British drivers have voted electric and hybrid cars the best to own, according to Driver Power 2015. This year’s car owner survey features a hybrid car in first place and two electric vehicles in its top ten for the first time ever. The survey, run by Britain’s popular website and weekly magazine, Auto Express, covers […]
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The popular weekly magazine and must-read magazine for any car nut, Auto Express, has just announced the results of their 2015 Driver Power survey. Coming in at the top of the electric vehicle segment is the Renault ZOE supermini, which has been highly commended by owners, finishing first amongst EVs and fifth overall out of
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Tesla Motors have introduced a new model to their line-up, the all-wheel drive Model S 70D. The newest Model S aims to offer great value, starting at £54,500 including the current £5,000 UK Government Plug In Car Grant (PICG). The new Model S 70D includes the performance and grip inducing dual motor all-wheel drive technology,
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Renault has now sold 15,000 Twizy in 40 countries since it released the car in 2012. This milestone testifies to the success of this ultra-compact all-electric vehicle with its avant-garde styling. The municipality of Florence, Italy, is taking delivery of the 15,000th Twizy along with 69 other Renault electric vehicles, a fine illustration of the
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Round seven of the electric racing series, Formula E, will be free to enter for fans on 9th May 2015. The track layout has also been revealed, showing a slight deviation from the more usual course used by Formula One. The track still incorporates the world famous start/finish line and pit complex, but rather than
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China Racing will run a powertrain built by Chinese EV technology firm NEXTEV in season two of the FIA Formula E Championship. NEXTEV are one of the eight manufacturers selected to build components for season two, when the regulations regarding the powertrain are opened up to allow competition. China Racing has already released some technical
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Amongst the daffodils of Watford, there is a new tall white monolith that has seemingly landed from space. It’s not quite the scene from 2001 A Space Odyssey, but not far off. Electric Blue, the new electric taxi company with a difference, has installed their first electric charge point in Watford, near the bus stop
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Sunderland’s Electric Vehicle Charging company gears up for the Grand Final at prestigious awards. ELM Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions have won Small Business award in the Durham and Wearside regional heats, at the North East Business Awards. Sponsored by the University of Sunderland, the award recognised the company with a proven record of success. Director,
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The 6th ZENN Monte-Carlo Rally (Zero Emissions, No Noise) is a prestigious motorsport competition open exclusively to electric cars with a range of under 250 km. Like its renowned parent competition, the Monte-Carlo Rally, the ZENN Rally is run in the Principality of Monaco. Competing in regularity events and stopping off at charging stations, drivers
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Five years and more than 35,000 European sales since the launch of its all-electric LEAF, proprietary data released by Nissan for the first time shows that 99.99 percent of its battery units remain entirely fit for purpose. The failure rate of the battery power unit is less than 0.01 percent – or just three units in
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