A large cargo vessel carrying cars has sunk in the Atlantic Ocean, thirteen days after a fire broke out on board. The ship’s manager and Portuguese navy confirmed on Tuesday that the Felicity Ace sank around 400 kilometres off the Azores. The Panama-flagged vessel was being towed after a salvage team had extinguished the fire,
Renault’s new 100%-electric Mégane E-Tech is the French company’s non-hedged bet it can convince drivers they’ve nothing to lose in swapping their traditional ICE rides for modern a EV – and gain considerable performance, cost, and flair advantages in the bargain. A day test driving the car on the roads of southern Spain suggests the
Our company car is eight years old this month. We purchased it secondhand just over five years ago. It’s a Nissan Leaf. All electric. We purchased it in the days when people used to say ‘we haven’t got the infrastructure’ or ‘where are we going to get all the energy from?’ or ‘they don’t have
GRIDSERVE and Moto have opened a first high-powered electric vehicle charging hub in Wales, the first in the country according to the companies, as they continue their UK wide rollout of sites. The Electric Hub is located in Swansea and features six 350kW electric vehicle (EV) chargers with contactless payment. It forms part of the GRIDSERVE
With much of the UK today being battered by Storm Eunice, sparking the strongest wind on record in the south to massive snowfall in the north, a number of households are already experiencing power cuts, with more predicted for the weekend. For those suffering this unfortunately consequence, if they have one of the latest Korean
Though only 12% of new sales were zero-exhaust electric vehicles, emissions fell by 11.2% in 2021 The carbon dioxide emissions of new cars sold in the UK dropped to the lowest level ever in 2021 thanks to the unprecedented surge in electric vehicle sales, industry data suggests. Average new car CO2 emissions fell by 11.2%, to
Being named overall What Car? Car of the Year is the highest honour a new model can receive… Choose any of our 2022 award winners and you’ll be getting an absolutely fantastic car that’s better than all of its direct rivals. However, the overall Car of the Year award is reserved for the model that
West Sussex County Council takes delivery of four 100 percent electric Renault ZOE Vehicles will be used as pool cars and form part of the council’s drive to reduce emissions Local authority was convinced by the ZOE’s class-leading real-world range of 174 miles All-electric Renault ZOE priced from £18,420 OTR (after PiCG, plus battery rental)
A new real-world test for diesel vehicles will begin later this week to more accurately measure emissions of vehicles sold in Britain. Starting from 1 September, tested cars will be driven on urban and rural roads as well as motorways, with measuring equipment placed on their exhaust system. The evaluation, which replaces current lab-based tests,
Renault Zoe awarded zero-star Euro NCAP safety rating
The all-electric Renault Zoe hatchback is only the third car in history to receive zero stars from Euro NCAP, despite the previous model scoring top marks The Renault Zoe has become only the third car in Euro NCAP history to be awarded zero stars for crash safety. The previous version of the popular electric hatchback received a five-star rating
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