FOR first time electric vehicles will be able to travel the length and breadth of Britain using the world’s first national charging network at motorway service stations across the country. Every charging post will be powered with 100% green energy made at Ecotricity’s wind and solar parks across the UK, and means that electric car [...]
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Mpg and CO2 gains for Audi’s latest A5 models
AUDI has re-engineered and subtly restyled its A5 range of Sportback, Coupe and Cabriolet models – they now offer 60mpg-plus and have CO2 emissions as low as 122g/km. Highlights: * 2012 Model Year A5/S5 Sportback, A5/S5 Coupe and A5/S5 Cabriolet ranges available to order from September – pricing starts at £25,540 OTR (Sportback) * Subtle [...]
Renault unveils Frendzy electric ‘multi-talented’ concept car
RENAULT has shown photos and video of a wacky new concept car which will make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. It is the electrically powered Frendzy – “the perfect multi-talented vehicle”, says Renault. “As a commercial business vehicle which can double up perfectly as a comfortable car, it meets the requirements [...]
Land Rover tackles emissions on 2012 Discovery and Range Rover
Land Rover is trying its best to cut the CO2 emissions of its range of 4X4s. The British company has just announced that both the Discovery 4 and Range Rover Sport are getting a new 8-speed automatic transmission and modified engines which bring down CO2 levels to 230g/km (from 244g/km). Now, that’s still a pretty [...]
Manchester goes electric
Manchester Electric – a new network of charge points – will be launched across Greater Manchester this autumn. There will be 300 charge points and six larger ‘Pod Centres’. Manchester Electric will be a new network of state-of-the-art Pod Centres where people can buy a range of electric vehicles including cars, vans, scooters and bikes. [...]
Free charging and parking at Gatwick Airport
[vsw id="e00zmYKDL2o" source="youtube" width="600" height="450" autoplay="no"] An electric Nissan LEAF has checked in at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal – yes, the car was driven through the check-in area in a demo to mark the airport’s new partnership with Nissan. The LEAF has been given to the airport for use over the next 12 months [...]
Gordon Murray unveils world’s most efficient car, the T.27
The world’s most efficient electric car has been unveiled in London. The ultra compact city car T.27 was designed and developed by former McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray. The design and development programme for T.27 is a £9 million project, made possible through a £4.5 million investment from the government-backed Technology Strategy Board. From a [...]