Nissan to build Leaf electric vehicle also in Sunderland, UK

Nissan’s electric Leaf production in Japan will start end of this year. Production in US will start in 2012 and in addition this zero-emissions electric car will be produced at the company’s Sunderland plant in the UK in 2013.

The Sunderland plant will have a capacity of 50,000 LEAF units per annum. That is surely a big change towards electric future in the auto industry.

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UK Police goes green! All-electric Mitsubishi i MiEV joins the force

Mitsubishi has been testing the all-electric i MiEV in UK for a while now. First full production models will arrive there next month and will hit the road in December.

One of the first ones to use this small electric city car is West Midlands Police. As Mitsubishi says i MiEV will be helping Police Forces across the UK to crack down on crime whilst cracking down on CO2 emissions.
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520 Tesla Model S electric sedans reserved in first week

Last week Tesla unveiled the all electric Model S. This electric sedan seats five adults and has a range of 300 miles (482 km).

Now according to Tesla they received 520 orders in the first week for this $49,900(after $7,500 tax credit) electric sedan.

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Tesla Model S unveiled, priced at $49,900 after $7,500 tax break

Tesla Motors has definitely had a rough start, but finally their production of the sporty Roadster is picking up and they will be delivering over 100 cars a month. So far they have delivered a total of 300 cars.

Despite all the problems Tesla has successfully finished production version of their second electric car Model S.

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All electric Liv Inizio does 0-60 mph under 5 seconds

There are lot of new car manufactures who are working on electric cars. This time it is EV Innovations formerly known as Hybrid Technologies.

EV Innovations is not a new player when it comes to electric cars. They have been converting different cars into zero-emission vehicles for a while.

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BMW announces Megacity hybrid-electric vehicles

BMW’s Mini E program looks to be a success as over 1,800 people have applied for the lease, which costs $850 a month and will be available to only 450 chosen ones.

Now BMW has confirmed that the company is planning a new line of low zero-emission vehicles called Megacity in the very near future.

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Tazzari ZERO EV will arrive beginning of 2010 with a price tag under 20,000 euros

In Italia a new small two-seater electric car named Tazzari ZERO is in development, which will be available beginning of 2010.

ZERO uses Lithium batteries and has a range of up to 88 miles (142km). Power form the electric motor is sent to rear wheels.

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Geneva 2009: smart fortwo BRABUS electric drive

Daimler is already performing road tests on the electric smart fortwo around Europe. First models are expected to reach customers already end of this year.

Now in Geneva BRABUS is showing their customized version of the electric smart fortwo.

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Pininfarina BLUECAR debuts at the Geneva Motor Show

Pininfarina and Bollore joint venture started in 2008. Purpose of the partnership was to build a new electric car. Pininfarina BLUECAR is currently on display at the Geneva Motor Show and is not just a concept, it is a preview for the production model that will debut in 2010.

Pininfarina hopes to sell 60,000 units a year by 2015.

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NLV Koenigsegg Quant concept unveiled in Geneva

Just few weeks ago Koenigsegg released a teaser of the Quant. At that time we could only see the front and had no idea what to expect. Rumors were about a 2+2 GT, Panamera competitor and so on.

Now Koenigsegg has made Quant official and surprise-surprise! It is a four-seater solar electric car.

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2011 Opel Ampera unveiled in Geneva

Yesterday GM released a first Opel Ampera teaser. Today GM unveiled the Ampera in Geneva and released more details and images about this extended-range electric car.

For journeys up to 60 km Ampera runs on electricity stored in the 16-kWh, lithium-ion battery, and emits zero CO2.

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GM releases Opel Ampera teaser for Geneva Motor Show

Those of you who follow us daily have already seen the spy photos of the 2011 Opel Ampera that was spotted on a photo shoot. The car had no disguise and gave us a very good view of what to expect.

Today GM released a first teaser image of the European version of  Chevy Volt that will be called Opel Ampera in the mainland of Europe and Vauxhall Ampera in the UK.

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JJAD working on all-electric P1-E, 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds

JJAD is a company set by former McLaren/Jordan F1 Designer Jim Dowle together with Business Accountant Paul Burnham. Now this British company, which revealed an eye-catching P1 sports car back in February has switched to electric power.

According to JJAD P1-E is destined to be one of the world’s first purpose-built electric sports cars.

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NYC gets 10 Mini E electric cars from BMW

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the city will receive 10 MINI E electric cars on loan from BMW. This comes after the news that he will eliminate 700 cars from the city’s municipal fleet.

The 10 MINI Es will join the New York “Street Condition Observation Unit” (SCOUT) and will be used to locate issues with the road surface like giant cab eating potholes or to locate graffiti spots. NYC will have the 10 cars for one year and they’ll receive some pretty heavy duty real world testing, something that the BMW boys couldn’t simulate otherwise.

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SEAT presents its electric car project to Spanish government

SEAT is quite a small Spanish company that belongs to Volkswagen and is not very well known outside Europe. They have a line-up consisting of 7 models, most of which are based on VW’s platforms except for the latest sedan Exeo, which in it’s turn is nothing else as a slightly-restyled previous-generation Audi A4 sedan.

This week SEAT presented their first hybrid model prototype named Leon Twin Drive Ecomotive.

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