The Renault Twizy EV has been turned in to an electric delivery van in the new Renault Twizy Cargo which dumps the back seats for a lockable boot. [nggallery id=1548 template=customlinks] If only the Renault Twizy EV was a sensible price, it would make a perfect commuter car. With dimensions that give it a footprint […]
Tesla Model S does battery swap in 90 seconds
Tesla has finally demonstrated battery swap on a Model S and are rolling it out across their supercharge EV stations in the US. Takes 90 seconds. The Tesla Model S was built from the start to offer battery swap as an alternative to a recharge. And now it’s become a reality. When Better Place revealed […]
BYD E6 Electric Cars arrive in the UK for fleet trials
The BYD E6 – an electric car from China’s BYD with a range of 186 miles – has arrived in the UK ahead of fleet trials with taxi operators and others. It’s three years since the BYD E6 was revealed at the Detroit Auto Show, with big claims for the future of BYD and the […]
Electric Ford Focus starts European production
Ford has started to build the electric Ford Focus in Saarlouis, in Germany, alongside the regular Focus, with the Focus EV reaching customers in July. [nggallery id=817 template=customlinks] The electric Ford Focus is already in production, and on sale, in the USA, and now it’s gone in to production in Germany ahead of arriving with owners […]
Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive sets Nurburgring production EV record
The electric Mercedes SLS – the SLS AMG ED – has set a new lap record at the Nurburgring for an electric production car of 7m 55s. [nggallery id=1531 template=customlinks] Just as Audi decides that the R8 e-Tron isn’t a production viable option, Mercedes decides to prove there is potential for electric cars at the […]
Infiniti EV put on hold to concentrate on volume sales
[nggallery id=1023 template=customlinks] Plans for an Infiniti Electric car – based on the Nissan LEAF and previewed by the LE Concept – have been put on hold as Infiniti concentrate on volume cars. Nissan’s luxury arm, Infiniti, is on a global push to try and make inroads in to the dominance of Lexus in the […]
Drayson Racing aiming for Electric car World Land Speed Record
Drayson Racing Technologies are having a crack at the world land speed record for an electric car at RAF Elvington on 25th June. Current record is 175mph. One of the best uses for electric car technology is to deliver copious amounts of instant torque for track cars – far more than an ICE engine manages […]
Audi R8 e-tron killed off for production – again
[nggallery id=266 template=customlinks] It seems Audi has confirmed to Autocar that the electric Audi R8 – the R8 e-Tron – isn’t viable for production and won’t be made, citing poor range and high cost. It’s more than six months since we reported that Audi were planning to kill off any production plans for the electric […]
Tesla planning car to take on Nissan LEAF – and maybe sell out to Apple
Tesla’s Elon Musk has said that Tesla are planning a smaller electric car to take on the Nissan LEAF and prices at around $40k. Will arrive in 3-4 years. Elon Musk is buoyed by the success of the Tesla S and the seemingly inexorable rise in Tesla’s stock which has allowed Tesla to repay its […]
Better Place EV Battery Swap business goes bust
Better Place, the Israeli company that planned to revolutionise electric car ownership by offering battery swap technology, has filed for bankruptcy. It seemed like a good idea: take the cost of batteries out of the cost of buying an electric car and instead charge EV owners to use ‘Battery Swap’ stations where depleted batteries could […]