Electric Cars

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.


Vídeo del récord del Audi e-tron en Nürburgring
Electric Cars

Vídeo del récord del Audi e-tron en Nürburgring

Escrito por: Fernando Alvarez
7 August 2012
1 min.

A pesar de que fue a fines de junio que el Audi e-tron lograse el récord en Nürburgring como el eléctrico más veloz, es ahora cuando tenemos el vídeo de la vuelta del eléctrico de Ingolstadt.

Sales of hybrids and electric cars in July: very low for electric cars
Electric Cars

Sales of hybrids and electric cars in July: very low for electric cars

Escrito por: Diego G. Moreira
2 August 2012
1 min.

The much-talked-about crisis is hitting the automotive sector hard, but within this sector some are hit harder than others. Perhaps electric vehicles are the worst affected, since if they were already hard to sell before, now selling even one is a rarity. The data back up this claim, since according to ANFAC, only 52 electric […]

Cars with History: Volkswagen Golf CityStromer
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Cars with History: Volkswagen Golf CityStromer

Escrito por: Fernando Alvarez
17 July 2012
2 min.

The Volkswagen Golf CityStromer was the first electric Golf in history, one of the earliest attempts by Volkswagen in the field of electric vehicles, and a little-known model from the brand, although some of them are still on the road in Germany or Great Britain.

A Nissan Leaf, swapped for an Ampera
Electric Cars

A Nissan Leaf, swapped for an Ampera

Escrito por: Fernando Alvarez
9 July 2012
2 min.

A Briton who had bought a Nissan Leaf has swapped it for a Opel Ampera. He is the second Leaf owner to switch to the rival camp, owing to the poor range of the Japanese electric car.