US automaker General Motors’ (GM) Korean subsidiary GM Korea is planning to manufacture its next-generation electric vehicles (EV) in South Korea, as part of its attempt to restore momentum for the stalling vehicle technology. The ...
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Nissan's announcement that production of the 100% electric Nissan LEAF is starting in Sunderland has been welcomed by the CBI. The move will help to support more than 2,000 jobs in the UK automotive supply chain. "The start of UK ...
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China’s Guangzhou Automotive Group (GAC) has released the technical details of its innovative GAC E-jet plug-in concept. The GAC E-jet is an extended range electric car, applying a similar propulsion principle to the ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan is recalling its 2013 Sentra models over fuel tank problems, as the affected vehicles may be equipped with improperly sealed fuel tank assemblies. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...
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The executive chairman and co-founder of Fisker Automotive, Henrik Fisker, has walked out on the embattled electric car maker following “several major disagreements” with the company’s management board. Danish-born ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen has unveiled the production version of the new e-up! electric vehicle (EV), prior to its global debut at the upcoming Frankfurt motor show in September 2013. The new four-seat electric car is powered by an ...
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MMNA has announced in its official website that in February this year, Mitsubishi sales reached 6,051 units in the United States, an increase of 27.8%, being the highest single month sales since March. Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2's sales ...
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The Renault Zoe is a full electric-vehicle with no internal combustion engine. This means that at no time are there any fossil fuels going into a tank, because it doesn’t have one, and emissions aren’t expelled from an exhaust ...
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According to the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency website reported on March 7, the U.S. Tesla Motor Company intends to expand investments in the Netherlands, in addition to the existed retail stores and service centers in Eindhoven. It ...
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It ought to go without saying that with relatively few public chargers for electric cars, if you have an electric car you ought to be able to plug into any one of them. That wasn't the case last year, when highlighted the challenges EV ...
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High-performance graphene-based electrochemical capacitors that maintain excellent electrochemical attributes under high mechanical stress, have been developed by researchers at UCLA’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the ...
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The updated Nissan Leaf has been unveiled at the 2013 Geneva motor show, boasting improved range, practicality and charging times. The Nissan Leaf, a car the Japanese manufacturer says has become the world’s best-selling electric ...
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A teaser video the Toyota i-Road concept has been released ahead of its world premiere at next week’s 2013 Geneva motor show. The 30-second clip gives us another sneak peek at the tiny 1+1 city concept, revealing its tall and narrow ...
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We've been enjoying the Tesla Model S as it goes through its break-in period, leading into formal testing. During this time, I've been keen to find out its real-world range, and recently confirmed that driving this electric car—like ...
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The Fiat 500e electric car is Chrysler's token entry for complying with California's zero-emissions mandate. In living with the 500e, it was clear that Chrysler engineers didn't just phone this one in; they actually sweated the details and ...
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