BMW-Toyota making big steps in EV Battery technology

BMW’s head of marketing, Ian Robertson, has said the partnership between BMW and Toyota has already heralded “big steps” in battery technolo...

On Holiday in Hawaii with the Nissan Leaf

During a recent holiday in Waikiki, a beach front neighbourhood of Honolulu in Hawaii, EV News took the opportunity to rent a Nissan Leaf fo...

400 km Range Nissan LEAF Could Become Reality

One of the unique features of the Tesla Model S is the option to order different size battery packs. You can order it with with a 60kWh or 8...

Chevy Volt Owners: 92% Say “Would Buy Again”

General Motors Co's Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car topped Consumer Reports' annual owner-satisfaction survey for the second strai...

Formula E announces Rome race [VIDEO]

The streets of Rome will be the backdrop for a race in the new Formula E world championship in 2014, it was announced on Saturday. The serie...

U.S. launches new project to develop electric-vehicle batteries

The Obama administration launched a fresh $120-million research project Friday, aimed at developing cheaper batteries for electric vehicles....

Auto sector adds spark to Japan's electronic components industry

Japanese electronic component makers are looking beyond a fickle smartphone market that once lured them with rocketing growth, tying their f...

Is the Porsche 918 Spyder better than a Bugatti Veyron? [VIDEO]

Autocar road tester Steve Sutcliffe drives the £650,000 Porsche 918 Spyder Plug-In Hybrid Supercar and compares it's performance stats t...

Close-Up look at the 4WD DUT12 Formula Student racer [VIDEO]

The DUT12 is the second electric car of the DUT Racing team. The DUT 12 has four-wheel-drive system introduced this year. This makes it pos...

VW e-Up priced from £19,250 [VIDEO]

Volkswagen has opened order books in the UK for the new all-electric VW e-Up, pricing the model from £19,250. That figure includes a £5000 g...