And the winner is… Renault ZOE! The Rallye Monte-Carlo ZENN (Zero Emission, No Noise) has now concluded and saw victory in this category by the French electric car. Complete with poor visibility and typical mountain downpours, the rallye was full of surprises which the ZOE completed with zest to celebrate its international competition debut with […]
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The ZENN Rally (ZENN being short for Zero Emission, No Noise) starts today and ends on the 23rd March, 2014 in Monaco. The ZENN category is the “greenest” segment of the 15th Monte-Carlo New Energies Rally, and is only open to electric vehicles with a 250 km maximum autonomy. The segment sees the likes of
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Volkswagen’s newest electric car, the all electric e-Golf is sure to give those in the market for a new electric car food for thought. VW’s well praised internal combustion powered Golf is often considered the ‘safe’ choice for those wanting a family hatchback which provides ample space both for luggage space and carrying items for
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From today, 11 March, customers can place orders for the fully electric Volkswagen e-Golf, which is priced at £25,845 on the road (including £5,000 Government grant or £30,845 RRP). The e-Golf can be ordered from one of 24 Volkswagen EV specialist Retailers across the UK, with the first deliveries expected at the end of June.
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The automobile is approaching a new era of digitalisation which will have fundamental impact on the mobility of the future. The Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, said at the opening ceremony of CeBIT 2014 in Hanover: “The two ground-breaking inventions, the automobile and the computer, are moving
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The expression, ‘to put your money where your mouth is’ is one that could be used for Volkswagen who’re doing exactly that. Since their announcement of wanting to be the world’s leading automotive manufacturer, Volkswagen have literally been spending billions. Research and development costs for the last year alone were up 15% from previous, making
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Support for electric vehicles (EVs) from global car makers has reached a crucial tipping point, which will make 2014 the year fleets finally switch on to alternative fuels, according to leading Business Mobility specialist, Alphabet. The top three European leasing company, which recently launched an industry-first comprehensive EV fleet solution — AlphaElectric, argues that the
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On sale now, the Volkswagen e-up! offers a quieter alternative to their award winning up! city car. Available from 24 e-Retailers, the e-up! offers a five door, four-seat high spec. car producing zero emissions at the tail pipe. In addition, Volkswagen have teamed up with Ecotricity, the world’s first ‘green electricity’ company, to provide an
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In this video entitled “The streets sound different. e-mobility by Volkswagen.” Volkswagen have tried to add sound to a so-called silent vehicle by putting a vocalist and beatbox artist, Fatih Sahin, with a set of speakers and microphone to give a ‘conventional’ soundtrack to the electric e-up!. As is often stated by both marketing teams
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Volkswagen are now offering their new electric up!, dubbed the e-up!, from £199/month. The car’s price is a not insignificant £19,250 after the Governments current Plug-in Car Grant of £5,000 is taken away from the true price VW are asking; £24,250. Deliveries are expected to commence at the end of January so although still not
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