Toyota to end EV deal with Tesla
Toyota is expected to let its supply agreement with Tesla to expire this year, with no plans for renewal, as the carmaker fixes its gaze firmly on hydrogen fuel cell cars. That would spell the en...
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Miles till empty: why you need to acquaint yourself with your car’s — and your own limitations
Do you take risks in your electric car? By that, I mean do you take risks when it comes to how far you’re happy driving before you run out of power? In three weeks’ time, I’ll be sitting in my Ni...
Renault Twizy EV heads to university
The compact and silent nature of the Renault Twizy makes it the perfect car to drive around a library, you know, if you are into that sort of thing, that its. That’s what Renault demonstrates in ...
First EV taxi firm hits 150,000 all-electric miles
More than 37,000 fares have made use of the country’s first electric minicab firm, allowing St Austell-based C&C Taxis to clock up no less than 150,000 miles all-electric miles. The Cornish firm ...
Government incentives driving EV market boom
Tax and fiscal incentives are playing a big part in driving sales of electric vehicles according to a new report from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). In a new study exami...
Audi plans plug-in hybrid models across the range
Audi plans to offer an plug-in hybrid version of every one of its cars by 2020, it has been revealed. Speaking at the Beijing Motor Show, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler announced the launch of a long-wh...
Electric cars don’t expose drivers to unsafe electromagnetic fields
Electric cars do not expose passengers to unsafe levels of electromagnetic fields, according to new research, that could dispel any remaining myths about the safety of EVs. A new study lead by th...
Nick Clegg: Electric cars ‘not quite right for my family’
Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg proclaimed that electric cars aren’t suitable for his family, just days after announcing a £500 million investment designed to encourage the rest of us to switch t...
Shockwave three-wheel electric roadster revealed
An electric sports car has to be the ultimate motoring thrill. Able to make the most of the instant torque of a battery drivetrain, we’ve seen a few electric roadster concepts in recent years. Ov...
With one bar down, my Nissan LEAF still loves to run
A couple of months back, I wrote here about my Nissan LEAF and the impending loss of its first capacity bar. At the time, I was under the impression it would happen in days — not months — but last ...
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