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.
This week the Expo EV fair is being held in the city of Shandong, which is dedicated to the field of zero-emission mobility. There we were able to see the Videoev Electric Car and Jinma JMW2200, two vehicles that rather bluntly imitate the shapes of the popular Volkswagen Beetle and BMW i3.
The Virgin group of companies, led by billionaire Richard Branson, could be interested in developing and marketing electric vehicles. Branson has said so in an interview, and it could be considered the entry into another sector to compete with Elon Musk and Tesla.
The new senior executives at Nissan and its luxury division Infiniti avoided mentioning at their speeches at the Detroit Motor Show what progress had been made with respect to the most ambitious prototypes of both brands. Automotive News suspected at the time that these evasions meant that the IDx, Q50 Eau Rouge and BladeGlider had […]
Like the two before it, this vehicle will not derive from an existing model in the brand’s range, but will be created from scratch. This rules out the idea that it would be an electric version of the X5, as some rumours suggested. Improvements will also be designed for the batteries of the i3 and i8.
A source familiar with the details of the project has confirmed to the Reuters agency that the manufacturer is considering bringing forward by one year the date of commercialisation in Europe of this future rival to the smart fortwo. The factory that will produce it will also be set up on this same continent, and the company intends to invest a large sum of money in it.
The new edition of the Citroën Berlingo will be presented at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, offering three versions: one aimed at families, another at professionals, and a third electric version with a range of 170 kilometres
La ciudad de Valladolid se une a la lucha contra la contaminación del aire en el centro urbano con la subvención ofrecida para la compra de vehículos 100% eléctricos destinados al servicio de transporte de pasajeros, mercancías o vehículos institucionales y equipando la ciudad con puntos públicos de recarga
The Chevrolet Volt is nearly ready for its big moment, and its second generation, despite the wait, is set to hit the market. At CES 2015, held in Las Vegas, we got a little more insight into the exterior design of the evolution of one of the most important vehicles of the last century.
Elon Musk, the CEO of the company specialising in the manufacture of electric cars, announces that it will bring back the Tesla Roadster, the brand’s first model, but fitted with a new battery that will practically double the car’s range and return it to the market
El jefe de investigación y desarrollo del fabricante alemán, Wolfgang Hatz, ha desmentido que proyecten lanzar un modelo totalmente eléctrico. En sus últimas declaraciones ha reiterado los motivos que ha alegado en ocasiones anteriores: dicha tecnología en su estado actual es incompatible con las prestaciones que debe alcanzar un Porsche.
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 
Peugeot E-208 GTi: a battery-powered toy that revives the spirit of the 1980s sports cars