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This week marks another important step for rolling out the Renault electric car programme. Precisely one month ahead of the official UK showroom launch, four units of Renault Fluence Z.E. have been delivered to Central London based car hire companies Climatecars and Green Tomato Cars.
Apparently the Z.E. is London’s first all electric car that is used as private hire vehicle. There have been attempts to run green car hire companies for London but it has had moderate success. If the Fluence Z.E. proves
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The unique extended range plug-in hybrid Vauxhall Ampera (also known as Chevrolet Volt in the USA and Opel Ampera in Europe) is now available for pre-ordering. For a £150 refundable fee you can add your name to the waiting list. The deliveries are expected to start in May this year.
The price, however, is bound to increase. A year ago it was announced that the Ampera would cost £28,995 (after the Government’s grant reduction). Now it is understood that the actual price will be £29,995.
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Now that Renault has sold its first electric car to a retail customer, they’ve announced that they’re officially launching a specialised electric car dealer network. On December 20, a Renault Kangoo Van Z.E. was sold to a professional printer Patrick Chard of Milton Keynes.
Although Renault has got many large and small dealerships across the UK, it was decided to concentrate on a limited but well-spread-out dealer network incorporating 21 branches.
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I know what’s wrong with the majority of the urban cars these days! Some of them are clearly boring; feels as if somebody would be trying on purpose to make them uncool. From the technical point of view, though, it’s not easy to build a small car that is both practical and sporty – in many cases there’s simply not enough space. Audi has gone one step better by announcing the new Audi A1 Sportback that will come on sale in the UK at the beginning of 2012 at a …
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On 12 December 2010, the famous TV host Jay Leno, embarked on an endurance test for a year. He received a new Chevrolet Volt, with batteries charged and a full tank of petrol.
Now, nearly a year away, at an interview at the Los Angeles Auto Show 2011 Jay Leno made a very important statement: in almost a year he has traveled over 11,000 miles without powering the car with
