General Motors announced today that a 1.8-megawatt rooftop solar array at its Toledo Transmission plant in Ohio would be completed next month. The project, which will generate nearly 3 percent of the plant’s overall electricity consumption, will be the largest rooftop array in Ohio. The energy produced will be enough to power 200 homes in […]
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Renault UK welcomes the Office for Low Emission Vehicles support for a joint-funded campaign to improve awareness of ultra-low emission vehicles. The Office for Low Emission Vehicles will work with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and five vehicle manufacturers, including Renault, to joint-fund a brand new campaign. Due to launch early next year,
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The Los Angeles Auto Show confirmed that it will host 22 world debuts, making for a total of 56 vehicle debuts overall, to be unveiled in front of a global audience, November 19, 20 and 21, 2013. November 19 will focus specifically on technology announcements held in the Connected Car Expo area of the Los Angeles Convention
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Panasonic Corporation and Tesla Motors today announced that the two companies have reached an agreement in which Panasonic will expand its supply of automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla. With this agreement, the two companies update and expand their 2011 arrangement to now supply nearly 2 billion cells over the course of four years. The lithium-ion battery
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Honda has announced which models will be on display at this years Tokyo Motor Show – the 43rd of the prestigious Japanese held event. Highlights on the Honda stand will include the Honda S660 CONCEPT, an open-top sports-type mini-vehicle, the world premiere of the production model of the URBAN SUV CONCEPT and the Japan premiere
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A British-built world beating electric racing car will be one of the star attractions at the Regent Street Motor Show on Saturday 2 November. Proving the ‘E’ in EV can stand for ‘excitement’ just as much as ‘electric’, the Drayson Racing Technologies Lola B12 69/EV Le Mans prototype will be on the Michelin stand at
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In this short video from FIA Formula E, you can get a really good idea of what the electric race cars will sound like and their rapid maximum torque acceleration, even though this video shows a prototype for marketing and crowd pleasing purposes. Gear changes can clearly be heard which are in interesting addition to
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Want to know more about the electric powertrain for the new Formula E car? Jack Nicholls guides you through all the partners involved with the design, engineering and build of the electric racing car from companies including Williams, McLaren and Renault. This video features short interviews with each of the following; Kirsty Andrew – Head
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Nissan is leading a consortium which aims to establish a network of rapid chargers for electric vehicles running the full length and breadth of the United Kingdom and Ireland. When complete, a total of 74 rapid chargers will have been installed, covering more than 1,100kms of major trunk routes and providing EV-friendly links to five
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Between 7 and 10pm in a busy Westfield Shopping Centre in the west of London, Tesla owners, fans and potential owners gathered together with press from varying nations for the official opening of the first UK Tesla store. Why in a shopping centre? Tesla sees itself more in-line with the likes of technology companies than
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