THE 2014 World Car of the Year is adding zero emissions motoring to its repertoire with the arrival of the new A3 Sportback e-tron, the first plug-in hybrid to join the Audi range. Priced from £29,950 (including government grant incentive), the spacious five-door compact hatchback combines a conventional 1.4-litre TFSI petrol engine with an electric
I have previously reviewed a diesel-powered Outlander and came away impressed by its family-friendly credentials coupled with go-anywhere capabilities. It was also reasonably frugal for this type of vehicle, returning 40+ mpg over a week of mixed driving – not bad for a seven-seat, off-roader with an automatic gearbox. On test this week has been
… Finally in the spring, I saw my first i3, and it is absolutely a head turner; you have never seen a car like it; because there has never been a car like it. The first models I saw on the street were in an orange/pumpkin-like color combination, which, as my mother used to say,
NISSAN Motor GB Limited recorded its best ever sales year in 2014 with 138,338 cars sold in the last 12 months. This represents a 17% increase over 2013’s figure of 117,967. Nissan also bolstered its position as the fastest growing top 10 brand in the UK, commanding a market share of 5.6% in 2014 –
Now this is one sweet Supercharger station. Located in Westfield London, Tesla Motors says this site is the automaker’s largest underground Supercharger station in all of Europe: Our largest underground Supercharger station in Europe, located in Westfield London, just got its final touch. Have a look. Sources: Inside EVs, Tesla on Facebook
Nissan LEAF is the Best-Selling Electric Car in Europe For Fourth Year in a Row 2014 European sales rise 33% over 2013 as UK-built car accelerates sales Nissan LEAF leads with 26% of the rapidly growing electric car market UK sales top 4,000 units, more than doubling 2013 volumes Sales driven by strong customer advocacy
Tesla is opening a new store in Knutsford, Cheshire. The store strengthens Tesla’s presence for customers in the North West, alongside the Warrington Supercharger station at The Park Royal. The Canute Place store features the Model S design studio, the dual motor Model S rolling chassis and selected merchandise, and it will also serve as
There has been a ‘remarkable surge’ in demand for ultra-low emission vehicles in the UK, with sales of plug-in hybrid cars increasing four-fold in 2014. New annual figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have revealed that sales of alternatively-fuelled vehicles (AFVs) – including electric cars and hybrids – rose by 58%
What do declining oil prices mean for alternative fueled vehicles, plug-in hybrids and EVs? If anything is to be learned from the past periods where gasoline prices have dropped precipitously it is that they spell death for alternative fuels. Dropping oil prices are a very bad thing for all alternative fuels and most likely will
Test Drive Sunday
We had very strong interest in electric cars from our first public event so that we arranged to have a dedicated test drive day. On a Sunday in December we invited four families/couples to the St. Alban’s Nissan dealership (Glyn Hopkin) en masse to have test drives; all attended. The format was simple – it
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