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BBC: Electric Cars Will Be “Biggest Revolution In Motoring” Since 1913

CleanTechnica EVs

Many observers are forecasting that the world’s transition to electric cars will take place much sooner than expected. Now, BBC is also joining the fray. Originally published on EVANNEX. “What makes the end of the internal combustion engine inevitable is a technological revolution.

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VW Diesel Software Cheats On European Emission Limits Too, BBC Test Shows

Green Car Reports

Around 11 million Volkswagen diesel cars worldwide were equipped with "defeat device" software that allowed them to cheat on emissions tests, VW has said. But initially, it was only confirmed that the cars actually violated U.S. Now, a laboratory test conducted by the BBC appears to have shown that the software is programmed to.

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Think and BBC turn Norway electric

Green Cars News

The electric car revolution has arrived in Norway thanks to home-grown car manufacturer Think and the BBC. A convoy of 60 vehicles hit the streets as part of the BBC documentary Electric Ride which is now a quarter of the way through its month long, 4,000 miles odyssey around Europe in a Think City electric car.

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Self-driving vehicles may hit UK roads as soon as 2026: minister

Teslarati

While self-driving cars aren’t yet allowed in Britain, they could be set to hit the country’s roads by 2026, according to a recent statement from one country official. “It’ll be gradual…so there’ll be companies rolling it out to be used in certain places.”

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BBC to feature THINK electric vehicle in documentary

Green Cars News

Scandinavian electric vehicle maker, THINK, has provided a brand new City model to the BBC for a documentary about the first drive of an EV around Europe. BBC Electric Ride will see a documentary team of four, led by presenter Peter Curran, leave London next week and drive straight to Harwich to catch a ferry to [.].

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Volvo joins Tesla in halting EV production due to Red Sea attacks

Baua Electric

Volvo has joined Tesla in stopping its EV production in Europe due to the threat of violence from Iran-backed Houthi fighters attacking commercial ships traveling in the Red Sea. Tesla and Volvo are among several companies having to direct ships away from the Red Sea amid the threat of attacks, Automotive News Europe reports.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. and Chrysler. .’s

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