USA / Global
May 9, 2015
Norwegian "Stig" Drives Tesla Model S P85+ In the Snow
Our Norwegian “Stig” took the car for a test drive in a really rough stormy winter conditions this January in Kvitfjell, Norway. Many people say that Teslas can`t work in the winter, well, we think they have not tried it themselves! A big “Thank you” goes to our friend Pål for letting us try his dream machine the 416hp (310 kW) Tesla Model S P85.
Nissan e-NV200 Taxi Saves Fleets So Much Cash That It's Like Getting A License To Print Money
British taxi company C&C Taxi from St. Austell was already featured by Nissan as one of the LEAF and e-NV200 pioneers. Now, it turns out that by switching to EVs, C&C acquired a license to print money (no, not really), saving over €79,000 in 18 months on fleet costs.
Plug-In Hybrid Sales To Surpass Conventional Hybrids In Europe By 2019
Plug-in hybrid cars are forecast to outsell standard hybrids by 2019 and reach 1.2 million sales annually in Europe in 10 years. The rapid rise will come as automakers such as BMW, Volkswagen and Volvo launch more and more models that can travel emissions free at least part of the time so they can meet tougher European CO2 rules that start to take effect in 2020.
