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Seat Alhambra 2.0 TDI SE DSG (2012) long-term test review
CAR Magazine
Out there among the Continent's car-buying public, the new Alhambra is proving to be a fine synthesis of family-sized function, form, real-world practicality and optional electric sliding doors. And that's why we're here, speccing up an Alhambra as my ...



Renault trims model line up
New Car Net
Cars up for the chop include the the Renault Espace, which popularised the MPV concept here in the UK when it first arrived in the 1980s, the brand's flagship Laguna executive model, the Modus mini-MPV, the Kangoo car and compact van.

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Nissan in bid to boost electric vehicle market
Carfinance.co.uk
The firm, which is one of the best-selling brands in the UK and various global locations, is conducting real-world tests of a prototype zero-emission all-electric delivery vehicle in London with partner FedEx Express. Over a two-month period, ...

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FuelFix (blog)

Electric-car use to reach tipping point in 2015
FuelFix (blog)
(STAN HONDA / AFP/Getty Images) The all-new Ford Focus Electric is a zero-CO2-emissions, gasoline-free version of Ford's popular small car and is the flagship of the company's growing fleet of hybrid, plug-in hybrid. (Ford Motor Company / Wieck) The ...



Chevrolet Aveo first drive
girlracer
He added, “I want to see 20000 Chevrolet sales in the UK in 2012 with the new Aveo accounting for around 25 per cent of them. The Spark city car and the Cruze five door medium sector models should also claim a similar percentage share of our overall ...

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Demand for range-extended Volt to outstrip supply
TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk (blog)
According to Headlineauto.co.uk, Chevrolet UK has already been contacted by over 2500 people interested in the Volt, before the model has even arrived on UK shores. In an effort to meet demand, the UK arm of car maker is 'fighting for production every ...

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Honest John

Renault slims down its UK model range
Honest John
Renault has cut its model range in the UK down to just seven core models as it makes room for more electric ZE models as well its new value Dacia brand. So from 1 February 2012 the Modus, Kangoo car and Compact van, Wind Roadster, Laguna and Espace ...

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Hype helps hybrids flounder
Las Vegas Review-Journal
A decade ago, we were reporting on gadgets found inside cars while today we're writing about gadgets that are powering those cars. It's a writers' delight out there, but most of you reading this will not buy a hybrid or an electric car any time soon.

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Better Place Says 2015 May Be Electric-Car Tipping Point
BusinessWeek
27 (Bloomberg) -- Better Place LLC, a US startup developing charging stations for electric vehicles, predicts the “tipping point” for electric car use will come as soon as 2015, Chairman Idan Ofer said today. “The fact is that because we are making it ...

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Bloomberg

Electric-Car Use to Reach Tipping Point in 2015, Better Place's Ofer Says
Bloomberg
24 it started putting its first cars on the road in Israel this week and expects to go public in the next two years. Better Place LLC, a US startup developing charging stations for electric vehicles, predicts the “tipping point” for electric car use ...

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