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.
Toyota is working on batteries that, if they turn out as expected, will surely revolutionise the electric vehicle fleet, including motorbikes, cars and even trucks and tractors. Not only because of their very high range, but also because of their low cost.
Peugeot ha comenzado la comercialización del iOn Cargo, un iOn adaptado para carga. Mientras la idea de emplear vehículos eléctricos para actividades comerciales no deja de ser atractiva, tiene una gran pega: el precio.
Audi ha puesto al día su gama S, es decir, los deportivos de la firma alemana. Hasta ocho coches diferentes, que suman en total 13 versiones al tener en cuenta el Cabrio y el Avant ( por ejemplo) han sido renovados para poder atacar el liderato del mercado el próximo año.
The Renault Twizy is receiving its first recall to fix a brake fluid leak problem. Spain and Switzerland are the first countries where the recall has begun.
Nissan has unveiled the new generation of the Leaf in Japan, with some minor changes but with more range, one of the things that has been holding back sales of this electric model. In addition, a cheaper variant called S is also offered.
El Cayenne, el cual según los rumores contaría, al igual que el Panamera, de un motor V6 de gasolina de 333CV. Este motor de combustión, junto al motor eléctrico de 70kW (unos 95CV), haría que el coche contase con una potencia total de 416CV.
El Fiat 500 EV de producción hará su aparición en Los Ángeles. La compañía ítalo-americana ha distribuido tres imágenes del nuevo 500 eléctrico que tendrá que enfrentar a varios rivales eléctricos de Ford, Chevrolet o Nissan.
Se producirá en unidades limitadas y se destinará principalmente a California, donde se lanzará en verano de 2013.
Con el premio de la revista Motortrend, el Tesla Model S logra su segundo premio al coche del año en los Estados Unidos en solo tres meses, después de haber obtenido el de la revista Automobile.
The company Applus+ IDIADA will present a project to the European Commission to obtain the manufacture and development of an electric sports car with 1,000 CV of power and an acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.5 seconds.
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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