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Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP (source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/foreignoffice/18995722109 )

Autumn Statement 2016 favours electric vehicles

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The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP’s Autumn Statement included good news for electric vehicle enthusiasts with a large £390 million toward boosting zero emission vehicles and driverless technology. Mr Hammond said, “we choose in this Autumn Statement to prioritise additional high-value investment, specifically in infrastructure and innovation, that will directly contribute to raising Britain’s productivity…” […]

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The Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6

Ostentatious Luxury Boat, No. Maybach-Mercedes 6 Electric Car, Yes.

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On first appearance, the newest design from Maybach-Mercedes has no place in AutoVolt. It’s a monstrosity of ostentatious luxury, metreage, pomp and plenty of circumstance. It’s a car that would only suit the streets of Dubai or similar metropolis where flaunting money is deemed okay. However, this is no ordinary Maybach and isn’t powered by

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Nissan Leaf OY16XLO at Source East charge point

Leafing Around

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For those who’ve followed my driving of the Nissan Leaf 30kWh Tekna, OY16XLO, you’ll know that I’ve enjoyed the delights of driving electrically and more often than not, for free. It’s one of the great pleasures of electric vehicle ownership and provides a superior sense of freedom, which is otherwise lost as you watch the

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Nissan Leaf 48kWh

48kWh Long Range Leaf Built by Nissan Engineers for Fun, Research and Development

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In a demonstration of their passion for innovation, Nissan engineers have created a prototype Nissan LEAF with a 48 kWh battery – in their spare time. Following the manufacturer’s principles of on-going research and development of electric vehicles, the 48 kWh prototype carries a battery twice the size of the original Nissan LEAF production model,

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Elon Musk - PHOTO: Jonathan Musk

The Master Plan, Part Deux; Elon Musk’s Electric Autonomous Future

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Not content with shaking up the automotive consumer car world, Elon Musk has announced his company’s plans for the future.

The billionaire entrepreneur has stated the direction he wants to take Tesla, and it’s an interesting but not altogether surprising one. Already, the firm has helped persuade the world that electric mobility is actually a genuinely viable alternative to petrol and diesel – and that it can outperform them in almost every respect too, but now he wants to move toward wider transportation issues…

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