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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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Blink Charging Celebrates Women in the Electric Vehicle Industry

Blink Charging

March is Women’s History Month in the United States, and at Blink Charging we’re celebrating by highlighting the invaluable contributions of women to the electric vehicle (EVs) and electric vehicle charging field. Clara played a significant role in popularizing electric vehicles before the First World War.

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Tesla Fan Drives Epic Electric Car Trip To Prove BBC Wrong

All Cars Electric

has always had a cautious view of the benefits of electric vehicles, often choosing to illustrate the limited range of electric cars in articles rather than the positive benefits. In typical form the latest BBC feature, a four-day trek from.

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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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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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Drayson Racing Sets New Lightweight Electric-Car Speed Record: 204 MPH

Green Car Reports

It''s been a good week for electric vehicles in motor sport. At the weekend, Audi''s R18 e-tron, a diesel-electric hybrid race car, took victory at the Le Mans 24-hour race. Also at Le Mans, Nissan unveiled its 2014 competitor for the race, the ZEOD RC electric prototype.

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The UK Might Allow “Self-Driving” Cars On The Roads This Year

CleanTechnica EVs

There’s a chance that self-driving vehicles will be allowed on the roads in the UK by the end of this year, the BBC reports. This technology controls the position and speed of a car in […].

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