Electric cars use a battery as their source of propulsion to move. This movement can be assisted by a combustion engine (hybrid HEV and plug-in hybrid PHEV) or powered solely by the battery (100% electric EV).
2020 is set to be the year of electric vehicles, when all brands will present their electric products and mark the start of the transition to the electric era, driven by brands’ commitment, growing social awareness of climate change, and regulations from city councils and governments that increasingly restrict the most polluting vehicles.
Hyundai will also be present at the Madrid Motor Show 2016, where it will showcase several novelties we have already seen at other shows held this year, such as the IONIQ, as well as a GO! special edition, which will give a different and improved look to some of the models of the Korean brand
According to Autocar, BMW could launch a mid-cycle facelift for its hybrid sports car, the BMW i8. Power could increase considerably to 420 hp and, in addition, greater range is expected, as well as a wireless (induction) charging system. This facelift could arrive in 2017.
Electric vehicles not only have to avoid emitting polluting gases into the atmosphere, but they must also protect their occupants from the toxic gases of other vehicles, or at least that is what the engineers at Tesla think, who have incorporated a filtration system based on military vehicles
El BMW i3, el modelo eléctrico de la marca alemana, aterrizará este verano con una nueva variante que aumenta la autonomía de sus baterías. Respecto a la versión de 22 kWh, aumenta un 50 % su autonomía homologada, por lo que pasamos de unos escuetos 190 kilómetros a unos decentes 300 kilómetros. Estará disponible en verano.
Si ayer veíamos el imponente IAT Kalman, un coche que no dejaba indiferente a nadie, pero si creías que era el único coche extravagante que se podía ver en el Salón de Pekín 2016, estabas muy equivocado. En este salón se unen las ganas de sorprender de las marcas con la extravagancia y los excesos […]
Renault is proud to have reached the 50,000 mark in units sold of its best-selling electric model, the Renault Zoe. This unit was recently delivered, at the production plant for this model located very close to Paris, to a French family. Also
Volvo prevé comercializar antes de que finalice el año 2025 un millón de unidades eléctricas e híbridas. Por eso, adelanta el lanzamiento de dos versiones híbridas de cada uno de los modelos que comercialice y un nuevo modelo totalmente eléctrico que llegará en 2019. También intentará introducir con más fuerza a la mujer en el sector.
Citroën wants to strengthen its position in China, with the presentation at the Beijing Motor Show of two models based on some of its well-known cars, whose variants will not be sold outside the Asian market and which aim to appeal to Chinese buyers
Toyota, in collaboration with a group of students from Clemson University in South Carolina, has designed and built a 100 x 100 electric prototype. It looks genuinely striking and will allow several systems to be tested on this type of vehicle before they move on to production models.
2016 has got off to a most interesting start for the American company Tesla, following the launch of the Model X and the unveiling of the Model 3, and now it is the turn of the Model S. The Model S is currently the best-known Tesla of all. It has been on the market since 2012, and after enjoying great success over three years, it is now undergoing a light restyling.
Kia offers an electric range of 10 models, 50 versions and 400 possible combinations 
The seven finalists for the 2027 European Car of the Year (COTY) are exclusively electric 
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