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Blink Charging Celebrates Women in the Electric Vehicle Industry

Blink Charging

Clara played a significant role in popularizing electric vehicles before the First World War. She drove a Detroit Electric Model 47 Brougham model car , as electric cars were considered safer than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in the early 20 th century, which had a tendency to experience occasional explosions.

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London to Edinburgh EV trip completed in 13 hours

Green Cars News

A mission to disprove a myth; that electric cars are useless for long distance journeys, went without a hitch. EV advocates Robert Llewellyn and David Peilow managed a London to Edinburgh trip over the weekend in a 2013 model Nissan LEAF in just over 13 hours; smashing the four days it took BBC jour[.].

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New Nissan LEAF finds first home with DJ Mark Goodier

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The former Top of the Pops host, best know for presenting the UK top 40 on BBC Radio One, is replaying his number one motoring moment by collecting his new 2013 Nissan LEAF, a[.]. Electric cars Nissan' Radio DJ Mark Goodier has become the first person in the UK to take delivery of the newly British-built Nissan LEAF.

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LEAF – Made in the UK

Revenge of the Electric Car

Nissan Leaf Electric Car to be Made in the UK. “Japanese car manufacturer Nissan announced today that it would build its new energy efficient electric car, the Nissan Leaf, in the UK. When the Leaf begins production in 2013, the company plans to roll out 50,000 vehicles a year.

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