Take a virtual drive in your own BMW i3 mini-movie
BMW is inviting you to take a virtual test drive of its new electric supermini, the i3. Launching the world’s first 360° interactive film, the carmaker’s new ‘Become Electric’ app allows potent...
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Volkswagen plots to become EV leader by 2018
Despite being a latecomer to the game, Volkswagen is now planning to become a leader in electric vehicles, announcing plans for no less than 14 electric and hybrid models by 2014. While Japanes...
Smart fortwo Electric Drive is an EV that sends mixed messages
Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. Forgive me for saying so, but smart cars are a little bit like Marmite: you generally either love them to bits, or you can’t stand them. Since we once o...
Renault hits 10,000 sales of Kangoo electric van
While the BVRLA bemoans the uptake of electric vans and their accompanying grants, oddly at the same time Renault is celebrating the success of its first electric van model, with the 10,000th regis...
Electric vehicle grants ‘failing to ignite’ market demand
Grants for electric vehicles are failing to ignite the market-so says the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA). While uptake of the electric car grants grew 14 per cent in the ...
Renault-Nissan and Daimler to extend partnership
Brought together by the pursuit of green technology, the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG are now set to expand their partnership. During a briefing at the Frankfurt Motor Show, chief execut...
Corby gets ready for electric cars with new charging stations
The small Northamptonshire town of Corby is taking a lead in electrifying the UK with a new network of charging stations at a range of businesses and venues across the town. Part of the Electric ...
Euro MEPs vote to cap food-based biofuel
The European Parliament has voted to cap the amount of food crops used to produce biofuel. So-called ‘first generation’ biofuel-produced from crops such as wheat and corn, will be limited to 6 pe...
BMW faces accusation of espionage from EV rival
As BMW launches its first electric car, the firm has come under accusation of industrial espionage on French rival Bollore. According to The Telegraph, two engineers working for a subcontractor...
Land Rover targets Europe with new diesel hybrid models
Land Rover’s new hybrid models have been predominately built with the European market in mind, it has been revealed, as the carmaker explains why it chose to team an electric drivetrain with a dies...
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