The Lord Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne is blazing a trail for elected officials everywhere with a new 100% electric Nissan LEAF mayoral limousine. The first mayor in the UK to make a permanent switch to an electric official car, other councils please take note. The LEAF will be used to transport the Lord Mayor to official engagements by the official chauffeur. The car is fitted …
12 Months in the Nissan Leaf Tekna – It begins to look as if my wife might not fully have come to terms with the all-electric Nissan Leaf we have been keeping at home on a year’s loan.
How often does a car mark a watershed in history – so that everything that has gone before is made to look like the antiques of the last century and everything that comes after will be seen in the shining light of this advance?
The Outlander PHEV proved a major draw at this year’s The Eco Technology Show, Brighton. The local Mitsubishi dealership from Old Shoreham Road, Southwick, had a prime display inside the entrance to the event at the Brighton Centre. Over 130 businesses and organisations showcased a host of low-carbon ideas and innovations to promote sustainability. The game-changing Outlander PHEV reviewed by Drive here, …
Maria Sharapova was driven to the WTA Pre-Wimbledon Party by Porsche Le Mans Driver Mark Webber. The car selected for her was the most efficient and powerful Porsche road car, the plug-in hybrid Porsche 918 Spyder. The car with a top speed of 214mph and 0-60 in 2.5 seconds was just the ticket for exemption from #CCLondon. The Porsche 918 …
The new global car from Mitsubishi needs to meet all possible driving conditions in all regions. The Outlander PHEV has undergone testing in all climates, hot weather in USA as well as cold weather in Canada. Mitsubishi Motors’ engineers ticked another box after the completion of a two-month specific cold weather test in Russia, prior to the forthcoming introduction of the car in …
Mitsubishi are making a bold move with their new Outlander PHEV So what is a PHEV? Welcome the new ‘Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle’ from Mitsubishi. I attended the launch of this latest model and was impressed as the future for better, greener vehicles becomes reality. As a new car proposition this car will be worthy of consideration if your …
Popularity for the 100% Nissan LEAF Electric Car is now gaining pace. Electric cars are on the move. The practical and affordable family hatchback has continued to hit the right note with Britain’s drivers, clocking up another bumper month of LEAF sales in March, shattering yet another sales record. Outselling any other of its EV competitors 2 to 1. …
A greener SUV for the green lanes. The Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle PHEV with an average of 148mpg The latest Mitsubishi Outlander has an impeccable pedigree – Now the latest Outlander PHEV, is, quite simply, the best 4×4 SUV PHEV available in the UK. Years of research now resulting in a car that can fulfil the promise of a …
Better Batteries=Better Range. Soon to be electric, Kia Soul EV benefits from class-leading battery technology The popular Kia Soul EV, soon to be available as a plug-in electric car, production is starting in the second half of 2014. The Soul EV will powered by an 81.4 kW electric motor, producing 285 Nm of torque, and a high-capacity 27 kWh lithium-ion polymer …