Electric cars we can take or leave, they are not that interesting, cheap or environmentally friendly. We would however make an exception for this little beauty. It may be costly, but it makes a lot of sense as a town car.So sixty years after the iconic Mini first hit the streets, a British technology company
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FRUSTRATED electric vehicle drivers have taken to shaming inconsiderate motorists who block charging spaces with petrol vehicles – and even cops have been caught out.Dozens of pictures uploaded to Facebook show the extent to which UK electric vehicle drivers are blocked from charging their cars by drivers using EV recharging bays as parking spaces. Among
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The largest Association of Vehicle Workshops in the Nordic countries warns that car owners will be easier to cheat when advanced technology is introduced The automotive industry is undergoing a paradigm shift of never seen kind, says Bo Ericsson CEO of the Swedish Vehicle Workshop Association (SFVF). Car manufacturers, car dealers and large international car
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EV motors have lasted for over 100 years on boats and their design changed slowly. Now some last only a few years and they are subject to rapid technology change and an acquisition frenzy. What is going on? The new IDTechEx report, “Electric Motors for Electric Vehicles: Land, Water, Air 2019-2029” explains and – in
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Well this looks jolly smart, the Andersen EV, has released the first ever customisable premium home charger, the A2.The state-of-the-art charging unit offers EV owners the best combination of elegant design and smart functionality on the UK market to date. The sleek Scandinavian-inspired profile of the A2 is fully customisable in a range of finishes from
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Vauxhall have recently shown Free Car Mag their GT X Experimental and even let us sit in it. We chatted to the European Vice President of Design, Mark Adams about it and we will have much more in our 2019 issue of Free Car Mag. For the moment here are a few useful bits of
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Here is the sort of brilliantly silly stunts that Free Car Mag love… Santa’s Reindeer emit 40,600 tonnes of greenhouse gas during their worldwide Christmas Eve trip Santa is test driving an electric Renault Zoe sleigh this year to calculate how far he can get and how many gifts he can deliver on one charge
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New research from leading price comparison website MoneySuperMarket reveals the countries environmental driving habits and the attitudes of British drivers with regard to ‘driving green’. In light of the government’s plans to ban all petrol and diesel cars by the year 2040 with the hope of tackling air pollution, the idea of switching to electric/hybrid
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Another day another survey telling us the future is electric, except that it is still cheaper to run a petrol car. Check out our latest issue for just what the future has in store for us. New research from leading price comparison website MoneySuperMarket reveals the price of driving electric versus driving a petrol or
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With the introduction of the T-Charge in London less than one week away, Exchange and Mart is urging motorists to seriously consider the financial and environmental benefits of EVs and explore the second hand EV market, which is getting more attractive for buyers by the day. In the last four years there has been a
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Well this is interesting, Dyson now do cars. Or at least they will in 2020. Apparently they will have a whole range of premium priced plug in consumer durables. Oddly Mr Dyson does have some form when it comes to practical transportation devices. Around 1980 you could buy something called a Ball Barrow. As the
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Our chums at The Motoring Podcast are in the middle of doing something rather important, checking to see if an electric vehicle could get the average motorist around Britain without running out of lecky, or it taking a month to complete. They are using a Hyundai Ioniq EV, an ‘affordable’ electric car at £25,000 with
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