Porsche Electric Car Plans Gather Momentum. “The brand’s plans seem to be a bit closer to reality than other brands which are still delaying the launch of their EVs” STUTTGART, Germany – Porsche, the luxury sports car and SUV maker owned by Volkswagen, has a problem. How do you take a brand which owes its […]
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Dyson Moves In On Electric Vehicle Decision
Dyson Moves In On Electric Vehicle Decision. Will It Be A Small, Lightweight, Urban Short-Range Runabout? No Dyson, the British vacuum cleaner maker which plans a €2.2 billion investment to make electric cars, has decided to launch the project with a low volume, low technology model to establish supply chains and measure customer reaction, before […]
Frankfurt Auto Show May Perform the Last Rites For Diesel
Frankfurt Auto Show May Perform the Last Rites For Diesel. “There is currently no death of diesel. We still need diesel technology. While the Frankfurt Auto Show will hail the dawn of the electric car, again, conventional wisdom sees the death knell for diesels being sounded next week too. But like electric cars in reverse, […]
Renault Zoe Dynamique Nav R90 ZE 40 review
Renault Zoe Dynamique Nav R90 ZE 40 review. Price £23, 770 For – cute, well equipped, beautiful finish, ideal for city driving. Against – range inadequate for distance driving, not helped by unreliable recharging network. Rating: all-round family car * – city car **** Competition – Nissan Leaf, Hyundai Ioniq Electric, BMW i3, Kia Soul EV, VW […]
Pent-up Demand Will Accelerate Electric Car Sales-McKinsey
Pent-up Demand Will Accelerate Electric Car Sales-McKinsey. “Consumer demand is starting to shift in favor of electric vehicles, with strong disruption potential” Here’s a prediction for 2017. More forecasters will say electric car sales are about to take off, but actual sales will remain in low gear. Admittedly, before the end of the year, Tesla’s […]
Nissan Leaf review
Nissan Leaf review. For – quiet, gutsy drive; great if your commute is short and regular. Against – too expensive, unpredictable range. *** £29,490 (before £5,000 government grant) SILVERSTONE, England – Nissan has given its Leaf electric car a more powerful 30 Kw battery, which it says increases range by at least 25 per cent. […]
Nissan Leaf Gets More Range, But Electric Car Prospects Grim
Nissan Leaf Gets More Range, But Electric Car Prospects Grim. “the forecast for 2020 has been pushed back five years to 2025” SILVERSTONE, England – Nissan has added a bit of range to its new version of the Leaf electric car but the outlook for battery-only vehicles looks grim as sales, in Europe at least, […]
Electric Car Sales Rise, But Too Slowly To Meet German Targets
Electric Car Sales Rise, But Too Slowly To Meet German Targets “We see that further subsidies are necessary. We must speak with the German states about that” – Merkel Sales of electric cars in Europe might be gathering pace, but are still too slow to threaten targets for their adoption in Germany, and are undermining […]
Audi A3 E-Tron Review 2014
Audi A3 E-Tron Review 2014 – Plug-In Hybrid. E-Tron Combines Great Performance, Unbelievable Economy. For – terrific economy sometimes, quality, impressive performance. Against – too expensive. **** out of 5, £34,950 Audi has joined the plug-in hybrid crowd with its A3 e-tron. It is almost a couple of thousand pounds more expensive than its VW Golf GTE […]
Europeans Reject Electric-Only Cars, But See Hybrid Case
“Electric car sales pace, far from growing, is slowing” Europeans Reject Electric-Only Cars, But See Hybrid Case Almost nobody in Europe wants to buy an electric car, but luckily for the manufacturers which need to sell alternative vehicles to meet harsh government regulations, there is a little bit more enthusiasm for hybrids. That’s the conclusion […]
