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Renault dealers to sell EVs

ALL remaining Renault dealers will get the chance to sell the firm’s ballooning range of EVs from 2013. The French manufacturer is gearing up its EV launches this year which will see four electric models join its recently-decimated range – launches include the Twizy, Fluence, Kangoo ZE and Zoe. Just days before Christmas, Renault announced [...]

	Charging points needed
Two thirds of motorists say they would be more likely to buy an EV if charging posts were readily available. 65.7 per cent of the 1,417 people asked in the Elektromotive survey said they would consider buying an electric vehicle if charging points were readily available at roadsides and in car parks across the UK. [...]

	Citroen’s C-ZERO dealers
CITROEN has announced the dealers charged with the task of selling the firm’s full-electric city car, the Citroen C-ZERO. The 11 dealers that make up the ‘Citroen Electric Vehicle Specialist Dealer Network’ have been selected to provide extensive geographical coverage of the UK and are typically located in larger cities and areas which have charging [...]

	i-MiEV scores well
EURO NCAP has published the results of its first crash test of the electric plug-in car – the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. The fully-electric Mitsubishi and its Citroen and Peugeot sisters scored four stars; a ‘credible’ rating says Euro NCAP. Dr Michiel van Ratingen, Euro NCAP’s secretary general says: ‘We recognize the efforts done by Mitsubishi to [...]

	Lucky 13 sell i-MiEV
MITSUBISHI has announced which of its dealers will become EV Sales Centres ahead of the i-MiEV launch. The manufacturer has appointed 13 of its retail network each of which will have a deciated Mitsubishi-trained EV salesman. On each of the sites there will be a charging bay while it was also announced ALL dealerships will [...]

		TOKYO: Nissan 2nd life
		NISSAN is to launch world-first battery recycling scheme which will make electric vehicles cheaper to buy. The ‘second life’ battery project will recycle electric car powerpacks at the end of the car’s life. It means batteries now have a residual value, enabling them to be sold on – which, with clever leasing deals, will vastly [...]
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		Nissan electric car first
		NISSAN will, next year, become the first car maker to sell an affordable all-electric rival to the Ford Focus. The LEAF is a five-door hatchback with an electric motor that has a 100-mile range. Good enough, according to Nissan research, for nearly three-quarters of world car buyers’ daily drives. It will go on sale in [...]
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		Nissan all-electric Prius
		NISSAN will later this week unveil a bespoke all-new electric car… but is teasing us before then with an insight. The Japanese firm has today revealed more details on its Tiida prototype, which is being used to develop the model due next year. What is it? An all-electric car, with 1.6-litre turbodiesel levels of power [...]
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		Government aid key
		NISSAN has said that, without support from the Government, today’s UK jobs boost would have gone abroad. The UK, along with Portugal, are both to produce batteries for Renault-Nissan’s massive electric car plans. ‘The two Governments have offered to extend financial assistance and other support to ensure that Nissan locates the proposed plants within their [...]
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