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March 1, 2013

800 KW VOLAR-e All Wheel Drive Electric Supercar Unveiled [VIDEO]

Applus IDIADA was chosen by the European Comission to develop an electric high-performance sports car, comparable to or even better than sports cars with conventional engines. The prototype should...

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February 28, 2013

GM Plans To Boost Chevy Volt Production 20 Percent In 2013

General Motors is planning to build as many as 36,000 Chevrolet Volts and other plug-in hybrids for worldwide delivery this year, 20 percent more than in 2012. GM is planning to build 1,500 to...

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February 28, 2013

Kymera – The World’s First Electric Jet Body Board [VIDEO]

The Kymera is the world’s first electric jet body board. The Kymera allows the rider to cruise the waves for about 60 minutes at the speed of 30 mph. The designer, Jason Woods, originally created...

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February 27, 2013

£22m venture to help small firms commercialise low carbon automotive technologies

A new £21.8m initiative aimed at boosting component manufacturing in the automotive sector has been launched. 'The Proving Factory' will be run by Tata Steel and and low-carbon vehicle engineering...

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February 27, 2013

An Icy Test Drive In BMW’s i8 Hybrid Sports Car Prototype [VIDEO]

Join evo's Harry Metcalfe at an exclusive winter test of next year's BMW i8 performance hybrid Porsche 911 rival.

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February 27, 2013

China Racing becomes second Formula E team

The FIA’s new electric racing formula is gathering speed with the launch today of the FIA Formula E Team China Racing. The new squad was officially proposed to the FIA as the second of ten teams set...

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February 27, 2013

Increased range & lower price for updated Nissan Leaf

With more than 50,000 examples on the globe's roads and two years of real-world zero-emissions experience behind it, the next chapter in the Nissan LEAF story is about to begin. It might look...

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February 26, 2013

Nissan Announce Electric LE MANS Racer For 2014

Nissan will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2014 with an innovative project that promises to continue the pioneering spirit of last year’s award-winning Nissan DeltaWing experimental...

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February 26, 2013

Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive [VIDEO]

Mercedes AMG have released another video of the SLS AMG Electric expected to hit the road in June 2013 With a power output of 392 kW (526 hp) and 880 N·m (649 lb-ft) of torque, the gullwing with...

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February 26, 2013

Bombardier to test electric buses that charge wirelessly

The regional operator Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (RNV) is redefining e-mobility for public transport services of the future. During the “PRIMOVE Mannheim” research project, electric buses will...

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