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Citroen’s Survolt all-electric racing car concept

Citroën’s Survolt all-electric racing car concept will make its dynamic UK debut as part of The Prince of Wales’ Start Eco Car...

Citroen’s Survolt all-electric racing car concept

Nissan LEAF pre-orders for UK customers

UK car buyers can now take their place in motoring history by becoming the first in the country to secure an order for the world’s first affordable...

Nissan LEAF pre-orders for UK customers

Tazzari Zero - UK Price & Specs

Electric Transport Limited (ET) are launching the Tazzari Zero the long awaited stylish performance Italian electric car in the UK...

Tazzari Zero EV - UK Price & Specs

Mitsubishi i-MiEV at the 2010 Paris Motor Show

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will introduce the European-spec version of its i-MiEV 100% electric vehicle at the 2010 Paris Motor Show to be held at Paris...

Mitsubishi i-MiEV at the 2010 Paris Motor Show

Mitsubishi i-MiEV revised UK pricing

Mitsubishi Motors in the UK is pleased to announce that it has reduced the i-MiEV’s launch pricing to £28,990...

Mitsubishi i-MiEV revised UK pricing

More powerful and more efficient Nissan Qashqai

One of the best selling cars in the UK has just got even better - for both drivers and the environment...

Electric car subsidy spared cuts by government

Motorists who buy an electric plug-in car from January next year will get a grant worth up to £5,000 from the government...

g-wiz electric car news

SLS AMG E-CELL: the high-voltage gullwing

Mercedes-AMG is accepting the challenges of motoring of the future: the SLS AMG E-CELL is evidence of the state-of-the-art development...

SLS AMG E-CELL

London's ready to go electric

Today saw the first London consumers taking delivery of their smart fortwo electric drives, as part of the UK’s biggest electric vehicle trial...

THINK City goes racing

Pioneering Scandinavian EV maker, THINK, entered the world of motor sport at the weekend with the THINK City ‘EV Cup Edition’...

THINK City goes racing

Mayor welcomes the  Mitsubishi I-MIEV

Today Transport for London (TfL) welcomed four new electric vehicles into its fleet as part of the Mayor Boris Johnson's plans...

Mitsubishi i-MiEV Price
20 Prius Plug-in Hybrid cars take to London’s streets

Toyota and EDF Energy today launch a three-year leasing programme that brings ultra-low emissions plug-in hybrid vehicle technology...

Prius Plug-in Hybrid cars

Longest EV-er Road Trip

The Vauxhall Ampera passed an important milestone last Friday, when the first pre-production car rolled off the line at GM’s Pre-Production...

Longest EV-er Road Trip

Atomik 500

The UK debut of the all-electric Atomik 500 will take place at Salon Privé (21 – 23 July 2010), a ground-breaking new vehicle...

atomic 500 electric car

Mahindra acquire majority stake in REVA

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. today strengthened its position in the electric vehicles domain with the acquisition of a...

Mahindra REVA electric car

Pininfarina NIDO electric car

It is the first prototype of the "Nido Development Programme", a modular platform from which new types of hybrid and electric cars will be developed...

Pininfarina

Toyota Auris Hybrid prices

Toyota again takes the lead in delivering advanced and efficient user-friendly low emissions technology with the launch of its new Auris Hybrid...

Toyota Auris Hybrid prices

Nissan announces prices of Nissan LEAF

In the United Kingdom, the purchase price of the Nissan LEAF would be 23,350 Pounds after government incentives...

Nissan to build Electric Leaf in UK

MG reveals UK-designed ZERO concept car

The MG ZERO concept car has been unveiled to the world's media today as one of the stars of the Beijing Automotive Show, now one of the...

MG ZERO ELECTRIC CAR
Green power through the Green Hell

Taking on the infamous Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit at race speed with an electrically powered car is an ambitious...

Mitsubishi annouces i-MiEV UK Pricing

Mitsubishi Motors (UK) is pleased to announce the on-sale price of the Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle – the i-MiEV...

Mitsubishi i-MiEV Price

New Fiat 500 Electric Vehicle

Chrysler Group LLC today announced its plans to engineer and produce a pure electric vehicle using the Fiat 500 platform...

electric fiat 500

Nissan to build Electric Leaf in UK

Nissan further underlined its commitment to zero emission leadership today by announcing that the Nissan LEAF will be manufactured...

