicle campaign Go Ultra Low suggests that British motorists could no longer have to rely on the conventional petrol station. More than 90% of electric vehicle charging takes place at home while total charging volumes have almost tripled since 2014 (163% increase), according to new usage data from leading infrastructure provider
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Tesla’s flagship Model S P85D is already one of the fastest things on four wheels, with its Insane mode selected, it is capable of accelerating from 0-62mph in 3.1 seconds. Apparently, this heart pounding and tunnel vision inducing performance was not adequate for the engineers at Tesla and they have been working hard on making
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Efforts to reduce air pollution in St Albans through the adoption of more sustainable modes of transport moved into high gear on Friday 3 July with the launch of the first fully electric taxi and rapid charging point in the City. A new scheme, under the title #ElectricRevolution, run by St Albans based business, Electric
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More than 10,000 Nissan LEAF electric cars have been sold in the UK since the vehicle came to market in 2011, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturing and Traders (SMMT) has confirmed. Despite the arrival of a slew of competition to the market, including the Volkswagen e-Golf and Kia Soul EV, the LEAF has
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Happy Anniversary to us! AutoVolt is now one year old and with this celebratory bumper edition of more than 120 pages, we’ve put our thinking caps on and created the very first AutoVolt Electric and Hybrid Awards! More than 40 pages in this issue are dedicated to the awards and they’re an educational way of
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