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From July 1, any electric vehicle with four or more wheels that wants to be approved for road use in the European Union is going to have to have an “Acoustic Vehicle Alert System,” or AVAS, fitted, making a continuous noise of at least 56 dec… Continue reading Dawn of the noisy electric car: EU laws requiring audible warning sounds take effect July 1
Spain’s Seat – a member of the Volkswagen Group – is charging into an electric future with the launch of an all-electric version of its Mii city car, which it says not only lays the groundwork for more EVs to come but signals the end of the c… Continue reading Seat announces all-electric version of its Mii compact
Volkswagen built its ID.R with the intention of showing what the heads in its electric drive division are capable of, and it only took a few months after its unveiling for the zero-emission race car to claim a record at the iconic Pikes Peak…. Continue reading Volkswagen obliterates Nürburgring electric record by over 40 seconds
Back in 2016, Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD rolled out a 10.2 meter-long electric double-decker bus in London. Now transit companies have got a new emissions-free people carrier to help ease inner city air pollution and traffic congestio… Continue reading Hyundai launches its first electric double-decker bus
Those with an eye for detail may have noticed the side mirrors on Honda’s upcoming e, or lack thereof. Preview images and the early concept shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2017 indicated that it would use cameras mounted to the outside as virtual side mirrors, and the company has now confirmed this will come as standard when the the all-electric urban vehicle enters production in the coming months.
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Opel’s not one for rushing into releasing new models of its popular Corsa family runabout – the 5th generation was announced in 2014, and the gen before that was launched in 2006. For its just-revealed 6th gen, the German auto maker has decid… Continue reading Opel goes all-electric for 6th gen Corsa
Though some folks still walk to work from the city transit station, many choose to scoot in. Electric kickscooters mean that you’re less likely to arrive at the office in a sweat or out of puff, and there are lots of models to choose from – w… Continue reading BMW kicks it on city streets with E-Scooter launch
As electric-vehicle rebates dry up, would-be Tesla owners are facing an existential crisis. Continue reading A Tesla Is Not Just a Car for Elon Musk’s Superfans
As electric-vehicle rebates dry up, would-be Tesla owners are facing an existential crisis. Continue reading A Tesla Is Not Just a Car for Elon Musk’s Superfans
There is joy in the hearts of British and European hardware and software hackers and makers, for this is an EMF Camp year. Every couple of years, our community comes together for three summer days in a field somewhere, and thanks to a huge amount of work from its organizers and a ton of volunteers, enjoys an entertaining, stimulating, and engrossing hacker camp.
One of the features of a really good hacker camp are the electric vehicles. Not full-on electric cars, but personal camp transport. Because only the technically inept walk, right? From Hitchin’s Big Hak to TOG’s duck, …read more