With the close of the 2013 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show yesterday, 22nd September, we take a look at the highlights from an electric/hybrid perspective. From the outset, the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show looked destined to be focused on electric cars, with the likes of Renault already having a range of four electric cars and with […]
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A leader in electric vehicles with its Z.E. range and boasting unique expertise in motorsport, Renault is entering the new FIA Formula E Championship. The ten teams racing in the competition, which kicks off in September 2014, will drive the Spark-Renault SRT_01E single-seater, co-designed with Renault Sport and revealed to the world at Frankfurt. A
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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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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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Renault Group has become the European leader in terms of low CO2 emissions based upon its sales of passenger cars over the first half of 2013. This ranking is the fruit of the rejuvenation of its range, the success of its Energy range of engines and the growth of its electric vehicle sales. Renault Group has
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FIA President Jean Todt and Alejandro Agag, CEO of Formula E Holdings, revealed the much-anticipated new Spark-Renault SRT_01E fully-electric single-seater during the opening day of the prestigious 65th International Frankfurt Motor Show. Watched by invited guests and members of the press, the SRT_01E has been designed and built by Spark Racing Technology, headed by the
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Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced a multiyear agreement with Formula E Holdings (FEH) to become an Official Founding Technology Partner of the FIA Formula E Championship, the new international championship featuring racing cars powered exclusively by electric energy. The agreement will allow Qualcomm and FEH to showcase mobile and Electronic Vehicle technologies globally through
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Renault’s reputation for innovative design is world renowned, and now visitors to the London Design Festival will be able to familiarise themselves with the French marque’s ‘joie de vivre’ for themselves. The annual design event, which this year is running right across the capital from 14th to 22nd September 2013, will feature Renault for the very first
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Staff at a small ski station in the French Jura have been testing the Renault Twizy this summer – with a view to offering it to visitors in the winter. Following a partnership with electric mobility company Keymoov, the ski station of Montagne des Rousses in the Jura mountains has been testing three Renault Twizys
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Drivers of electric vehicles in the UK will soon be able to drive greater distances on motorways, confident that they will never be too far from a quick charger. It’s all thanks to an innovative partnership between Nissan and Ecotricity, which has installed 13 more quick chargers to Welcome Break motorway service stations, bringing the
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