Electro Car


Adwatch: Is your range too small? Chevy has a solution to overcome your anxiety..
SkiddMark (press release)
(stop sniggering at the back) It's a genuine problem which has limited the take-up of electric cars as a viable alternative to our trusty fuel-burners. Battery capacity can vary depending on the ambient temperature, how the battery has been cared for ...

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EURO TURMOIL WIPES £80BN FROM VALUE OF BRITISH FIRMS
Express.co.uk
By Martyn Brown DEEPENING turmoil in the eurozone wiped almost £20billion from the value of UK shares yesterday taking the total fall in just five days to £80billion. Fears over Spain and Greece saw the FTSE 100 suffer its largest weekly loss for more ...

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Nissan's Fourth Electric Vehicle to be PIVO-Inspired Urban Commuter
PluginCars.com
If Nissan's EVs are going to become popular and profitable at a global scale, the company will need an entire line of attractive all-electric cars. When I spoke with Mark Perry, Nissan's EV product planner, at the Tokyo Motor Show last year, ...

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UK company car drivers say “no” to electric cars
Asset Finance International (subscription)
Only 6% would switch to an electric vehicle immediately. Even with UK fuel price at record levels, the survey highlights that manufacturers and the government still have some way to go in overcoming business drivers' scepticism associated with running ...

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AirQualityNews

DfT highlights Greening's words on move to electric vehicles
AirQualityNews
The government's efforts to encourage a move to lower emission vehicles, including electric powered cars, have been emphasised by the Department for Transport. The Department for Transport has cited the speech by Transport Secretary Justine Greening ...



Car Rentals

Hertz Adds Ampere to London Car Share
Car Rentals
The Vauxhall Ampera was voted the Car of the Year 2012. It can deliver between 25 to 50 miles of battery-powered electric drive and emit zero tailpipe emissions. Its sophisticated propulsion system includes an extended range of up to 360 miles, ...

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Telegraph.co.uk

Ford Focus Battery Electric Vehicle review
Telegraph.co.uk
Rivals are hoping these issues can be assuaged, because there's a slew of battery cars on the way, including this, a battery-electric version of Ford's best-selling family hatchback. It goes on sale in the US first and arrives in the UK this autumn.

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Car Dealer Magazine

Sponsored video: Chevy Volt saves men from zombies
Car Dealer Magazine
The American brand has made live a new campaign that features a pair of stranded motorists chased by zombies, and who are saved by the brand-new Chevrolet Volt E-REV (extended range electric vehicle). The short film shows a couple of men escaping from ...

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Nissan Leaf ensures high-quality whisky from Isle of Islay
Autoblog (blog)
... single malt Scotch whisky since 1881 on the Isle of Islay in the UK. As the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, you may not expect the island's 620 square kilometers (239 square miles) to be the ideal habitat for electric cars.

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Hertz to Promote Source London's Electric Car Charging Network
REVE
The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ), the world's largest general use car rental brand, has announced that it will help promote Source London's electric vehicle (EV) charging network to Hertz customers in support of London's vision of becoming an electric ...

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