Nissan to build Electric Leaf in UK

Delta Motorsport in Eco Car X-Prize fight

Delta Motorsport is the only all-British company and the only European contender in a competition to find the most environmentally friendly...

Delta Motorsport cars

Ford extends Global Electric Vehicle plan

Ford Motor Company is confirming today that its global electric vehicles plan is extending to Europe with five full electric or hybrid...

Ford Global Electric Vehicle

Audi A1 E-Tron – Zero-Emissions in the City

Audi is expanding its new e-tron model family step by step. The A1 e-tron, which Audi is showing at the Geneva...

Audi A1 E-Tron

Vauxhall Flextreme GT/E concept

These are the first official images of Vauxhall’s stunning Flextreme GT/E concept car, which will be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show today...

Flextreme GT/E concept

Electric SEAT IBE Concept

SEAT is breaking the mould, once again, at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show with the unveiling of its remarkable new concept car: the IBE.

Electric SEAT IBE Concept

Plug-in Car Grant - up to £5,000 to buy an ultra-low carbon car

Pioneering motorists will receive up to £5,000 to buy an ultra-low carbon car, and the roll-out of supporting infrastructure...

g-wiz electric car news

Ampera is charged up for Geneva

The first prototype of the production Ampera today received its initial charge of electricity from the newly installed recharging...

Ampera is charged up for Geneva

Vauxhall Flextreme GT/E Concept

Vauxhall will unveil a dramatic concept car at this year’s Geneva Show that is set to boost its...

Vauxhall Flextreme GT/E Concept

Right-hand-drive Tesla in London

Tesla Motors has announced production of the right-hand-drive version of its iconic Roadster...

right hand drive tesla

New battery for the electric Citroën C1 ev’ie

Axeon, Europe’s largest independent lithium-ion battery systems supplier, is to develop a new high...

citroen c1 electric car conversion

New Audi e-tron showcase

Audi is showing an uncompromising purist compact sports car with all-electric drive at...

The BMW Concept ActiveE

The BMW Concept ActiveE represents a consistent continuation of the research and...

bmw activee
Volvo Cars Electric Test Fleet

When it comes to electric-only cars, there are several factors that determine their appeal in...

electric c30

Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid

Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan has today confirmed the introduction of the Prius Plug...

Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid

MINI E trial goes live

Today at MINI’s Oxford plant, forty electric MINI E cars were handed over to their test drivers...

bmw mini e electric

Fast Charge for the Mitsubishi i-MIEV

Mitsubishi Motors UK is the first company in Europe to be showcasing the fast charge...

THINK City production starts

THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker, has re-started production of the...

think city electric car production finland

RUF introduces Electric Porsche Cayenne

During the Geneva Motor Show, in March 2009, RUF presented an evolution of the first eRUF...

rufe ruf electric porsche cayenne

Chancellor's Support for Electric Vehicles

Renault welcomes Alistair Darling’s announcement in today’s Pre-Budget Report...

RENAULT KANGOO VAN Z.E.

THINK at UN Climate Summit

The low carbon battery electric vehicles will be on hand at the Bella Centeret conference...

THINK at UN Climate Summit

Renault Fluence Z.E.

Following Fluence Z.E. Concept's unveiling at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Renault has...

Renault Fluence Z.E.

£30m for EV charging points

The UK’s streets and car parks could see thousands more charging points for electric...

electric car charging points

All Electric i-MiEV’s charge in

Excitement is building as the first 25 full production all-electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV’s...

Excitement is building as the first 25 full production all-electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV’s arrive at Bristol’s Royal Portbury

Peugeot i0n on sale at the end of 2010

Peugeot has started to take pre-reservations for its electric car, the i0n in the UK. Already...

peugeot i0n electric car

Turkey to produce Electric Renault Fluence

Unveiled as Fluence Z.E. Concept, the electric vehicle (EV) will be produced on the same...

Renault Fluence

Renault announces Electric Vehicle

Renault has announced the production sites for two of its forthcoming four-vehicle Z.E...

