Electric Car News

UK’s target to become the world’s leading country of green vehicle development has just been given a much-needed boost. Smith Electric Vehicles - the maker of world-renowned Newton electric truck - has partnered with Gateshead College to launch an apprenticeship dedicated to electric car production.
16 students will be offered an intensive 4-year apprenticeship program specialising in electric vehicles. After the completion of the course, the students will

According to the Scottish branch of the WWF website, the highlanders are planning to replace 10% (290,000 units) of petrol cars with battery electric vehicles by 2020. The plan is to reduce Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions by 42% and driving green cars should make a great contribution towards that goal. If you ask me, I’m a wee bit sceptical about this matter.
Two issues have to be considered. One is to persuade 290,000 Scots to scrap their petrol cars and the other one is to support the electric car movement with …

Tesla Motors have conquered another milestone by selling their first bunch of Roadster electric cars in Canada. They’ve been always very keen on the Canadian market and the expansion would have happened much earlier if there were no Transport Canada.
But there is (and I’m delighted there is) and their mission is to keep junk off the streets. That’s how they killed off the Dynasty IT egg-shell car. Tesla Roadster passed all their

Ford is cutting the carbon footprint of their electric car venture by ducking the established import channels. They’ve said no to Mexican batteries and Japanese drive elements. Two dedicated component factories will be built in Ypsilanti and Sterling Heights, both Michigan.
They plan to create more than 200 jobs in the region and cut their costs in the long run. The latest developments suggest that Ford is keen to bring as much manufacturing as

After the much talked about deal with DaimlerChrysler, Tesla has struck another deal - this time with Toyota. The troubled Japanese giant has bought a stake in Tesla in order to have access to the American start-up’s know-how. It is a huge compliment for a small company like Tesla.
Although Toyota pioneered the modern hybrid car technology and adapted it for the mass market, apparently they are not so confident about their