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EV Industry Gets Together to Create Better Infrastructure

AutoVolt / 31 July, 2014

One of the largest electric vehicle collaborations is taking place within the industry to develop, collaborate and expand electric charging infrastructure. Eight global automakers, including BMW, Honda and GM and 15 electric utilities are working with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to develop and implement a standardized Smart Grid integration platform. The plug-in electric […]

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Tesla & Panasonic Sign Agreement for Gigafactory

AutoVolt / 31 July, 2014

Panasonic Corporation and Tesla Motors, Inc. have signed an agreement that lays out their cooperation on the construction of a large-scale battery manufacturing plant in the United States, known as the Gigafactory. The agreement builds upon a previous letter of intent by both companies to produce batteries in a single factory. Tesla will look after

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Government Fast Tracks Driverless Car Development in the UK

AutoVolt / 30 July, 2014

Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced 2 new measures today (30 July 2014) that give the green light for driverless cars to take to UK roads from January 2015. UK cities can now bid for a share of a £10 million competition to host a driverless cars trial. The government is calling on cities to

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Can the New Jaguar XE Rival a Hybrid’s Fuel Economy?

AutoVolt / 29 July, 2014

Jaguar are pushing their forthcoming release of the much anticipated Jaguar XE – a compact executive set to take the fight to the dominating BMW 3-Series in the same sector. While the German option offers an exceptionally well-built car and premium features encased in a steel body, the Jaguar is aiming to buck the trend

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BMW’s Fast DC Charger Rolls Out in the US

AutoVolt / 29 July, 2014

BMW have unveiled their latest BMW i3 fast DC chargers, made by Bosch, available to American users. However, the fast chargers are not exactly great news if you have any other electric vehicle. At present, there is a bit of a standards battle going on in the fast DC charger arena. Generally speaking, AC is

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McLaren P1 GTR to be Unveiled at Pebble Beach

AutoVolt / 25 July, 2014

McLaren will use its presence at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to showcase its ultimate track-focused model, the McLaren P1™GTR, in design concept form. Conceived in response to requests from buyers of the road legal McLaren P1™ for a track focused edition of their car, and available for purchase only to this group as

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A3 Becomes First Hybrid for Audi

AutoVolt / 25 July, 2014

The 2014 World Car of the Year adds the potential for zero emissions motoring to its repertoire from next month as the new A3 Sportback e-tron becomes the first plug-in hybrid to join the Audi range. Priced from £34,950 OTR (excluding any government incentives), the spacious five-door compact hatchback combines a conventional 1.4-litre TFSI petrol

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Tesla Open New Store & Offer Airport Transfers

AutoVolt / 25 July, 2014

Yesterday, Tesla opened their all new sales and service centre to the west of London at West-Drayton, aiming to serve customers of the current Model S electric car and future Model X and 3. Easily accessible to customers coming both from London and the west as well as anywhere around the M25 circle, the new

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Jérôme d'Ambrosio singed by Dragon Racing - seen sat in a China Racing Formula E car

Jerome d’Ambrosio Signed by Dragon Racing NOT China Racing Formula E Team

AutoVolt / 22 July, 2014

Dragon Racing, the Los Angeles based professional motorsports team owned by media and publishing entrepreneur Jay Penske, has today announced the signing of Jérôme d’Ambrosio to compete in the new all-electric FIA Formula E Championship. The 28-year-old Belgian began go-karting aged eight before quickly rising through the single-seater ranks on his way to his Formula

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Nissan LEAF and eNV200

UK Government to Buy Electrified Vehicles

AutoVolt / 22 July, 2014

The UK Government have announced their intention to update their current fleets to vehicles with either electric or hybrid drive, in a bid to lower their emissions and help promote & support companies producing electric vehicles. Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, announced that government-owned car and van fleets alike will be updated with

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