News from the world of electric and hybrid vehicles.
We drive the a car that’s been a long time coming ever since the first MINI E trials of 2009-10, the MINI Countryman PHEV – the brands first foray into plug-in power. Beth Lily Georgiou gets to grips with the wonderfully minimal Swiss-built electric ‘erod’, which interestingly can also be ordered in kit form. Robin […]
Autovolt magazine November-December 2017 Read More »
It’s Autovolt Awards time again and this year things have hotted up in the electric and hybrid car sector. There are more cars to choose from, batteries have more range and carmakers are vying for the public’s attention now more than ever with a bewildering array of electrified auto-exotica. But, awards aren’t the only thing
Autovolt magazine September-October 2017 Read More »
Dr Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Volkswagen Brand Board of Management, said: “The Volkswagen Brand will be investing 6 billion euros in electric mobility over the next five years. Our task is to make modern technology available to many people. This is especially important in times of technological transformation. One thing is clear: The Golf
Volkswagen unveils I.D. CROZZ electric SUV concept Read More »
The Volkswagen Group is launching what the car maker says is the most comprehensive electrification initiative in the global automotive industry, with its “Roadmap E”: Volkswagen will have electrified its entire model portfolio by 2030 at the latest. This means that, by then, there will be at least one electrified version of each of the
80 new electrified Volkswagen Group vehicles by 2025 Read More »
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) has launched an information portal to give clarity and consistency about the introduction and progressive adoption of the new WLTP fuel economy test, at www.lowcvp.org.uk/initiatives/fuel-economy From 1 September 2017, cars will begin to be tested in a completely new way, giving buyers comprehensive and reliable mpg figures and helping
WLTP information portal launched by LowCVP Read More »
Best Western Great Britain is leading the hospitality industry’s charge to accommodate more electric cars and says it costs less than the freshly squeezed orange juice served at breakfast to charge a guest’s car overnight. Thirty of its 250 sites now offer electric charging points for customers to use free of charge and interest has
Providing free EV charging costs Best Western GB less than orange juice Read More »
Tusker, one of the UK’s leading car benefit companies, recently installed a substantial number of Rolec’s AutoCharge electric vehicle charging pedestals at its Watford HQ. Each of the AutoCharge pedestals were equipped with Rolec’s EV Charge Online pay-to-charge system, allowing EV drivers to use their mobile phone to pay to charge using Visa, Mastercard, American
Tusker Rolls Out Rolec’s EV Charge Online Network Read More »
Nissan has announced it has entered into an agreement with GSR Capital (GSR), a private investment fund, for the sale of Nissan’s electric battery operations and production facilities to GSR. The sale and purchase agreement covers Nissan’s battery subsidiary, Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC), as well as battery manufacturing operations in Smyrna, Tennessee, owned by
Nissan to sell electric battery business to GSR Capital Read More »
Last weekend (4-6 August 2017) Tesla Rentals and ecarTestDrives raced out of their comfort zone and on to the drag strip at Santa Pod Raceway’s Ultimate Street Car (USC) event, to show modified petrol car fans what modern electric vehicles can do. The Tesla Model S P100DL, owned and driven by David Broadway was the fastest
EVs get fast and furious at Santa Pod’s Ultimate Street Car event Read More »
The UK government has announced plans that would spell the end for petrol and diesel car sales from 2040. The move follows similar plans made by other European countries, notably France, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway who have each set a date; 2040, 2035, 2025 and 2025 respectively. The news comes in the wake of
Petrol and Diesel ban from 2040: The whole story Read More »
