April 29th 2014: Nick Clegg wants to make electric and hybrid vehicles a “no-brainer” for car buyers Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is today launching a £500 million scheme to boost electric and hybrid car ownership in the UK. Perks for electric car drivers The funding will provide extra perks to encourage more drivers to […]
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Our friends at Green Car Reports drove an early e-Golf in Germany. They report a positive experience. Volkswagen e-Golf test drive, Berlin, March 2014 On sale late this year, it adds a plug-in electric power train option to the all-new seventh generation of the classic Golf five-door hatchback, now celebrating its 40th birthday.
Hazardous levels of pollution have caused authorities in Paris to enact its first car ban since 1997. The French capital will ban all vehicles on alternate odd and even license plates today and tomorrow in an effort to reduce the output of polluting particles in the air, following a run of warm, windless days that
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With sales growing rapidly in the US, ramping in Europe and just stating in Asia Tesla has growing pains. Each car requires a great deal of battery capacity. With a Model X next year and a lower priced car on the horizon, Tesla needs lots on batteries. Given a production target of half a million
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Zero Carbon Britain’ on 11 March at 7.30 at the United Church, Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8RZ. The Centre for Alternative Technology at Machynlleth in Wales presented their important report ‘Zero Carbon Britain’ to Parliament when it was published towards the end of last year. Alice Hooker-Stroud, the research director, will present their findings. These
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Interesting article in the LA Times today. They cover a prediction from auto industry consultant HIS Automotive who suggest that 2014 will be good for EV sales. IHS Automotive it expects global production of EVs and plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs) to rise 67% this year. That compares with just a 3.6% increase in the production
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You might be unfamiliar with the name LTI TXII, but if you’ve ever visited London you’ve probably traveled in one at some point. It’s best known as London’s black cab or ‘Hackney Carriage’, and it’s known the world over for its iconic shape. Nissan has incorporated the black cab’s famous face onto its new London
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Volkswagen e-Golf Following hot on the heels of the e-Up, the new zero-emission version of Europe’s perennial best seller is planned to go on sale in the UK this spring at a price, Volkswagen’s head of R&D Hans-Jakob Neusser suggests, will see it undercut the recently introduced BMW i3. Volkswagen has taken its time developing
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Mercedes-Benz confirms S500 Plug-In on route for Europe for later 2014 and the US in early 2015 according to news from Detroit Auto Show. Prof. Dr. Thomas Weber, Daimler AG management board member and research and development chief for Mercedes-Benz cars, confirmed that this model is on track to go on sale this year in
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We know that in 2013 the US market was a total of 16.5 million vehicles with 96,000 classifies as plug-in electric cars. This represents just over half a percent of the market. Market share is a good statistic: It’s useful, and easy to track. In order get a better understanding it is beneficial to look at
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