All-electric Mitsubishi police car

The all-electric i MiEV city car is now helping Police Forces across the UK to crack down on...

electric police car

New REVA NXR price announced

Today sees the world launch of the REVA NXR (NeXt Reva), a new lithium-ion powered...

reva nxg

The Audi e-tron

Audi presents the e-tron, a high-performance sports car with a purely electric drive system...

e tron audi
The Zero Emission Peugeot BB1

With its BB1 concept car, Peugeot has pushed back the conventions and boundaries of...

Volkswagen E-Up! concept

Volkswagen has unveiled an all-new zero-emissions vehicle – the E-Up! concept...

electric vw e-up
Peugeot electric vehicle on sale 2010

Peugeot will introduce at the end of 2010 a new edition to its comprehensive model range...

New Prius Plug-in Hybrid

Toyota is unveiling a new Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept at the Frankfurt motor show...

toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid

REVA to launch two new cars

The REVA NXR is a four-seat, three-door hatchback family car suitable for urban..

new reva electric cars

Hyundai’s Blue Drive, eco-initiative

Centre stage is reserved for the world debut of the ix-Metro, a daring new Hybrid Electric...

hyundai electric i10

THINK to resume normal operations

Think, the Norwegian electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer announces today that the...
think electric cars

Deliveries of electric MyCar start

Deliveries of the electric MyCar have now started in London. After the launch at the...

new electric mycar

Nissan LEAF electric car

Nissan today unveiled Nissan LEAF, the world’s first affordable, zero-emission car.  Designed...

Nissan electric car leaf

Nissan electric car goes to market in 2010

Nissan has previewed its electric vehicle EV platform on a Tiida-based prototype to...

electric cars from nissan

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG with electric drive

Mercedes-AMG is paving the way ahead: with the new SLS AMG with electric drive...

mercedes slc electric drive car

Renault Z.E. concept shocks at Goodwood

As the only one of its kind, and worth around £2 million, the hand-built concept car navigated...

Renault Z.E. Zero Emissions electric car

Tesla opens Flagship London Store

Tesla Motors, which sells world’s only highway-capable electric vehicle, opened its European...

new tesla store in london

Mitsubishi i MiEV trials

The all-electric Mitsubishi i MiEV city car is set to play a prominent role in one of the...

ALL-ELECTRIC i MiEV CITY CAR red

MINI E gets green light for UK trial

The British government body that exists to promote business innovation in technology...

electric-mini-trials

Electric smart to go live

Following successful trials in the UK, the iconic, zero-emission, smart fortwo electric drive...

smart electric car in the uk

Car club introduces plug-in electric car

From next week, Streetcar is giving the general public the chance to drive one of Europe’s...

streetcar introduces electric plug in car for hire

Mayor's electric vehicle delivery plan

Buying an electric vehicle costs more than buying a petrol or diesel-powered equivalent...

Electric Vehicle Delivery Plan London

Mitsubishi to bring EV i-MiEV to market

Mitsubishi Motors has unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV new-generation electric...

Mitsubishi to bring EV i-MiEV to market 

Electric Shock for Government

As many as a fifth of Britain's 34 million motorists are planning to buy an electric car within the next five years...

g-wiz electric car news
Billing system for Electric Vehicle charge points A ground-breaking tool for monitoring and invoicing electricity drawn from vehicle charging stations... charging points around london

Renault Z.E. Zero Emission vehicle

Kangoo be bop Z.E. is derived from the production version of Kangoo be bop and is instantly recognisable by...

Renault Z.E. Zero Emissions electric car

Aixam Mega electric commercial vehicles

Ultra-light electric vehicle manufacturer Aixam Mega has introduced a new, two-seat electric vehicle into...

mega vans from aixam

Citroen C1 electric car conversion

The Electric Car Corporation Plc (ECC) announces the launch of the UK’s first 4 seater, ‘all electric’ production car...

citroen c1 electric car conversion

Lithium-ion Tazzari bound for the UK

Evstores has been selected to distribute the Italian-manufactured electric Tazzari ZERO in the UK and Ireland...

tazzari zero electric car from evstores london

Subaru Plug-in STELLA Prototype

The new prototype model improved driving performance by increasing power output from 40kW in the previous model to...

