German automaker Opel is releasing what it claims is the world’s first all-electric rally car. It’s a modified version of the Europe-only Opel Corsa-e, which itself is the electric version of the Corsa. The Corsa-e is part of Opel’s plan to electrifying every model they offer by 2024. German car manufacturer Opel has made what
Driving an EV is one thing, topping up its batteries another. Most drivers resort to AC charging at home or at the office, which is possible at a rate of anything between 3.7kW (e.g. Citroën C-Zero) and 16.5 kW (e.g. Tesla Model S and X). It depends on the output of the wallbox, but also
BMW launches the second generation of the X5 xDrive45e. Thanks to a significantly larger battery, the X5 PHEV has one of the highest electrical ranges in the segment. Depending on the equipment, the X5 xDrive45e will travel a slightly longer distance than other PHEVs – (WLTP) between 67 and 87 kilometres purely electrically. If drivers
The Scottish government has thrown its weight behind a £7.5 million project to ramp up EV charge point installs in the country. The partnership will bring together Transport Scotland and Scotland’s two distribution network operators – SP Energy Networks (SPEN) and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) – in a bid to deliver more EV
Audi’s smaller battery pack and lower power e-tron 50 quattro should offer more fleet appeal for the company’s first pure-electric car. Audi’s new lower-range e-tron 50 quattro sports a 71kWh battery pack and a 186-mile WLTP range, reducing the pack size by 24kWh – the same as the original Nissan Leaf – compared to its
It is “inconceivable” that electric vehicles could be as polluting as conventional cars, new research has found, dismissing recent speculation that electric vehicles emit similar rates of CO2 to diesel vehicles when battery manufacturing is taken into account. Instead, further decarbonisation in the UK could drive EV emissions down to 10% of conventional vehicles in
I generally eschew conspiracy theories under the rubric that little explained by conspiracy cannot as well be explained by incompetence and that the occurrence of stupid is vastly more common than the occurrence of evil in the hearts and minds of men. But it is also true that it can only be a conspiracy theory
South Western Railway has installed 60 new electric car charging points at six station car parks on its network. The charging points cost a total of £100,000 and Basingstoke MP Maria Miller welcomed the investment by SWR. The charging points help make rail travel more sustainable, and passengers can charge their electric vehicles free of
Renault’s new 52 kWh Zoe first look, Europe’s top EV improves all over
Renault’s new 52 kWh, 100 kW Zoe was announced in June with the additional 50 kW of DC charging, but we got the rare opportunity to check one out at Renault’s Paris HQ this week. What we saw was an impressive and important vehicle that will fit into many more Europeans’ lives. Renault departed the
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