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What is the Maximum power DC charging station?
I recently took a road trip in my new car with my friend of Aging Wheels. In February I took delivery of a Hyundai Ioniq 5, and I wanted to see how a road trip in my very-fast charging but also not-a-Tesla electric car would go. So did he, so I brought him along. It was perfect because we’ve both...Read more -
Nissan Leaf line-up set to expand
Nissan could add extra models to its Leaf line-up when the next generation of its electric vehicle arrives, according to a senior official. The Sunderland-built hatchback has notched up more than 10,000 UK sales since it was introduced in 2011. However, its global figure is still some way short ...Read more -
Are we on the brink of an electric car revolution?
Carlos Ghosn, the fast-talking head of the Renault-Nissan alliance, is not keen to be drawn on targets for electric car sales. A 2011 prediction of 1.5m Renault-Nissan electric vehicles by 2016 turned out to be wildly optimistic. The group just passed the 250,000 mark. Ghosn was not alone. Presi...Read more -
EV Connectors get active for Children in Need
The EV Connectors team has decided to join the Countryfile BBC Ramble on 10th October for Children in Need. We are taking on a 12 mile ramble, past just a few watering holes, hoping to raise as much as possible for this great cause. Please donate, as much as you can, any amount will be very grat...Read more -
New battery could power electric car from London to Edinburgh
Electric cars could drive from London to Edinburgh on a single charge using a new battery technology being developed at Cambridge Univeristy, scientists have said. The lithium-air technology could be used to develop batteries that are a fifth of the cost and weight of current electric car batter...Read more -
Electric car charging stations installed in pub car parks!
ST AUSTELL Brewery has installed electric car charging points at two of its pubs to help meet increasing demand in what could herald a move towards more charging points in retail locations. The new chargers at the Holmbush Inn, St Austell and The County Arms in Truro supply superfast 43/50 kW (A...Read more -
Tesla’s electric vision gains momentum
From day one, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the company’s mission is to transition the world to electric cars. But he’s also always said that he wouldn’t be able to do it alone. Musk sees Tesla as a pioneer to pave the way for other car makers, while also putting pressure on old school automakers...Read more -
Test Driving The Chevrolet Bolt EV 200-Mile Electric Car
General Motors recently introduced the Chevrolet Bolt, the first long-range, plug-in electric car that real people can afford to drive. The five-passenger Bolt has an electric range of around 200 miles, more than enough for families to use as their daily driver without fear of running out of jui...Read more -
Porsche premieres 500km EV
The Mission E concept car celebrated its premiere at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) in September. Visitors were gripped above all by its highly emotional design. Living up to the buzzword of ‘E-Performance’, the technological trailblazer combines outstanding driving performance with...Read more -
Volvo unveils new electric vehicle concepts with over 200 mile range
Swedish automaker Volvo unveiled today two new concepts based on its Compact Modular Architecture (CMA). The new platform was developed to support all-electric and hybrid powertrains. The battery-powered version of the concepts are expected to achieve around 215 miles on a single charge. The ele...Read more -
Sales of electric cars in London soar 85%
Hundreds more Londoners are buying electric cars as the scale of the capital’s air pollution problem is laid bare, official figures reveal today. They show a jump of more than 22 per cent in electric cars, including hybrids, registered in the city in the first three months of the year, nearly 80...Read more -
Electric cars dominate UK’s biggest car satisfaction survey
British car owners who’ve taken the plunge and bought electric cars are raving about them, according to Driver Power 2016. This year’s car ownership survey – now in its 15th year – is dominated by electric and hybrid vehicles, with Tesla’s Model S taking first place in seven out of ten categories...Read more