Volvo is taking full advantage of the UK Governments grant available to pay for installation costs of an electric vehicle charging point. As deliveries of the world’s first plug-in diesel hybrid, the Volvo V60 D6 AWD, start in the UK, Volvo is pleased to announce a new partnership with British Gas to help ensure customers’ […]
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Ahead of the official show launch of the plug-in hybrid BMW i8 sportscar, BMW have released select details about the car and it’s features. What does an i8 have in common with your mobile phone? Well, apart from it’s interconnectivity capabilities using BMW apps allowing owners to see status updates of their car, the BMW
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Four Siemens electric vehicle charging units have been installed at Rockingham motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire, allowing for up to eight vehicles to be plugged in at any one time. The Siemens charging points output 22kw/h at 32amp and are Type 2 (mode 3) fast/rapid chargers in line with what Siemens provided to Corby council for the Electric
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Electric vehicle (EV) drivers using the UK’s motorway system can now access 13 more rapid chargers at Welcome Break service stations. Installed at Welcome Break sites across the country, the 13 rapid chargers represent the latest phase of work completed by Nissan and Ecotricity to expand the rapid charging network on the UK’s motorways. Taking
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At the same time as it continues to bring advanced, low emission plug-in hybrid vehicles to the marketplace, Toyota knows their success will rely on customers having easy access to safe and convenient recharging points. To help make this happen, it has joined forces with fellow manufacturers in Japan to promote the installation of chargers
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Hospitals, stations and streets across the UK will see a wave of new chargepoints for electric cars, thanks to government funding. In February the government announced an extra £37 million to offset the cost of installing infrastructure for recharging electric vehicles. Business Minister Michael Fallon and Transport Minister Norman Baker announced the winning bids for the
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One of the largest and most varied sustainable and eco-friendly motoring events will take place at the internationally renowned National Motor Museum, Beaulieu this year on Sat 28th September to Sun 29th September, 2013. Organised by Eco-Motorsport Ltd, the two-day event will feature a 600m circuit with live electric vehicle (EV) demonstrations. There will be
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This year’s ALD Automotive / Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon will challenge competitors’ navigation skills as well as their driving ability, when the UK’s leading economy driving event sets off from its Yorkshire base later in the year. Event organiser Ross Durkin said: “Ever since we first introduced the event in 2000 we have used a
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The BMW Concept Active Tourer Outdoor took to the stage at the OutDoor Friedrichshafen fair on July 11-14, treating the premium compact segment to another view of how interior space can be cleverly utilised for sport and leisure purposes. The concept car presents a fresh take on combining sporting aesthetics and style with sustainable drive technology, compact dimensions
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Launched in July 2013, the free Charge Your Car (CYC) app is a world-first in app technology using emerging state-of-the-art charge point management, mapping and mobile payment technologies to allow users to find charge points, plan a route, start and stop a session and, uniquely, pay for a charge at all app-ready charge points across
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