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Revitalised US electric car manufacturer Detroit Electric gears up for SP:01 sports car launch. Detroit Electric has unveiled a modernised logo and released a hint of its new car’s design. So what, you might say, but Detroit Electric’s success is important for the UK too. The Lotus Elise-based SP:01 electric …

Toyota supplies 70 ultra-compact electric vehicles for French urban mobility project. The three-year Cité lib by Ha:Mo trial scheme, to be launched in Grenoble, France, will see three-wheel Toyota i-Road and COMS four-wheel electric vehicles available for public car sharing on local journeys. The chic and colourful EVs are set …

Fresh start for Saab as electric prototype is revealed in Sweden? Saab’s new owners NEVS (National Electric Vehicles Sweden) have unveiled a modified 9-3 saloon where the batteries are placed under the floor, keeping the full interior space as well as the luggage compartment intact. Chinese-backed NEVS claims “Saab cars’ …

The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is rightly being billed as a “game-changer” because it’s no ordinary plug-in hybrid. This big five-seater SUV is a very clever bit of kit – in the right conditions it’s capable of 148mpg+, it’s a genuine 4×4 and it’s keenly priced. It may not seem special …

Fashion guru Gok Wan has taken delivery of Vauxhall’s extended-range electric car. The ‘How to Look Good Naked’ star, who’s also designed a range for Sainsbury’s, is driving the eco-friendly way from behind the wheel of a top-of-the-range Vauxhall Ampera Electron. “I have to drive a car which gives me …

Meet the D-Face – a 21st century take on the comic cars of the ’50s. It’s a front-entry, rear-engined bubble car and it’s made its global debut at the Taiwan EV Show. The four-wheeler D-Face concept has been created by D Art, a company based near Nagoya, Japan. The D-Face …

Mitsubishi Motors unveils its Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle. Its looks may not set the world on fire, but I can assure you that the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is a game-changer in the motoring world. Seven reasons why the PHEV might be for you… 1) It’s the only plug-in hybrid …

Vans just got cool – Nissan unveils its E-NV200 all-electric city delivery vehicle Combining the best of Nissan LEAF and NV200 van in one package, Nissan is billing its new e-NV200 as a “game-changing, practical and sustainable” vehicle. Produced alongside its petrol and diesel siblings at Nissan’s factory in Barcelona, …