I’d love to try this in my ZOE! Two men say they have set a record time for driving from Land’s End to John O’Groats in an electric car. Jonathan Porterfield, from Orkney, and Chris Ramsey, who lives in Aberdeen, completed the journey on Wednesday evening in 27 hours and 46 minutes. Earlier in the
I’m not surprised – I see more plug-ins on the roads every week. August is typically one of the slowest month for car sales in the UK, although in relation to previous years it still brings solid growth of some 71% more plug-in electric car registrations (879 total). Market share of plug-ins stands at 1.11%,
A key milestone to celebrate! Plug-in electrified vehicles (PEVs) have transcended one million sales worldwide. Included in this count are highway legal, light-duty all-electric cars and plug-in hybrids sold in markets around the globe. Plug-in cars started in negligible volumes last decade, but the mass-market began just less than five years ago. The first half
I’m not surprised – it is a fab car! I’m coming up 35,000 miles in mine. Sales of Renault electric cars (like most plug-ins in Europe) are growing almost every month, year-over-year, so far, although August was up just 9% at 828 units. An additional 113 via the city-quadricycle EV, the Twizy. In eight months,
Chargemaster launched its new Ultracharger at the CENEX Low Carbon Vehicle 2015 event (Wednesday 9th September), with a host of new innovations for the rapid charger. The Ultracharger can use Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras to automatically authorise and start charging a car that has been logged into the system. The unit can also be used
Here is a swell review of the Audi A3 e-tron from the UK. The first plug-in hybrid Audi will be available in the US soon, and priced from $37,900, or $34 657 after deducting tax credit. You’ll find a more detailed description of the A3 e-tron here. All-electric range under EPA testing is expected to
You’ve probably noticed more electric cars on the road and toyed with switching. We give you the lowdown on the costs involved. It’s becoming clear to anyone monitoring the UK’s roads that electric cars are here to stay. The numbers are increasing to the point that they now represent over 1% of new UK car
FRANKFURT (Reuters) — Renault will supply motors for electric versions of Daimler’s Smart city cars under their deepening 5-year-old alliance, the carmakers said today. The motors will be the same as those used in the Renault Zoe EV. The units are manufactured at the French automaker’s plant in Cleon, France. They will equip battery-powered versions
New Renault ZOE from £155 per month fuel included
Update: latest offer here. This offer ran until 31 December 2015 and has now expired. Renault ZOE Offers We are pleased to announce our latest deals: These have to be the best deals currently available on any ‘supermini’ – and with free fuel! We are able to offer a brand new Renault ZOE at very
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