First European Tesla S goes to Norway
Report from the Nordic papers showing the very first Model S in Europe in a customer’s hands.: A Mr Frederic Hauge, Norwegian environmental activist.
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Tesla Q2 Results
Ships over 5,000 cars. Tesla reported net income increased by 70% Q on Q to $26M with an operating profit of 20 cents a share, including 15 cents related to a leasing program. Even without that provision, results exceeded the average of 10 analysts’ estimates for a 20-cent loss, according data compiled by Bloomberg. On
BMW i3 launch event
London: Aug 9 2013 Last week BMW invited us and a few close friends to witness the UK and simultaneous worldwide launch of the BMW i3 electric car. This was a smooth operation typical of BMW corporate events. The location was in the old Billingsgate Fish Market City on Lower Thames Street with fine views
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GM shaves $5,000 from Volt
GM made the unofficial official today, cutting the price of the 2014 US Chevrolet Volt to $34,995 — $5,000 less than the 2013 model. News on the UK and European models is less clear as of right now. A price cut would be major benefit to help push Ampera sales in the UK. What they
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BMW i launch in London
We are heading to London to attend the i3 launch in the City later today. Should be an interesting session: BMW UK marketing team will be making the pitch. Will be good to see the car in real life rather than the show concept vehicles. Full report to follow.
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See inside the Tesla factory care of Wired
Want to see inside a Tesla factory? Great video from Wired on how Tesla build the Model S. Tesla are ramping production numbers as demand grows with the release in Europe during the summer. Tesla have also stated that the time to build a car has fallen. Take a look at this video and you
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BMW i3 price announced: Less than we expected.
BMW i3 goes on sale in UK during November for £25,680, or £369 per month to lease Hot on the heels of the recent Park Lane launch party, BMW has confirmed that its new i3 electric car will cost from £25,680, including the £5,000 contribution from the generous UK government. First deliveries of the all-electric
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Mercedes show electric SLS at Goodwood FOS
At last week Goodwood festival of speed Mercedes showed off an electric blue SLS This is a stunning example of what an electric car can be. And it has a price tag. Yes you can order an SLS EV just £350 K. The car was in the main Mercedes stand and drawing a huge amount
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Nissan updates Leaf with 2013 specs and pricing
Nissan UK have just released the details for the updated Leaf: We have known the US specifications and pricing for some time and now we have ours. As well as updating the Leaf is terms of looks and specifications Nissan have also updated the way you can purchase a Leaf. There are now three models:
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New world record of 204.185mph in electric car set by Lord Drayson
Lord Drayson and Drayson Racing set a brand new world electric land speed record for a lightweight electric car at RAF Elvington late on Tuesday evening after reaching an official top speed of 204.185mph. The former science minister and winning race driver set the new record after averaging the top speed over two measured-mile runs.
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