EU Parliament demands recharging points
If electric or hydrogen cars are ever going to take off as an alternative to petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles, then it was always going to take some serious backing from the powers-that-be to im...
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Formula E fully-electric race car makes track debut
Recently unveiled in the UK—the Spark-Renault SRT_01E electric race car has successfully made its track debut, completing 40 laps on the La Ferté Gaucher circuit near Choisy-le-Roi, France. The fu...
Bye bye bar: Why losing a capacity bar isn’t a big thing
Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. On March 28, 2011, I jumped in my friend's Morris Minor and rode the 45 miles or so from my house on the outskirts of North Bristol to Wincanton, Somerse...
Nissan LEAF to electrify Bhutan
The tiny land-locked Kingdom of Bhutan in South Asia is the latest to go electric, as the country’s government announced that it is planning to replace government vehicles with battery-powered mode...
BMW teams with Good Energy for truly green electric cars
After Volkswagen announced a partnership with Ecotricity to help ensure its forthcoming electric vehicles are truly green, BMW has decided to follow suit; teaming with another renewable energy prov...
BMW introduces another electric car
The BMW i3, the subject of our green hero article this month, has been grabbing headlines since its launch in the UK. However, what you may not realise is that the German carmaker is also bringing ...
Smart heads to China with first European-imported electric car
Smart has become the first European importer of electric cars to the Chinese market, as the country shows a growing appetite for electric vehicles. It’s the 14th market to welcome the fully-elect...
Yamaha reveals electric car concept
A new electric car concept called Motiv.e, developed by Yamaha and Gordon Murray Design has been unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show this week. The compact, two-seater is designed to meet the growi...
Self-healing batteries could pave the way for better electric cars
Scientists have developed a battery that heals itself, paving the way for more durable lithium ion battery packs for electric car, phones and other devices. At the moment, batteries gradually los...
Electric cars are four and half times less likely to burn?
Since suffering from its third fire incident in space of five weeks, we’ve been waiting on the rebuttal to widespread media sensualist reporting from electric carmaker, Tesla, and finally, CEO Elon...
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