Meaning of the warning lights on your dashboard

I have had my car serviced and MOT done recently but the service reminder light still comes on. The workshop did not know how to solve the problem ( I did not go to TMS - the authorised dealers of Volvo...

Read More

Memory Lane - 2010

If 2011 can be considered as Year One of the Third Age of the Electric Car, the year before was Year Zero, with some of the current players already on the field.Mitsubishi I-MievBest-selling Plug-In...

Read More

Watercar Panther

The Watercar Panther is claimed to be the fastest amphibious car in the World. The car is powered by a Honda V6 V-Tec engine and can travel at speeds over 40 miles an hour on water.For more information visit their website: http://watercar.c...

Read More

DevCon5 recap: building apps for cars

Tina JeffreyLast week I had the pleasure of presenting at the DevCon5 HTML5 & Mobile App Developers Conference, held at New York University in the heart of NYC. The conference was abuzz with the...

Read More

Memory Lane - 2008 & 2009

Some consider the launch of the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf in the end of 2010 as the beginning of the Modern Age of the Electric Car, the third of its kind, but let's not forget that before them...

Read More

Australia & New Zealand June 2013

The not-that-practical-trunk of the 2013 Nissan LeafNothing New EditionLike in the UK and other countries, the complete australian sales data is only available in every Quarter of the Year, i can now...

Read More

Memory Lane - Introduction

This new section doesn't want to give a History Lesson about Electric Cars, for that we have Wikipedia, but it's made just to complete with some figures and pictures, the electric car sales preceding...

Read More

World Premiere of the BMW i3

The BMW i3 was launched today simultaneously in New York City, London and Beijing. It is the first purpose-built plug-in electric production vehicle to be made primarily from carbon fiber. Watch it here:...

Read More

EV Business Case Q2 - 2013

Now that Ford saw the price drop thing work for others, it now wants to see if it works on her (On the Focus EV?!?!) "Prices down, Sales up" EditionThat's pretty much what can be said about this...

Read More

Carports and canopies for protection from the elements

It has been a scorching hot summer here in the UK. Just the other day, it was around 30 degrees C (approx. 86 degrees Fahrenheit ) and when I got into the car, it felt like a sauna. According to the US National Weather Service site, on a sunny day, temperatures inside the car can easily reach...

Read More

Technology focus - Future developments in On-Board Diagnostics

The latest generation of OBD is a very sophisticated and capable system for detecting emission related problems with the engine and powertrain. But, it relies on the fact that it is necessary...

Read More

World Top 10 June 2013 (Updated)

A Sports Car? No, it's just the Opel AmperaModels - Volt wakes up Chevrolet Volt sales boomed (3.056 units), allowing it to recover the second place, dropping the Model S to third.The Prius...

Read More

C3 recap: The future of the connected car

UPDATE: CE Week has uploaded audio and video of the C3 panels that Derek covers in this post. To hear what experts from companies like AT&T, BMW, Delphi, GM, and QNX see on the horizon for the connected...

Read More

Markets Roundup June 2013 (Updated)

This is how much junk you can store in a Fluence ZE trunkThe Rise of Zoe IIJune came and the new french sales star Renault Zoe collected three new trophies (Germany, Switzerland and Denmark) to the ones...

Read More

Europe June 2013 (Updated)

The Renault Kangoo Maxi ZE: A 5 seat electric car with cargo room utility. Zoe Steps Ahead EditionWith 1.358 units sold in June, the best monthly performance for a single model since last September,...

Read More