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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Renault UK has announced pricing and specification for the New Renault Kangoo Van Z.E. 33 that has increased its range to 170 miles (NEDC) on a single charge. Available in four variants, the New Kangoo Van Z.E. 33 goes on sale today and will arrive in UK showrooms from November 2017, priced from £14,194.67 (after
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As August closes it can only mean one thing. The annual LCV CENEX is close. This year the low carbon vehicle event of the year runs Sept 6th-7th. With over 220 exhibitors and an expected 3,000 + attendees it should be another great event. The Exhibition covers all aspects of EV Vehicles charging and management
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Apple is gearing up to test its self-driving technology on the roads, assuming recent media reports are accurate. Apparently, Apple will be testing this technology with its employee ferry vehicles. The effort, code-named PAIL for “Palo Alto to Infinite Loop” — Apple’s HQ — will shuttle AAPL employees to various offices around Silicon Valley. Reportedly,
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The UK Government has announced a ban on all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040. Yes our team from theDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and the Department for Transport have jointly announced that from 2040 the UK will end the sale of all new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans. This is
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France’s new environment minister, Nicolas Hulot, has announced a series of measures today aiming to make France a carbon neutral country by 2050. The most radical one is a ban on petrol and diesel cars in 2040. That’s still over 20 years away and a great deal can and will happen in that time. Several countries have suggested
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Last night Tesla’s Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted that the Model 3 passed all regulatory requirements for production two weeks ahead of schedule. ”Production grows exponentially, so Aug should be 100 cars and Sept above 1,500,” Musk said on Twitter. “Looks like we can reach 20,000 Model 3 cars per month in Dec.” “Expecting to
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The Volkswagen Group has invested some €3 billion in “alternative” drive technologies over the past five years, and plans to triple this amount over the next five years, said CEO Matthias Müller at the company’s Annual General Meeting in Hanover. By our calculation three times €3 billion is about €15. billion. That’s a lot of money. “The
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Another day, another sighting of an Alpha Model 3. This one spotted by Charlie Cho (via Tesla Model 3 Facebook group) yesterday has a more production-looking finish and a new charge port door that is not completely blacked out like the last one caught. But like the previous sighting, it also features the ‘Tesla’ badging front
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Good old honest John has once again shown how bad many of the stated MPG claims are. Drivers are facing a new cost-of-motoring crisis, with the new VED (road tax) system and misleading fuel economy figures adding more than £1000 to the long-term running costs of Britain’s best-selling cars, according to new research from HonestJohn.co.uk.
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