Subaru Plug-in STELLA

Jjad responds to government call

In response to Gordon Brown’s call to make Britain ‘a world leader’ in electric cars and Government plans to incentivise...

jjad p1e technology now available

Plan for nationwide EV charging stations

As part of its £250 million initiative to covert British drivers to green motoring by 2011...

charging points around london

MINI E joins electric vehicle announcement

Both ministers drove a MINI E electric car at the event as they announced plans to support motorists by providing help...

bmw mini e electric

Smart Electric Drive

Following the announcement of the financial incentive scheme for electric and hybrid cars Smart have released...

new electric smart car

Grants for electric and hybrid cars

Initiative to help put electric cars into the reach of ordinary motorists by providing help worth £2000 - £5000...

g-wiz electric car news

More electric vehicle charging stations

Following the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown’s pledge to support the development of a national network...

electric car charging points

Citroen's 2CV to make a return!

Citroen have revealed pictures of the next 2CV.  After 17 years since the last one rolled off the production line...

Chrysler introduces three Electric-drive vehicles

Chrysler announced today that the Company and its ENVI (ENVIronment) organisation have new production-intent...

electric jeep

Dodge ZEO Concept

The 2008 Dodge ZEO—Zero Emissions Operation—concept vehicle is a four-passenger, all-electric...

Fiat e500 electric at the London Motor Show

Produced to order in Italy by Micro-Vett, the Fiat e500 is now available to order...

GEM introduces the Peapod Electric Vehicle

Clean and green transportation gets a new look and feel as GEM, a Chrysler LLC company, introduces the next...

No Gas. No Emissions. Pure Electric. GEM Electric Cars

75 miles with the G-Wiz L-ion

GoinGreen, the retailer of the UK’s best selling electric vehicle, the REVA G-Wiz, announces the specification and...

g-wiz electric car news

REVA announces lithium-ion electric car

Reva Electric Car Company (REVA), announces the European launch of its lithium-ion (li-ion) battery powered EV the...

g-wiz electric car from reva

Safer third generation G-Wiz i

GoinGreen, the leader in the UK electric vehicle (EV) market, announces the arrival of the G-Wiz i

g-wiz electric car from reva

Zero emission Liberty Electric Range Rover

Newly formed Liberty Electric Cars Ltd is investing £30 million in the re engineering of large luxury cars and 4 x 4s into...

Hand-crafted Lightning electric GT sports car

Combining classic British sports car design with racing car technology the Lightning is hand-crafted in the UK...

The Lightning Car Company

Combining classic British sports car design with racing car technology the Lightning is powered by four electric motors...

Lotus to build 'trybrid' microsports car

British automotive engineering consultancy, Lotus Engineering, has been selected by Obvio...

Mercedes BlueZERO electric vehicles

Mercedes-Benz is showing the way ahead in environmentally responsible electromobility by presenting its near-series...

Microcab hydrogen powered cars

Five hydrogen powered cars have been unveiled at the University of Birmingham, making it the only university...

Microcab hydrogen powered cars

MIla EV: A new vehicle concept

Magna is presenting the latest member of the MILA innovation family at the Geneva Motor Show 2009: mila ev...

ev concept car

Driving Pleasure Without Emissions: The MINI E

The BMW Group will be the world's first manufacturer of premium automobiles to deploy a fleet of some 500...

BMW reveal Electric Mini E

BMW will deploy a fleet of 500 all-electric vehicles for private use in daily traffic. The MINI E will be powered by a 204 hp...

electric mini e

Mitsubishi i MiEV SPORT AIR Concept

Whilst the idea of an electric sports car is not new, not much thought has been given by mainstream manufacturers to...

Mitsubishi i MiEV SPORT AIR Concept

UK electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV in 2009

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has prioritized the development of the i-MiEV for introduction to the Japanese domestic...

new mitshibushi partnership to spped up development of electic vehicle

Mitsubishi i City Car

Mitsubishi’s new i City Car has been a run-away success since it was launched in the UK in July 2007...

Mitsubishi zero emission electric vehicle

Mitsubishi Motors is proud to introduce three concept cars at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show. Each car is a...

Business as normal at NICE Car

London’s electric vehicle specialist, NICE Car Company, has resumed trading as the London sales arm of AIXAM-MEGA...

nica car back in business

Aixam acquires assets of Nice Car Company

Ultra-light electric vehicle manufacturer Aixam Mega has acquired the assets of NICE Car Company, the Ladbroke...

aixam nice car

NICE MyCar - Electric vehicle of the year

NICE Car Company has won electric vehicle of the year at the 2008 GreenFleet Awards. It picked up the accolade for...

