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May 09, 2012 at 07:41 pm By Susie Middleton
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This is my twenty first article in my series of alternatives to fuel powered vehicles, this blog looks at the Telsa Model S Sedan and the driving range of the vehicle. The Telsa Model S Sedan, which will be delivered to the first customers within the next months, will be available in three different sizes of battery packs (40kWh, 60kWh and 85kWh).
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April 27, 2012 at 05:24 pm By Susie Middleton
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This is the nineteenth blog, in a series of blogs on alternatives to fuel powered vehicles, this blog looks at the Nissan Leaf and the recent Partnership Nissan have formed with Adopt a Charger to help install more charger for electric vehicles.
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March 30, 2012 at 06:39 pm By Susie Middleton
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This is my fourteenth blog in a series of blogs on alternatives to fuel- powered vehicles, covering electric and hybrid vehicles; this blog looks at the increasing sales of plug-in vehicles in the automotive industry.
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October 06, 2011 at 05:15 pm By Susie Middleton
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A partnership has been struck between entrepreneur Vincent Bollore, and the Mayor of Paris, Betrand Delonoe. This will lead to the development of a bubble car, named the Bluecar. It will be an EV, and will become an important feature of the city of love from October onwards, providing tourists with green transportation means.
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October 05, 2011 at 06:32 pm By Susie Middleton
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A new electric concept vehicle has been released by French automaker Renault. The Frendzy has been used by Renault to show off its new innovations and developments in the electric vehicle industry. Frendzy is a multi-faceted friend Image courtesy of motortorque.com The fourteen foot long Frendzy is powered by the same system as that of the Renault Kangoo Z.E.
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August 23, 2011 at 12:32 pm By Susie Middleton
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One of the last people you would think to have an interest in electric vehicles would be a north African dictator sitting on top of an oil field. Well, it turns out that Libyan ex-leader Gaddafi owned a doorless, electric Fiat 500.
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August 15, 2011 at 12:05 pm By Susie Middleton
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When I think of British vehicle manufacturer, Morgan, I also think of Agas, cups of tea and fox hunting. Stuck in the old days, some might say. To some extent this is still true; their cars still have an 'old' shape, they recently released a WW2-esque trike, and some cars are still sold with wooden frames.
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May 06, 2011 at 05:25 pm By Susie Middleton
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As far back as many can remember, the Nurburgring has been used by car manufacturers to test their new vehicles. Famed as the toughest track in the world, and nicknamed 'The Green Hell' by Jackie Stewart, the 'Ring is a formidable test for any vehicle.
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August 06, 2010 at 10:31 am By Brad Roberts
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The new Transport Secretary, Philip Hammond, announced last week that government grants of up to £5,000 will be given to electric car buyers from January next year. Originally planned by the previous Labour government, the 'plug-in car grant' was expected to face the axe as part of the stringent round of budget cuts faced by all departments, but - following pressure from car makers and Britain's green energy industry - it will now run until at least March 2012.
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