Electric Cars

2013′s new electric cars – a review by video

May 7, 2013

The best electric cars   Techfeed’s youtube review of 2013′s new electric cars. What are the best buys – electric cars The folks over at Which offer information on the electric cars available “In our electric vs eco cars comparison, we’ve taken a First Look at three of the first electric cars to hit the mainstream [...]

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The Next Step in Electric Cars: Solar Powered Cars!

November 13, 2012

Are we ready for Solar Powered Cars?   Just when we thought electric cars couldn’t get any more eco friendly, they did.  Someone came up with the idea of solar powered electric cars. Elon Musk the founder of Telsa, an electric car designer and manufacturer said he sees a future where electric cars are run on solar powered [...]

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Electric Cars Could Make Long Journeys – New Motorway Charge Points!

October 15, 2012

Motorway Charging Points for Electric Cars     Electric cars could now make longer journeys it seems with the introduction of new motorway charge points. With a range of about 100 miles electric vehicles have struggled to sell in great amounts as this means they can only really be used for short journeys around towns [...]

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Electric Cars: The Vauxhall Ampera Takes the US by Storm!

September 7, 2012

The Vauxhall Ampera: Electric Cars   Electric cars have taken the US by storm recently, due to the enormous savings in fuel costs they enable people to make. Are the UK ready to do the same? Take the Vauxhall Ampera for instance! Charging this vehicle to go 50 miles will cost you around £2.50 to [...]

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Death Knell Sounds For Electric Cars in Company Fleets.

April 3, 2012

High Costs of Electric Motoring A Turn Off For Buyers   Despite grants and benefits, there are only 1,107 electric cars on the road in the UK, a tiny proportion of the 28.5 million cars on UK roads.  Fleet News reports The high price of electric cars is the biggest turn-off that deters motorists away from buying electric cars, [...]

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Fleet Management Issues – What would make you switch to an electric company car?

January 16, 2012

Electric Cars in Company Fleets What is stopping companies from integrating electric vehicles into their fleets? Concerns over life of the actual car battery. Concerns over charge life of battery. Do you think that if you could trial an electric car first you might change your mind and see the benefits of electric company cars [...]

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Electric Dreams – Adventures in Our Electric Car: How Far Can We Go?

November 11, 2011

  Do Your Company Cars Suffer From Range Anxiety?   This weekend our Systems Development Manager (and electric car contributor to this very blog), Craig Pullen is off on a mission. Not content with being our Team Captain in our efforts to raise money for Movember, Craig is planning to make a fund-raising return journey [...]

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Electric Dreams – Adventures in Our Electric Car : Learning The Language

October 26, 2011

Another entry in our series “Electric Dreams”, our electric car blog; by Craig Pullen, our ICT and Systems Development Manager and keeper of our electric Smart Car. Throughout the Electric Car ownership experience, I have often stressed the importance of forward planning and being prepared for any eventuality. Those words were ringing in my ears [...]

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Europcar Adds Electric Car To The Hire Fleet

August 26, 2011

Electric cars : Fleet Cars? We’ve been driving our electric car for a while, and although our blog has focused on the more entertaining aspects of ownership, we have found it an excellent addition to our fleet. Car hire companies think so too Europcar has announced that it will be the first UK rental provider [...]

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Electric Dreams – Our Electric Car : Calling Out The Experts

August 12, 2011

Another entry in our series “Electric Dreams”, our electric car blog; by Craig Pullen, our ICT and Systems Development Manager and keeper of our electric Smart Car. Yesterday lunchtime, Simon wanted to use the Smart for a short trip. I handed him the key and a couple of minutes later, he came back to the [...]

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