The BMW i8 has been a technological pioneer and the world’s best-selling plug-in hybrid sports car since it arrived in 2014. Now in 2018 it is joined by a new model that adds further allure to the arena of sustainable driving pleasure. The al…
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BYD Supplies 30 Electric Cars to Brazilian Municipal Civil Guard
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD delivered 30 all-electric cars to Brazilian city São José dos Campos, to be used by the Secretariat of Citizen Protection, as the largest contract in Brazil, including 29 BYD e5’s and 1 BYD e6. BYD won the publi…
Audi teases PB18 e-tron electric supercar concept
Audi will reveal the Audi PB18 e-tron electric supercar concept during the 2018 Pebble Beach Car Week in California. Pebble Beach Car Week, held every August in and around the Californian coastal city of Monterey, has long been considered the world’s m…
Plugsurfing Puts Jaguar Land Rover Drivers On The Road To Easier Charging
Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Plugsurfing to supply a premium charging service for its electric vehicles in selected markets in Europe. Drivers choosing an all-electric Jaguar I-PACE performance SUV will be given free access to the Jaguar Public…
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance Remain EV Sales Leader In Europe
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, the world’s largest automotive alliance, announced that unit sales at its member companies rose 5.1 percent to a new record of 5,538,530 vehicles in the six months to June 30. The three Alliance member companies saw increased…
BYD booming in the Nordics – big electric bus order for BYD in Sweden
After the recent Norwegian order for 42 articulated BYD electric buses for Oslo, now follows another large order from Sweden for a total of 24 electric buses. The province of Södermanland, on the south eastern coast of Sweden, will soon have 24 BYD 12 …
New Nissan Leaf Takes Charge On The Three Peaks Challenge
A team from Nissan, together with the new Nissan LEAF, were involved in an extreme test of both electric and human endurance in support of an all-electric attempt by Autocar magazine at the National Three Peaks Challenge. The National Three Peaks Chall…
New Nissan Leaf Takes Charge On The Three Peaks Challenge
A team from Nissan, together with the new Nissan LEAF, were involved in an extreme test of both electric and human endurance in support of an all-electric attempt by Autocar magazine at the National Three Peaks Challenge. The National Three Peaks Chall…
Audi e-tron to make global debut in San Francisco on Sept. 17
U.S. customers will be able to configure and reserve their 2019 Audi e-tron, the first all-electric vehicle from Audi, on Sept. 17. The e-tron will make its global debut on the same day at an event in San Francisco. On Sept. 17, full Audi e-tron specif…
London best in the world for electric vehicle infrastructure
Recent analysis of 89 global cities by online home rental company Spotahome has revealed London is the best for electric vehicle infrastructure. Spotahome has standardised the latest data available for EV charging points to rank each city out of ten. L…