NICE MyCar electric car

Ze-O all-electric MPV

Affordable, practical, with low running costs and zero emissions; NICE Car Company today presents the first...

Stylish new face for the Mega City car

Commenting on the economy last week, Bank of England governor Mervyn King said the nice decade is behind us...

Nissan NUVU: Reshaping the city

“Nuvu is literally a ‘new view’ at the future of the city car. It is electric, of course, but as far as Nissan is concerned...

nissan NUVU concept car

Futuristic Environmentally-sound Nissan PIVO

Nissan Pivo is a concept car, powered by a lithium-ion battery, which generates no emissions compared to normal road...

Nissan's "Denki Cube" electric vehicle concept

New York City is about to get a lesson in what happens when geography meets geometry – specifically, when the world...

The future is Electric for Nissan

Nissan has unveiled the Pivo 2, an advanced electric concept car that will debut at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show...

Pininfarina B0 electric Car

Bolloré and Pininfarina have entered into a partnership featuring all the expertise required to launch serial...

Pininfarina B0 electric Car

Pininfarina to manufacture electric car

Bolloré and Pininfarina have agreed a 50-50 joint venture to manufacture a car that will be 100% electric and sold...

pininfarin nido concept car

RUF electric Porsche 911

Ruf Automobile GmbH, internationally well known manufacturer for high performance automobiles is now...

ruf porsche 911 electric car

Met Police trial fully electric smart ed

smart is helping the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) cut carbon emissions in London as they take part in the market...

New Smart Electric Vehicle

The Smart EV is designed to bring a breath of fresh air to the streets.  It’s the natural product of smart’s...

Subaru Plug-in STELLA Concept

Subaru has announced the successful development of its Subaru Plug-in STELLA Concept model, a prototype electric...

Subaru Reveals G4e Electric Eco Concept

With a sporty and dynamically styled body that defies the conventional image of eco-cars, this next generation...

Subaru R1e

Subaru’s pioneering work with electric vehicles has attracted a top award from Japan’s Minister of the Environment for...

Tazzari Zero details emerge

VERDEK-EV has signed an agreement to be the exclusive distributor for the Italian- manufactured Tazzari ZERO...

TAZZARI ZERO ev

Tesla Model S record sales

Tesla takes more than 500 Model S reservations in a Week and delivers a Record 104 Roadsters in March...

tesla model s ev

New Tesla Roadster Sport

Tesla Motors Inc. began taking orders today for the Roadster Sport, a high-performance sports car based on the world’s...

tesla saloon

Tuned Tesla Electric Car from BRABUS

The first tuned electric car comes from BRABUS: The first project of the future cooperation between Tesla Motors...

tesla Electric Car From BRABUS

Tesla Roadster UK deliveries in May 2009

His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent has become the first member of the British Royal Family to get behind the...

Think EV coming to London

Initial distribution of the TH!NK city electric vehicle in 2009 will be targeted to the most `EV friendly’ cities in Europe...

Prime Minister examines electric Think City Car

First fully electric car makes it UK show debut

The arrival on Britain’s roads of the first fully electric-powered car moves one step closer today with the UK motor show...

First fully electric car to go on sale in the UK

UK motorists will soon be able to place orders to buy the first fully electric powered car later this year, when the new...

TH!NK Ox electric car

TH!NK Ox is a modular platform concept, designed for electric drive vehicles, for both the European, North American and...

Vauxhall Ampera confirmed for UK markets

The revolutionary Ampera celebrated its world premiere at the 79th Geneva Motor Show. General Motors...

Vauxhall Ampera confirmed for UK markets

Venturi Volage electric car concept

The Venturi Volage marks a major step forward in the evolution of the Automobile. This new Venturi...

Venturi Volage

First ZAP Electric Car in UK

An innovative electric car from transportation pioneer ZAP is now being used by a mother of two for shuttling kids and...

Lotus developed ZAP-X Crossover Electric

ZAP today announced plans to display Lotus Engineering's advanced APX concept car at...

Zap high-performance electric car

Electric car pioneer ZAP is launching a new development program for a high-performance electric vehicle that is...

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