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 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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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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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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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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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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Tesla show how a Model S in gone in 90 seconds See how you can change a battery pack in less time that it takes to fill an Audi with petrol. Full Charge in 90 Seconds Model S is designed to allow a fast battery swap, exchanging your battery for a fully charged battery
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We recently drove the Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid and gave it a resounding 10 out of 10. Full review to follow soon. It seems that many others thorough Europe share these views. Cars UK reports that production is ramping. It’s particularly appealing if you like a car with a decent turn of speed – the V60 will
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Tesla motors on what is not an April fool joke said it expects to report a first-quarter profit on both a net and adjusted basis following sstronger-than-expected sales of its Model S.
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Nissan UK has started production of the new face lifted Leaf EV in its Sunderland factory. It follows a four-year investment in the factory and a new battery plant costing £420m. The decision to produce the Nissan Leaf in Britain has created 2,000 new jobs, 500 of them directly with Nissan. This raises the total
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