Car Market

CARB approves THINK City zero-emission vehicle

The California Air Resources Board has approved the THINK City as a zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV). The approval paves the way for THINK to sell the all-electric THINK City in California, 12 other states and the District of Columbia that have adopted California’s ZEV requirements.

Citroen C-ZERO confirmed for £5,000 electric vehicle grant

Citroen has welcomed the UK Government’s latest announcement concerning the £5,000 grant for customers choosing plug-in electric vehicles from 1st January, 2011. Earlier today, the grant was confirmed for nine plug-in and electric cars, including Citroen’s new all-electric C-ZERO.

Mitsubishi i-MiEV eligible for Plug-in Car Grant

Mitsubishi UK is has announced that the first fully electric vehicle to the UK market, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV has been successful for the Government’s Plug In Car Grant (PICG) of £5,000. The i-MiEV met a wide range of safety, emissions and performance standards and other criteria set by OLEV to qualify for the grant.

Electric car revolution revs up for 2011

The Government drove the UK firmly into the fast lane of the electric and ultra-low emission car revolution today as Ministers unveiled nine trailblazing models that will be eligible for generous grants of up to £5,000.

Chevrolet Volt eligible for Plug-in Grant

Chevrolet has welcomed the UK Government’s commitment to a £5,000 grant for customers buying plug-in electric cars.

Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid qualifies for Government grant

Toyota’s progress towards bringing its Prius Plug-in Hybrid to the marketplace has received a significant boost with the news that it qualifies for Government grant support against its future purchase price.

Ampera’s sub-£30k price brings E-REV into the mainstream

Vauxhall has announced that its revolutionary Ampera Extended-Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) will cost under £30k when it hits UK showrooms in early 2012, bringing the reality of a technologically sophisticated, electrically-driven, family car with an uncompromised driving range firmly into the mainstream.

Government switches on Plug-In Car Grant and charging network

The UK’s ultra-low carbon car market received a boost today with the announcement by government of the first set of vehicles eligible for the new ‘Plug-In Car Grant’.

Used car buying - it’s all in the timing

Some purchases are naturally seasonal: the bikini = summer; the scarf and woolly hat = winter. Shoppers looking for bargains will wait to the end of each season and then buy in the sales, taking advantage of the seasonal drop in demand. With this in mind, HPI urges buyers to use seasonality to their advantage when it comes to buying a used car. Clever buyers can save thousands of pounds on the asking price.

Citroen C-ZERO first all-electric production car to use Eurotunnel

Citroen’s C-ZERO, the company’s new battery-powered city car, braved snow and sub-zero temperatures earlier this month to become the very first all-electric production vehicle to use the Eurotunnel’s shuttle service.

Mitsubishi and Thai government agree on testing of the i-MiEV

Mitsubishi and the government of Thailand have announced that they agreed to start joint study for fleet testing of electric vehicles (EV). MMC, through its local producer and distributor Mitsubishi Motors Thailand (MMTh), will begin initiatives for future market introduction of the i-MiEV new-generation EV.

Three days of power at Cholmondeley in 2011

Following the runaway success of the 2010 Cholmondeley Pageant of Power, the event organisers have confirmed that next year’s Pageant will be even bigger and more action-packed, extending to a third day for the first time (Friday 15 to Sunday 17 July 2011).