BMW and Mitsubishi begin their electric cars trial in UK

Leading car companies have been displaying their electric car concepts at various automobile shows, as well as conducting trials of their electric cars every now and then, for quite some time. But all this did not lead to substantial results. However, as Mitsubishi and BMW begin their electric cars trial in the UK it seems [...]

Good News for Buyers of Electric Cars in Britain

There is good news for the buyers of electric cars in Britain. The British government has offered a solid backing with millions of pounds in subsidies for the plug in electric cars. It is expected that the incentives will range from 2,000 pounds to 5,000 pounds ($2,985 to $7,463) for each buyer wishing to own [...]

Cost-Effective Electric Cars

The British government has set a target according to which at least one out of 10 cars on the roads will be electric by 2020. This autumn the iMIEV (Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle) has gone in for production and is expected to hit the market later in the year. Given the sky-high price of the [...]

An international laboratory for electric cars

Electric car companies have a reason to celebrate as a consortium of environment friendly vehicle experts has been created with the objective of making Edinburgh the first electric car city of Britain. The group led by Ash Gupta, a former Ford marketing guru applied to the Technology Strategy Board last week to get permission for a year-long [...]

The British government goes out of its way to support electric cars

The present worldwide financial crisis has hit sales of cars in UK. But the British government’s commitment towards ensuring a better environment, by supporting electric cars remains steadfast. The government recently announced a pilot scheme to test how electric cars fare on the roads of Britain.
The scheme would involve purchasing several electric cars and testing [...]

Electric Cars on French Roads

France is preparing itself to welcome electric cars, with President Nicolas Sarkozy pledging to mobilize around €400 million of public money over a period of four years, on the research and development of electric cars. Furthermore EDF also announced that it had entered into agreements with PSA Peugeot Citroen and Renault to build infrastructure for [...]

The G-Whiz Takes London by Storm

The small and quiet electric car G-Whiz is steadily increasing in numbers in the streets of London. It has already developed a cult following among Londoners, who have suffered from steadily rising gas prices, killing parking fees and congestion toll fee of $16 per day. Compare this to the G-whiz which consumes about 9.6 kilowatt [...]

Londoners go for Electric Cars

There was a period not too long in the distant past, when London was considered a nightmare as far as its traffic was concerned. However the situation is changing rapidly since a congestion charge of 8 pounds sterling was levied on all gasoline cars between 7 A.M. and 6 P.M. The charge has forced Londoners [...]

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