Manufacturers
Electric Car Filling Stations?
Is this the birth of ‘petrol’ stations for electric cars? The first public trial of a system that ‘refills’ electric cars in minutes was first launched in Better Place a Californian company which has tested its automated battery-swap stations in…
Read moreMitsubishi i-MiEV
So what to Mitsubishi say about the i-MiEV…… “A green, sustainable lifestyle is on the horizon. i-MiEV takes you there.” Whilst having been tested in the UK in 2009, with electric car trials by the police and west midlands council,…
Read morePeugeot iOn
The Peugeot iOn is the same base vehicle as the i-MiEV which has been rebranded by Peugeot. Citroen have done exaclty the same with their offering the C-Zero. At a stroke Peugeot/Citroen have got themselves one of the best of the…
Read moreNissan Leaf
The Nissan Leaf has been named as Car of the Year 2011. The first 100% electric vehicle to do so which is no mean feat. Undoubetedly this has been influenced by its ‘green’ credentials and a desire from the judges…
Read moreVauxhall Ampera
The Vauxhall Ampera is General Motors European version of the popular Chevrolet Volt. Delivered under the Opel brand. It won Car of the Year 2012 but it is in fact a hybrid and not a true electric vehicle as it…
Read moreNissan Leaf in the UK
Car charging is as standard – an ordinary 3 pin plug socket or street charging point. Interestingly unlike other electric cars with the charging socket essentially where the petrol cap would usually be, the Nissan Leaf charges through a cap…
Read moreTazzari Zero
The Tazzari Zero is a compact two-seat vehicle. Similar to the G-Wiz L-ion the Zero is powered by lithium-ion batteries. This gives the car a range (between charges) of around 140km or about 87 miles. The car has an electronically…
Read moreThe politics of electric cars
In the UK, cars and light vans account for around 16% of CO2 emmissions, with the figure being around 12% for the EU as a whole (2008 figures). However, the oil based car industry is so engrained into our society…
Read moreBMW MINI E
Unlike other manufacturers who have designed and built dedicated electric vehicles, BMW have taken a tried and tested icon of the motoring world – the MINI and have made an electric version. It’s quite possible you could have seen one…
Read moreQuiet Car 2
Another imaginatively named car from Quiet – the Quiet Car 2! Underneath the weird name lies one of the good options for those searching for a semi-affordable slightly bigger electric car. The Quiet Car 2 is based on a conventionaly…
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