The average price of a barrel of oil has plummeted from over 120 USD / barrel to about 30 USD /barrel in the last three years. There may be a lot of geopolitical reasons why this has happened. There is also an analysis of how long this will persist. Relations between Saudi-Arabia and Iran, the
Strikes have brought parts of France’s oil industry to a standstill this week. Gas stations are running dry, lines are building at the pumps and people are hoarding fuel. The only people smiling? Electric car owners. And electric car makers have been quick to seize the golden marketing opportunity. France’s Renault (RNLSY) launched a campaign
Official launch of Fast-E project co-financed by the European Union and nine companies, including Renault, in Berlin and Brussels. 241 charging stations installed in Germany and 37 in Belgium by the end of 2016. A sister project between the Czech Republic and Slovakia adds another 30 charging stations. The 278 charging points set up every
Tesla Model S tops Driver Power 2016 with highest-ever satisfaction rating, with Renault ZOE in second and four hybrids in the top ten British car owners who’ve taken the plunge and bought electric cars are raving about them, according to Driver Power 2016. This year’s car ownership survey – now in its 15th year –
Last week, I explained a dismaying reality for planet-savers everywhere: Not even mega-blowout sales for Tesla’s new Model 3 sedan are enough to substantially green and decarbonize our global transportation system. There are simply too many cars on the road and too many new cars sold each year — the vast majority of which run
EV sales in the UK are up 23 percent this year. One right-hand-drive nation is going in the right direction when it comes to sales of electric vehicles. The UK recorded 10,496 electric vehicle sales during the first quarter of 2016. This was a quarterly record and a 23 percent jump from last year, according
From time to time the question about the real Renault ZOE battery capacity pops up, especially after the French company introduced new longer range R240 version in parallel with previous Q210 edition. Renault stated that the range (under NEDC) increased from 210 km (130 miles) to 240 km (149 miles) thanks to new in-house developed
Volkswagen is beginning 2016 with victories in a brace of influential industry honours. Today (13 January) Volkswagen is receiving two trophies at the renowned What Car? Awards in London with success for both the Passat Estate GTE (Best Electric Car) and new Touran (Best MPV). Meanwhile, the Volkswagen up! takes a ‘price point’ honour in
Longer Range Nissan Leaf 30kWh Available – Acenta
We recently started supplying the new longer range 30kWh Leaf in the Tekna model. However, we now have prices for the mid-range, and therefore less expensive, Acenta model; details and prices are below. We offer the Acenta (30kWh) on 3 year PCP; this stands for Personal Contract Purchase and is currently the most popular way to
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