Plug-in hybrids are being introduced by most major carmakers and will be available over the next couple of years. While the number of high-volume battery-electric vehicles today can be counted on one hand–BMW i3, Nissan Leaf, Tesla Model S–virtually every global automaker now has plug-in hybrids planned for launch between 2015 and 2020. Nissan was the latest manufacturer to […]
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New Battery Planned for 2017 Nissan Leaf
30/05/2014 by
Nissan are due to release a revamped Leaf in 2017 with better driving range and an improved design. At last month’s Beijing auto show, Nissan’s Executive VP Andy Palmer told Automotive News that a new battery chemistry will appear in the next-generation LEAF and somewhat earlier, in a new Infiniti plug-in which will be launched […]
Toyota Begin Testing Wireless Charging
19/02/2014 by
Toyota will begin verification testing of its newly developed wireless charging system in late February. Toyota developed the system in cooperation with a company called Witricity, which the automaker has been cooperating with for several years. Toyota’s Satoshi Ogiso had said earlier in the year that the next-generation Prius Plug-in Hybrid would include a wireless charging option. […]
Tesla gets closer to Ireland
24/11/2013 by
Irish motorists dreaming of owning and driving a Tesla on Irish roads have come closer to their dream, with Tesla opening its first retail store in the UK at London’s Westfield Shopping Centre. The new store features interactive displays and design studios enabling more and more people to design their own Model S and learn all […]
BMW Reveal The New i3 Electric
19/07/2013 by
BMW have revealed its radical new i3 electric car. This is BMWs first full production electric car which will go on sale here in November priced at €33,160 The i3 battery-electric five-door hatchback’s 125-kilowatt (170-horsepower) electric motor can generate peak torque of 184 lb-ft. The motor will accelerate the car from 0 to 60 mph in “approximately […]