At the opening of the brand new facility for Williams Advanced Engineering today, Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed the continued success of Formula One and motorsport in general, in the UK, with many of the teams from Formula One particularly being based in “Motorsport Valley” a.k.a. Oxfordshire. Of more significance to motorsport throughout the UK, […]
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An award-winning restaurant and hotel chain has opened the beauty of the Brecon Beacons to drivers of electric vehicles by installing the region’s first dedicated charging points. Taste Inn Wales has fitted charging stations at each of its three properties – Peterstone Court, The Nantyffin Cider Mill, The Castle and The Manor – allowing EV
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The annual MPG Marathon is now open for this year’s entries. Although there are many classes in the 14 year old event, those of particular interest to us here at AutoVolt are: Class 5: Passenger cars powered by hybrid drive systems Class 7: Passenger cars powered by range-extender hybrid drive systems Class 8: Fully electric
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To much fanfare, we have released our first magazine! We have been working hard on bringing you the UK’s first hybrid and electric vehicle magazine. Inside the first issue, there are latest news and reviews plus several feature articles that are sure to bring much fascination and intrigue. We have also put in a section
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Antonio Felix da Costa is the latest driver signing, completing the duo for the Amlin Aguri team alongside Katherine Legge. The Formula E announcements are arriving thick and fast today due to the imminent testing due to start from tomorrow 3rd July. This latest signing leaves just four remaining seats available in the inaugural championship
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Mike Conway is an experienced street racer and multi-race winner in the IndyCar Series, and in 2014 is also driving with TOYOTA for their LMP1 WEC programme. Conway’s previous experience includes three seasons in GP2, and as a Formula 1 test driver for Honda Racing F1 Team. Conway said: “It is with great pleasure and
California based Dragon Racing was one of the first teams to declare their intent to participate in the inaugural season of Formula E. However, up until now there had been no driver signings. Today, Mike Conway has been announced as the first driver signing. Conway is an experienced racer in the IndyCar series and is
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The Andretti Autosport team has, to date, signed only one driver – Franck Montagny. Today’s announcement sees him joined by two more racing legends, Scott Speed and Formula E Ambassador Gil de Feran. The two will share a car during the tests at Donington Park, giving the Formula E Ambassador an insight into the cars
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The latest news from Formula E, is that the newly formed TrulliGP who recently took over from Drayson Racing, will be run by successful single-seat race car squad, Norfolk based Super Nova. Super Nova is no stranger to motorsport, having won Formula 3000 series four times in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2002. After Formula 3000,
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You hear a lot about future mobility, smart cities, and other innovations designed to make cities and urban transport more pleasant and manageable in years to come. Concrete examples, however, are still few and far between. When the back-to-school season begins after this summer, this dream will become a reality in Grenoble and the outlying
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