Playful but gutsy, sturdy yet impish – Kia’s dramatic new Niro urban-lifestyle concept, unveiled at the IAA in Frankfurt, hints at a possible future B-segment contender ready to take on the city environment with style and tenacity. Ready for any challenge that the assured modern motorist may throw at it, the Niro combines a mischievous […]
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The Renault network has celebrated the 10,000th registration of a Kangoo Van Z.E., the European segment-leading small electric van. The vehicle’s keys were handed over to Deutsche Bahn’s Gerhard Dech at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Béatrice Foucher, Manager of Renault’s Electric Vehicle programme, Uwe Hochgeshurtz, Corporate Sales Manager, and Achim Schaible, Director of Renault Germany,
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The Volkswagen Group has set its sights on global market leadership in electric mobility. With Renault-Nissan currently leading the way in the field of electric mobility, Volkswagen are starting a battle that can only be good for the consumer. With both Renault and Nissan electric models already on sale, including the top selling Nissan Leaf,
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ZF demonstrates the potential that resides in particular in the combination of electromobility and lightweight design strategies by unveiling its innovation prototype based on a subcompact car. With the concept presented in early June 2013, lightweight suspension components supplement the electric axle drive including inverter, thus increasing both the range and the driving dynamics of
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BMW are to launch their electric motorbike, the BMW C evolution. We previously posted an article about the concept motorbike a while ago, but now it’s great to see BMW take the plunge to make it a reality and a great addition to their electric offerings. Essentially, it is a city style scooter cross motorbike,
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The new Bosch boost recuperation system (BRS) is set to close the persistent and sizeable gap between start-stop systems and hybrid drives. Wolf-Henning Scheider, member of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH said, “BRS represents the affordable electrification of compact cars. We are serving the needs of the mid-price segment by providing tailored
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After listening to the Renault-Nissan and Daimler press conference (with Carlos Ghosn and Dieter Zetsche respectively) it is clear that the two (or is that three) companies are helping each other in many open and collaborative ways. Most interestingly to us here at AutoVolt Magazine, is when they were asked the question whether there were
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At this year’s International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is presenting a further idea on the theme of ‘urban commercial mobility’: an electrically powered city delivery van called the ‘e-load up!’. It has four doors, four wheels and despite very small outer dimensions a whole host of space inside. A cargo management system
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Having last week driven the Tesla Model S at Millbrook proving ground, it is with great anticipation that yesterday’s announcement of Tesla’s electrified network is coming to Europe. As many of our readers will already know, the Tesla Model S is one of the most hotly anticipated cars ever created, let alone electric cars. However,
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The brand new GKN Multi-Mode eTransmission makes its debut on the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV – the world’s first Twin Motor 4WD Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with ability to charge on-the-go – being showcased at the Frankfurt Motor show this week. Mitsubishi Motors’ new Twin Motor 4WD Plug-in Hybrid Electric crossover is powered by two 60kW
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