Most general automotive observers note nearly a 25% drop in Volkswagen’s U.S. car sales last month compared to one year ago. “The November sales results reflect the impact of the recent stop-sale for all 2.0L 4-cylinder TDI vehicles as well as for the 3.0L V6. The voluntary stop-sales were issued in light of notices received
Happy Christmas to all Fuel Included customers and associates! I can’t do better than repost this 1912 advert (from Plugin Sites) – it seems suitably festive, if a little old-fashioned!
I see more electric cars on the road every day now, they are no longer the novelty they used to be. In my area I see many Nissan Leafs and a few ZOEs. And, of course, it seems like the Mitsubish Outlander PHEV is everywhere! I saw my first Tesla Model S in my hometown
The government will spend more than £600 million between 2015-16 and 2020-21 to support uptake and manufacturing of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) in the UK, maintaining the global leadership that has seen 1 in 4 of all European electric vehicles built here and keep the UK on track for all new cars to be effectively
Fleet and business users will be the target for Kia dealers as they open order books for the all-new D-segment Optima saloon. The diesel-engined version of the all-new Optima goes on sale at prices from £21,495-£28,895 in January and will joined later in the year by the brand’s first plug-in petrol-electric hybrid (PHEV) to be
Volkswagen’s strict financial position after Diesel Gate carries with it serious consequences. CEO Matthias Müller recently announced a reduced level of spending for 2016 of €1 billion. Some investments are on hold, delayed, reviewed or switched to other areas. “The Volkswagen Group is aligning investment activity in its Automotive Division with the current situation. The
Renault Germany entered into a partnership with a company specialized in electric transport solutions to test a system that would reduce the charging time for electric cars. Electric cars’ charging times are the main drawback of such vehicles. You have to be really patient when you plug in your car, and when you are in
In light of the still-widening diesel emissions scandal, it’s no surprise that Volkswagen came to the Los Angeles Auto Show promoting an electric car. The German car company brought a fleet of the sporty e-Golf battery electric vehicles to the show, eagerly throwing the keys to anyone willing to take a test drive. The car
Renault unveils a unique documentary: The Electric People
[Note that although the video is in French, you can switch on Captions and through the YouTube Settings button you can set it to auto-translate to English] From 8 to 28 July 2015, Sandra Reinflet (writer, singer and photographer) and Mathilde Terrier (journalist) took ZOE out on a most unusual Tour de France. The challenge
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