News from the world of electric and hybrid vehicles.
Tesla Motors (TSLA) has been added to the NASDAQ-100 Index, as well as the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index – commencing at the start of trading on 15th July 2013. Incredibly, Tesla Motors replaces the huge corporation Oracle (ORCL), which is in turn joining the New York Stock Exchange. For a company only ten years old, […]
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The annual WAVE electric car trophy is now complete, after participants drove for 10 Days, about 1900 km with 40 electric car teams having set off from near Vienna and finally finishing in Zurich, finishing on the 7th July. Highlights from the final day of their epic journey across Europe included visiting The Umweltarena in
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The annual WAVE electric car rally is currently underway with the event taking place from Eichgraben, near Vienna to Zürich via; Hungary, southern Austria, Slovenia, the Grossglockner pass, Innsbruck, the Swiss Engadin valley, Arosa and St.Galle. The full route can be seen on the WAVE Trophy website here. With around 40 teams participating, the WAVE rally is
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Renault are set to display a superb lineup at this years Goodwood FoS event next weekend (11 – 14 July 2013). Alongside some of the truly great racing cars, such as the 1978 Alpine A442B Le Mans car, from Renaultsports prestigious heritage will be a couple of electric cars which are of as much interest, though
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This years 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed (FOS) is the 20th anniversary of the event and is scheduled to feature several appearances by hybrids in the annual Moving Motor Show as well as several electric cars in the FoS-TECH tents – a few of which will also appear on the 1.16 mile hillclimb. Porsche are
Volkswagen has unveiled a new SUV concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Called the CrossBlue, it has been developed specifically for the U.S. and Canada, and if it goes into production would sit above the Tiguan and below the Touareg in the Volkswagen SUV line-up. The CrossBlue features a plug-in hybrid
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Go Low – a fast expanding Community Interest Company (CIC), with Department for Transport funding – has just taken delivery of 12 Citroën C-Zero electric cars from City Motors, Bristol. Go Low is using the 100% electric, zero emissions Citroën C-Zero cars as part of a unique service it has developed with the support of
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The Jaguar XJ_e experimental plug-in hybrid was awarded ‘Most Energy Efficient Luxury Car Prototype’ and ‘Technical Panel’s Award of Merit’ at the third annual RAC Future Car Challenge from Brighton to London on 3rd November 2012. Jaguar Land Rover entered three of its Jaguar XJ_e PHEV engineering research cars into the event, resulting in a best-in-class
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Arsenal Football Club adds two all-electric Citroën C-Zero models to the Club’s vehicle fleet. All-electric technology will help Arsenal improve overall efficiency & reduce fleet fuel bill Arsenal has charged forward with two electric new signings. The Premier League club recently took delivery of a pair of C-Zero models, Citroën’s 100% electric city car, adding
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Citroën DS5 Hybrid4 wins ‘Best Eco Car’ honour in Scottish Car of the Year Awards DS5 also shortlisted in ‘Best Family Car’ category Citroën’s distinctively styled flagship, DS5, has been named ‘Best Eco Car’ at the Scottish Car of the Year Awards, as voted for by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers. ‘Out greening’ three
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