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Harley-Davidson Livewire electric motorcycle range and performance specs released
Harley-Davidson has finally released the full specs for the new Livewire electric motorcycle. Aimed at the urban rider the Livewire has a 15.5-kwh battery pack providing a city range of 235kms and features DC fast-charging which cuts charge times to an hour. Because maximum torque is always on tap, roll-on acceleration for passing from any…
Read full article >>Iconic British brand MG launches the MG ZS EV family friendly fully electric car
MG Motor UK today announced its entry into the zero-emissions vehicle market with the first truly affordable, family friendly electric car. The new MG ZS EV has been designed to bring EV technology to a wider audience than ever before and represents an exciting new chapter in the MG story. ZS EV is MG’s most…
Read full article >>The world’s first fully electric British hypercar, the all-new Lotus Evija, has been revealed.
The world’s first fully electric British hypercar, the all-new Lotus Evija, has been revealed. With unparalleled performance and a target power output of 2,000 PS, it sets new standards in terms of advanced EV engineering. Quite simply, the Lotus Evija is the most powerful series production road car ever built. Like all Lotus cars throughout…
Read full article >>Hyundai Kona Electric wins the automotive category at the 2019 Good Design Awards
The Hyundai Kona Electric has earned top honours at the 2019 Good Design Awards, securing the overall award in the Automotive and Transport product category. Kona Electric’s outstanding success comes in a year that is notable for its high calibre of entries, including rival EVs Tesla Model 3 and Nissan Leaf. Judges were won over…
Read full article >>Ford to use Volkswagen’s MEB Electric Vehicle Architecture in 600,000 new EV’s
Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen today announced they are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles. Ford will use Volkswagen’s electric vehicle architecture and Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB) to design and build at least one high-volume fully electric vehicle in Europe for European customers starting in 2023, more efficiently advancing its promise to deliver expressive…
Read full article >>The new Nissan LEAF has arrived in Australia and is on sale at dealers across the country
The new Nissan LEAF has arrived in Australia and will go on sale at 89 Dealers nationally priced at $49,990* plus on road costs, making it one of the most affordable electric vehicles on the market. “Nissan is excited to have new Nissan LEAF on sale in Australia,” said Nissan Australia managing director Stephen Lester.…
Read full article >>The new MINI Cooper SE Electric officially released and available to order in Europe
The original Mini, designed by Sir Alec Issigonis, was born out of the Suez crisis oil shortage and the demand for affordable motoring. The first cars rolled off the line at Oxford in the summer of 1959 and so began a global success story which has spanned six decades. As the world faces new environmental,…
Read full article >>Faster than a Formula 1 car – New record for the Volkswagen ID.R EV at Goodwood
The Volkswagen ID.R has made motorsport history again by setting a new all-time record at the ‘Goodwood Festival of Speed’. Romain Dumas completed the 1.86-kilometre track in the south of England in just 39.90 seconds. In doing so, the 500-kW (680-PS) electric race car broke the previous record, which had stood for 20 years, by…
Read full article >>Jaguar Land Rover to fast track a new range of electrified cars starting with a new XJ EV
Jaguar Land Rover today revealed plans to manufacture a range of new electrified vehicles at its manufacturing plant in Castle Bromwich, UK. The announcement is the next significant step in delivering on the company’s commitment to offer customers electrified options for all new Jaguar and Land Rover models from 2020. Prof. Dr. Ralf Speth, Chief…
Read full article >>BMW 2 years ahead of schedule as it ups the pace of its E-mobility expansion program
BMW Group will now reach its target of 25 electrified models in 2021 which is two years earlier than they had originally planned. Thanks to flexible vehicle architectures for fully-electric, plug-in hybrid and combustion engine drive trains, the company has been able to respond quickly to changing conditions. More than half of the 25 models…
Read full article >>Extreme E’s new electric SUV Off-Road Race-car is revealed for the first time
Extreme E’s new electric SUV was revealed for the first time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with Founders Alejandro Agag and Gil de Ferran on hand for covers off. The car, named ODYSSEY 21, will feature in Extreme E’s radical new racing series which will highlight the impact of climate change on some of…
Read full article >>GRIDSERVE to build 100 Electric Forecourts across the UK with $1.8 billion investment
UK tech company GRIDSERVE aim to make electric vehicle charging as easy as using petrol stations after announcing a new UK-wide network of Electric Forecourts® to be supplied by clean, low cost solar energy. GRIDSERVE plans to build a UK-wide network of more than 100 Electric Forecourts® designed specifically for the needs of electric vehicle…
Read full article >>The new range-topping MY19 Nissan LEAF e+ with 62kWh battery pack released
The new range-topping MY19 Nissan LEAF e+ has been released in Europe with 217PS of performance and up to 385kms of zero-emissions driving. With its newly-developed high-performance lithium-ion62kWh battery pack the Nissan LEAF e+ offers 55% more capacity and approximately 25% improvement in energy density while retaining a similar shape and size to the 40kWh…
Read full article >>Nissan takes the ICE (internal combustion engine) out of the ice cream van
Nissan has taken the ICE (internal combustion engine) out of the ice cream van, creating an all-electric, zero-emission concept for ‘Clean Air Day’ in the UK on June 20th. Nissan partnered with Mackie’s of Scotland, an ice cream producer powering its family-owned dairy farm by renewable wind and solar energy. The project demonstrates how a…
Read full article >>The all-new Peugeot e-2008 100% electric SUV has been announced
The all-new Peugeot e-2008 all electric SUV has been announced. Peugeot’s first 100% electric zero-emission SUV is powered by a 100kW (136bhp) electric motor and 50kWh battery which under WLTP testing will have a range of 310kms. Capable of supporting 100kW rapid charging technology, an 80% charge will take just 30 minutes, while a full…
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