Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield, Contributing Writer
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It’s only four months since General Motors announced that it was upping production of its 2011 Volt to meet the strong consumer demand for its first full-scale production plug-in vehicle, but...
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Aptera Ditches San Diego As Home of Electric Car Factory, Blames EconomicsRemember Aptera, the plucky San Diego firm responsible for the three wheeled Aptera 2e electric car which resembles an airplane but is technically a motorcycle? After the firm lost out in last year’s Progressive Insurance Automotive X-Prize it went mysteriously silent, save for the occasional...
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Buying or Leasing An Electric Car: Why Residual Value MattersYou’ve read up on the latest electric cars, gone for test drives and are ready to make a purchase. However, there’s one more thing you should consider before singing the contract: how much will your car be worth in a few years’ time? The answer depends on who you ask and could...
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Aston Martin Cygnet Edges Towards Reality, Electrifies SpiesEvery self-respecting spy need the latest gadgets to keep them safe, suave and sexy. But while James Bond would be nothing without the technological prowess of Q, his favorite brand of automobiles looks to be turning its attention towards its own electric wizardry in the form of the all-electric...
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Converted Electric Nissan Qashqai Completes Round-World TripThere are two types of people in the world: those who like long-distance trips and those who don’t. Danish adventurers Hjalte Tin and Nina Tin Rasmussen are most certainly the former. Last week the couple celebrated the completion of the Moto Mundo World Electric Tour - a ten month trip...
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Nissan Shares Nismo RC Electric Race Car Shakedown, Future Vision (Video)It may have been bathed in lights better suited to the local nightclub, but when we set our eyes on the Nissan Leaf Nismo RC at the New York Auto Show back in April we were keen to see just what the 2011 Nissan Leaf derived electric race car was capable of on the track. We haven’t had long to...
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You may think that China is already on its way to becoming the world’s electric car leader thanks to its extremely large potential consumer market and industrial revolution, but it turns out...
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Need To Recharge An Electric Car? Check The Charging Station FirstOne of the liberating benefits to owning an electric car is the ability to plug in and charge up wherever there happens to be a purpose-built charging station, or indeed a standard domestic power outlet. But while most of the electric cars on sale in the U.S. today comply with the J1772 standard of...
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Forumlec World Series ‘Electric Grand Prix’: Coming in 2012You may not realize it, but the ultimate gas-guzzling motor racing sports in the world have been keeping collective eyes on the humble electric car, with a view to creating the ultimate electric race series. It started many years ago when unassuming cars like the 1972 “White Zombie”...
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Exclusive: Hey Top Gear, You Have To Fill Up Electric Cars Too, Duh!Have you ever been on those roads in North Dakota where you pass a sign that says “No gas for next 80 miles"? Or perhaps you’ve traveled through the frozen wastelands of Northern Canada or Alaska and learned that the gas station you just passed was the last one for more than 100 miles...
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2012 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid: What do You Want to Know?Earlier this year were were granted exclusive access to Volvo’s Gothenburg headquarters where we were given a sneak peak of its 2012 V60 Plug-in Hybrid a full week before its official unveiling at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Although we were given a chance to look at the V60 PHEV’s...
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BREAKING: BBC Top Gear Caught Filming Latest Electric Car ‘Stunt’Uh-Ho. Despite being embroiled in a sordid libel court-case with californian electric car maker Tesla Motors for false representation of its $109,000 sexy all-electric sportscar. the BBC’s Top Gear program has just been spied in Lincoln, England - filming its latest electric car escapade. The...
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Recalls, whether mandated by law or entered into voluntarily by an automaker are part of modern day car buying.
Often car owners ignore the advice of the automaker for non-safety related recalls and...
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Sun Shines on GM’s New Solar Panels at Chevy Volt FactoryYou hardly need us to tell you that there’s been an ongoing race to become the king of plug-in vehicles between Nissan and General Motors ever since the two firms launched their 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Chevrolet Volt. But with both cars battling it out on the forecourt both firms can worry...
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Forget The Prius, Renault Cannes Chauffeur Celebrities TooFor most Hollywood A-List celebrities the choice of how to arrive at premieres and film festivals has been almost as big a decision as what to wear. Now Hollywood A-list celebrities have one less thing to worry about courtesy of French automaker Renault, which is providing ten of its all-electric...
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First Drive Report: Delta Motorsport E-4 Electric CoupeOn Monday we showed you the first pictures of the Delta E-4 Electric Coupe, an all-electric sports car designed and built by Delta Motorsport. Now it’s time to bring you our very own first person report from behind the wheel at the iconic Silverstone racetrack, home to the British Grand Prix...
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Electric Cars Tested in Antarctica For Ultimate Cold Weather TestIt’s a well-known fact that just like humans, electric cars work best in temperate climates. But what is the coldest temperature an electric car needs to be operational in? And just how do you test that? While we’ve proven that cars like the 2011 Tesla Roadster can more than adequately...
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Ford Steps Closer to 2012 Focus Electric Launch With New WebsiteIt might seem a long while since Ford unveiled its 2012 all-electric Ford Focus at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, but in reality we’ve only known about Ford’s five seat electric hatchback for four months. But with the car due to launch some time before the end...
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What can $25,000 buy you? If you’re in the market for a new electric car it’s unlikely to get you much, although we’ve pointed out before those who live in just the right state and...
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Land Rover Greens Up Savannah Safaris With All-Electric DefenderGoing on safari to one of the many game parks found in Africa is a once in a lifetime experience for most. But trundling around in a gas-guzzling SUV to shoot some memorable holiday snaps of everything from lions and tigers to gazelles and rhinoceros is hardly very green is it? Enter european...
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Is GM’s U.S. Boss Scared By The 2011 Nissan Leaf Electric Car?You’d hardly expect Mark Reuss, the North American President of General Motors, to be a fan of the primary rival to the company's 2011 Chevrolet Volt. But in a recent interview with the Nashville Business Journal, the man responsible for starting the GM Performance Division took his dislike...
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Theory Meets Reality: How Expensive IS The 2011 Think City?It’s well known that any sales material always uses the most attractive pricing option as a way of enticing customers to buy a product. But is it helpful, confusing or downright misleading for an electric automaker to advertise an electric car for sale at more than $17,500 less than its own...
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In Brazil, Even Humble Power Outlets Love The Nissan LeafOver the years we’ve seen a whole load of electric vehicle ad campaigns, ranging from the clichéd to the quirky and from the aspirational to the downright bizarre. Some companies have even created electric car adverts aimed directly at children. But one Brazilian ad agency has gone a...
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2011 Nissan Leaf Software Update: What Exactly Happens?Earlier this week our contributor George Parrott shared his own experiences of having the main operating software on his 2011 Nissan Leaf updated. In his case, the update took longer than expected, requiring him to leave his car at the dealer for four hours, but didn’t get to see exactly what...
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