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New Mercedes C-Class

New Mercedes C-Class Boasts Hybrid and Forthcoming Plug-in Hybrid Variants

Mercedes have revealed details about the new C-Class, a hugely important car for them as the last model sold nearly 2.5 million examples around the world. Previous generations since the infamously solid 190 E, which the C-Class succeeded, have been dogged by occasionally poor build materials and questionable electronics reliability. However, things have moved on

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Fruit 4 London photo

Electric vehicles for your business: Energy Saving Trust

Red Bull, BT Fleet, Birmingham City Council and Iceland are just four of 100 businesses taking part in the Energy Saving Trust’s Plugged-in Fleets Initiative. The programme offers free support and advice to help organisations understand if they can benefit from electric vehicles. Each participating fleet receives 3 days of free consultancy and a tailored report

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Volkswagen XL1 PHEV Diesel-Electric Hybrid Hits the Streets of New York

Not news as such, more an excuse for some interesting photos, Volkswagen’s superb hybrid XL1 supercar (not in the speed sense but in the technology stakes it certainly is) hit the streets of New York. Some very lucky Volkswagen employees are conducting a month long tour across America which takes them right across from Los

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Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn

Volkswagen Paves the Way for Electric and Hybrid Drivetrain Research

The Volkswagen Group is the world’s leading automotive company in the field of innovative drive technologies. This has been confirmed by a study comparing the development activities and innovation excellence of 20 international automotive groups recently published by the Centre of Automotive Management (CAM). The Volkswagen Group expanded its innovation lead compared with the previous

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Nissan Leaf EV

Autumn Statement: How it Affects Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Owners

After the weekend, allowing hype and opinions to have been expressed nationwide, we feel it’s worth taking a look at the pros and cons of the Autumn Statement made by George Osborne last Thursday the 5th December. Electric vehicles The Government is charging up its plans to increase public sector fleet penetration of electric vehicles

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