Nissan LEAF moving forward with autonomous drive
The world's fastest-selling electric car is ready to make another important breakthrough: as the Nissan LEAF makes a crucial step towards developing autonomous drive technologies. President and CE...
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Details of China fuel cell programme revealed
A significant fuel cell bus programme is on its way to China after Ballard Power Systems revealed details of a multi-year agreement with Azure Hydrogen. Azure, based in Beijing, will work with bus...
Plug-in hybrid Outlander takes on rally challenge
As Mitsubishi prepares to start production of its European spec Outlander plug-in hybrid (PHEV) in Japan, the carmaker decided to take it for one last test before the first models roll off the line...
Honda releases new Jazz Hybrid in Japan
Honda has released a new, third generation of its Fit model in Japan (sold as the Jazz over here) including a new hybrid version. Benefitting from a complete overhaul, the new model gets a new lo...
Toyota expands Ha:mo electric vehicle sharing service
It’s not just Nissan that is expanding car club trials of new electric quadricycles. Rival Toyota has now also announced it is to expand its fleet of single-seat Auto Body COMS electric vehicles cu...
Chevrolet releases electric car driving tips for Spark EV owners
Chevrolet has issued a guide to help buyers of its first fully electric car adapt to silent electric drive. The new Driving 101 guide published to accompany the Spark EV says that while the new...
Low carbon vehicles – more than the sum of their parts?
How do socio-cultural factors impact on the uptake of low emission vehicles? That’s a question for Coventry University PhD student, Jonathan Kershaw who is currently researching this area. In its...
Dragon Racing joins Formula E electric car racing series
Formula E-the new racing series for electric cars only-has secured its fourth team to enter the competition. Leading IndyCar outfit Dragon Racing has today signed an agreement with Formula E Ho...
New car club service becomes first in Japan to use electric vehicles
The Japanese city of Yokohama is to get a new car club service that will be the first in the country to make significant use of electric vehicles. The new Choimobi Yokohama service is a joint v...
New Honda Accord Hybrid arrives in US next month
Those lucky ol Yanks, from this Halloween, the States will have a brand new Honda Accord Hybrid and Accord Tourer Hybrid to play with. Honda claims that the new models will take the fright out ...
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