Electric cars could be charged to 70 per cent in just two minutes, if new ultra-fast battery technology developed by scientists in Singapore can be upscaled. Researchers at Nanyang Technology University (NTU) have developed the new battery by replacing the traditional graphite used for the anode with a new gel material made from titanium...
Read more →
Renault’s first bespoke 100 per cent electric car has arrived in Ireland – and we took it for a spin around Dublin city centre at its Irish launch. The Zoe ZE is Renault’s flagship EV model and it’s also the first Renault to be designed as an electric vehicle from the ground up. The...
Read more →
Fancy test driving an electric car for four months? ESB is looking for 24 ecar ambassadors from all walks of life to do just that over the coming year as part of its Great Electric Drive programme. This is the second year of the scheme and the ESB is looking for people of all...
Read more →
There are ‘exciting new challenges and new opportunities’ ahead in the bid to ensure Ireland meets its electric vehicle target of 10 per cent of passenger cars by 2020, ESB boss Pat O’Doherty told delegates at the Fully Charged International Electric Vehicle Summit. The event, which was held in Dublin, attracted more than 260...
Read more →
Audi’s new electric sports car, the Audi R8 e-tron has set a world record for a production car with an electric drive system. The car, with racing driver Markus Winkelhock behind the wheel, completed the 20.8km track at Nürburgring Nordschleife in 8:09.099 minutes. The drive system of the record-setting Audi is the same as...
Read more →
Irish drivers will next week get a peek at what Volkswagen has in store in the electric vehicle market as the Volkswagen Golf Blue-e-Motion makes its Irish debut at the Fully Charged 2012 International Electric Vehicle Summit. Members of the public will get a chance to test drive a Golf Blue-e-Motion and to interact...
Read more →
His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Monaco has taken delivery of the first production Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid in Europe. Prince Albert has the car on a two month loan, and Toyota is hopeful that it will replace the standard Prius which he currently uses. Monaco is running an incentive scheme to encourage environmentally...
Read more →
Fans of electric cars will be able to get their hands on Renault’s record-breaking ZOE towards the end of this year. The car recently beat the world record for the longest distance travelled in 24 hours by a production electric car by 25 per cent. It completed 363 laps of the Aubevoye speed ring...
Read more →