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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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BREAKING: BBC Top Gear Caught Filming Latest Electric Car ?Stunt'

All Cars Electric

Despite being embroiled in a sworded libel court-case with californian electric car maker Tesla Motors for false representation of its $109,000 sexy all-electric sportscar. the BBC’s Top Gear program has just been spied in Lincoln, England - filming its latest electric car escapade.

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Tesla mulls patent giveaway

Green Cars News

Tesla could be considering opening up its patents, in order to develop a bigger market for electric cars, the firm’s CEO, Elon Musk has hinted in recent days. In an interview with the BBC, Musk strongly implied that the firm was looking at freeing up its technology patents, so other carmakers coul[.].

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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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Top Gear Tests Nissan Leaf, Peugeot iOn: A Fair Assessment?

All Cars Electric

It's the episode electric car enthusiasts have been itching to see- and now the guys at BBC motoring show Top Gear have tested two electric cars to see whether they make any sense for the car buying public. Now we already know that Top Gear hasn't had the greatest history with electric cars.

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News in brief: Tesla brings Model S launch forward

Green Cars News

Electric carmaker Tesla has brought forward the production of its latest model, the Model S sedan car according to the BBC. Tesla is eager to bring its new model to the market after it finished production of [.]. Deliveries to the first customer in the US will now start in June, a month earlier than expected.

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Shares soar for ‘America’s fourth car maker’ Tesla

Green Cars News

It has been an exciting week for electric sports car maker Tesla. First, it marks a milestone 10 million miles driven by owners of its first electric model, the Roadster (see story). Then it announces it is to bring a court case against the BBC show, Top Gear for libel and malicious falsehood over a [.].

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