All Volvo cars launching from next year will have an Electric Motor. Volvo recently announced that all car models it introduces, starting in 2019, will either be hybrids or purely battery-powered. The decision is one of the biggest moves by a large carmaker to embrace clean energy via electrification. Significant commitments, such as Volvo’s, are becoming more […]
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More than half of new Norway car sales now full electric or hybrid Sales of electric and hybrid cars exceeded half of new registrations in Norway in 2017, a record aided by generous subsidies that extended the Nordic nation’s lead in a shift from fossil-fuel engines to Electric power. Pure electric cars and hybrids, which
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Lithium What is it? Lithium or Li is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal, it is the lightest metal and the lightest solid element. Like other alkali metals, lithium is highly reactive and flammable. Where to find it: Li never occurs freely in nature, but only in compounds, such as pegmatitic minerals. Lithium and its compounds
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The days of old smelly Taxis in London may just be starting to end with the introduction of an all Electric Taxi. The all Electric Taxi is now fit for purpose after TFL give it the thumbs up to operate on the city streets. You may recall that the London Taxi firm was rescued by
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New report from What Car? suggests that EV remain a tiny share of the UK new car market. As car magazines go What Car? is on the dull side of spectrum. But it does have a wide and large circulation. Just one in 100 car buyers are actively looking at new electric vehicles despite the
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Growing sales of EV globally Recent EV report from JATO sheds light ton EV sales. The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has accelerated as policymakers across the globe pass regulations to reduce emissions of air pollutants, according to the latest analysis by JATO Dynamics. 2017 represents a turning point in the adoption of electric cars,
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Nisan wins EV award Nissan received the ‘Innovation in Electric Vehicles’ Award not just for its all-electric models, but also for its work in developing EV infrastructure and driving wider improvements across the EV industry. The Car Tech Awards judging panel commented; “Electric vehicles are more in the public’s conscious than ever before and no
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Pioneering research and development investments of £120 million from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) to help the UK become a world leader in electric vehicle battery development and production were announced today by Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark. In a speech at the Battery and Energy Storage 2017 Conference today, Mr Clark set
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Good article in todays Daily Telegraph by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard titled: US has won battle on oil and, as we go electric, is poised to win the war. Read in full at the Telegraph – Highlights below: Over the last week the International Energy Agency and Opec have both capitulated on US shale, acknowledging that the US will achieve unparalleled
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We do like the BMW i3 and applaud BMW for the bold design and innovation in the doors and materials used. Well now in line with the ultimate driving machine they have given us a faster i3, the i3s model with revised spension and a Sport mode added to its drive-mode options. All 2018 i3 models
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