Consumer reports – Top 10 cars of 2015 in the US. Consumer Reports buys all their tested cars anonymously and puts each through more than 50 tests at a test facility in Connecticut. These top 10 models outperformed, outscored, and outclassed their competitors, demonstrating all-round excellence. Common among these all-stars are benchmark acceleration, braking, and […]
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As you may have seen OPEC is hurting and the recently issued annual World Oil Outlook report is just crazy for more oil. The reports sums up 2015 as Challenging: Since the publication of the 2014 edition of the WOO in November last year, the most obvious market development has been the oil price
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Earlier this month Porsche announced that the Concept E all electric car will enter production in 2020 after the supervisory board had given the green light for production of the car at its main assembly plant in Zuffenhausen, Germany. Porsche will invest around one billion euros while creating more than 1,000 new jobs as their
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The UK government has once again messed around with the renewals industry and updated the Feed In Tariffs rates. Last week the all knowing DECC announced the details: As widely expected the rates are due to be reduced, however, after industry consultation the reductions are not as drastic as initially expected. Installing solar on your roof
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Jaguar is back in motorsport after joining the Formula E Championship The UK-based luxury car brand will race in the 2016/2017 season “We firmly believe electrification is the future,” says engineering boss Jaguar is swapping the big screen for electric dreams after the luxury maker of James Bond cars announced it is entering the global
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Nissan announced a partnership with Enel, Europe’s second largest power company for installed capacity, to develop a new “Vehicle-to-Grid” initiative to use, store and return to the grid electricity in excess from Nissan’s electric vehicles. The initiative appears to be a revival of Nissan’s “LEAF to Home” program, which appears to have been abandoned years
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It is close to the shortest day of the year and the least productive day in the Northern half of the planet to produce solar energy. A great time to reflect on the approach of our fine Government to energy security and their carbon reduction plan. Today also sees the last remaining UK coal mine
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This month is the 5th year since Nissan launched the all electric Leaf in December 2010. Since then the Leaf has become the world’s best selling electric car by far. Nissan estimate that Leaf owners have driven a collective 2 billion KM or 1.2 B miles and saved over 300,000 tons of CO2. The 200,000
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The Renault Nissan Alliance will concentrate on mass-market electric cars, rather than luxury models, CEO Carlos Ghosn told reporters at the recent Tokyo Motor Show The success of the Tesla Model S has automakers–particularly German automakers–scrambling to build pricey luxury plug-in electric cars to compete with the upstart from Silicon Valley. But the automaker that’s sold
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All EVinfo Cables on Sale over Black Friday weekend. Save 15% on charging cables – use coupon BlackFriday at the checkout. All TYpe 1 to Type 2 Charging cables – Boost the range on your Nissan Leaf or Outlander Plug IN with a new cable and remove Range anxiety.
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