Iconic British brand MG launches the MG ZS EV family friendly fully electric car
MG Motor UK today announced its entry into the zero-emissions vehicle market with the first truly affordable, family friendly electric car. The new MG ZS EV has been designed to bring EV technology to a wider audience than ever before and represents an exciting new chapter in the MG story. ZS EV is MG’s most…
Read full article >>The world’s first fully electric British hypercar, the all-new Lotus Evija, has been revealed.
The world’s first fully electric British hypercar, the all-new Lotus Evija, has been revealed. With unparalleled performance and a target power output of 2,000 PS, it sets new standards in terms of advanced EV engineering. Quite simply, the Lotus Evija is the most powerful series production road car ever built. Like all Lotus cars throughout…
Read full article >>Hyundai Kona Electric wins the automotive category at the 2019 Good Design Awards
The Hyundai Kona Electric has earned top honours at the 2019 Good Design Awards, securing the overall award in the Automotive and Transport product category. Kona Electric’s outstanding success comes in a year that is notable for its high calibre of entries, including rival EVs Tesla Model 3 and Nissan Leaf. Judges were won over…
Read full article >>Ford to use Volkswagen’s MEB Electric Vehicle Architecture in 600,000 new EV’s
Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen today announced they are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles. Ford will use Volkswagen’s electric vehicle architecture and Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB) to design and build at least one high-volume fully electric vehicle in Europe for European customers starting in 2023, more efficiently advancing its promise to deliver expressive…
Read full article >>Jean-Eric Vergne defends his crown and becomes the first double Formula E champion
Robin Frijns rounded out the season in style with victory in New York for Envision Virgin Racing, as Jean-Eric Vergne pulled his way up into the points to clinch the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. Vergne drove a clean and clever race, staying out of trouble and advancing up the order to seventh place and…
Read full article >>Buemi claims maiden victory for Nissan e.dams in an action filled New York City E-Prix
Sebastien Buemi returned to winning ways in New York for Nissan e.dams and boosted his championship chances with a first Formula E win in over two years. Without a win since Berlin in season three, Buemi ended the barren spell to bag a maiden victory for the Nissan e.dams outfit in the ABB FIA Formula…
Read full article >>The new Nissan LEAF has arrived in Australia and is on sale at dealers across the country
The new Nissan LEAF has arrived in Australia and will go on sale at 89 Dealers nationally priced at $49,990* plus on road costs, making it one of the most affordable electric vehicles on the market. “Nissan is excited to have new Nissan LEAF on sale in Australia,” said Nissan Australia managing director Stephen Lester.…
Read full article >>The new MINI Cooper SE Electric officially released and available to order in Europe
The original Mini, designed by Sir Alec Issigonis, was born out of the Suez crisis oil shortage and the demand for affordable motoring. The first cars rolled off the line at Oxford in the summer of 1959 and so began a global success story which has spanned six decades. As the world faces new environmental,…
Read full article >>Faster than a Formula 1 car – New record for the Volkswagen ID.R EV at Goodwood
The Volkswagen ID.R has made motorsport history again by setting a new all-time record at the ‘Goodwood Festival of Speed’. Romain Dumas completed the 1.86-kilometre track in the south of England in just 39.90 seconds. In doing so, the 500-kW (680-PS) electric race car broke the previous record, which had stood for 20 years, by…
Read full article >>Jaguar Land Rover to fast track a new range of electrified cars starting with a new XJ EV
Jaguar Land Rover today revealed plans to manufacture a range of new electrified vehicles at its manufacturing plant in Castle Bromwich, UK. The announcement is the next significant step in delivering on the company’s commitment to offer customers electrified options for all new Jaguar and Land Rover models from 2020. Prof. Dr. Ralf Speth, Chief…
Read full article >>BMW 2 years ahead of schedule as it ups the pace of its E-mobility expansion program
BMW Group will now reach its target of 25 electrified models in 2021 which is two years earlier than they had originally planned. Thanks to flexible vehicle architectures for fully-electric, plug-in hybrid and combustion engine drive trains, the company has been able to respond quickly to changing conditions. More than half of the 25 models…
Read full article >>Extreme E’s new electric SUV Off-Road Race-car is revealed for the first time
Extreme E’s new electric SUV was revealed for the first time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with Founders Alejandro Agag and Gil de Ferran on hand for covers off. The car, named ODYSSEY 21, will feature in Extreme E’s radical new racing series which will highlight the impact of climate change on some of…
Read full article >>GRIDSERVE to build 100 Electric Forecourts across the UK with $1.8 billion investment
UK tech company GRIDSERVE aim to make electric vehicle charging as easy as using petrol stations after announcing a new UK-wide network of Electric Forecourts® to be supplied by clean, low cost solar energy. GRIDSERVE plans to build a UK-wide network of more than 100 Electric Forecourts® designed specifically for the needs of electric vehicle…
Read full article >>Vergne beats Evans at the Swiss E-Prix in Berne as dramatic pile-up stops race
Jean-Eric Vergne held off the advances of Mitch Evans and weathered a late rain shower to win in Bern and extend his lead at the top of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship standings to 32-points over Lucas di Grassi. The DS TECHEETAH driver led from lights-to-flag, picking-up three points for Julius Baer pole position…
Read full article >>The new range-topping MY19 Nissan LEAF e+ with 62kWh battery pack released
The new range-topping MY19 Nissan LEAF e+ has been released in Europe with 217PS of performance and up to 385kms of zero-emissions driving. With its newly-developed high-performance lithium-ion62kWh battery pack the Nissan LEAF e+ offers 55% more capacity and approximately 25% improvement in energy density while retaining a similar shape and size to the 40kWh…
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