Meeting other EV owners is great, until someone goes against the charging station etiquette
As our Leaf rolls on, impressing everyone who drives it with its comfort and refinement, I feel I’m becoming integrated into polite Leaf society.
In the course of our time with the car, I’ve spoken to more than a dozen owners (interestingly, the ones I’ve met have almost always been travelling at least two-up), all of them at charging points in the south of England, and started to learn the habits of the common or garden electric Nissan Подробнее »
Model takes influence from DB10 and will likely feature a Mercedes-sourced turbocharged 4.0-litre V8
The 2018 Aston Martin Vantage has been spotted testing at the Nürburgring. This is the first time the next-generation model has been seen in public.
The photographed test car is heavily camouflaged, but its similarities with Aston’s other new models, the DB10 and DB11, are clear. Most obvious is the lengthy rear roofline that stretches out to the very end of the body and sleekerpair of front headlights.
The Vantage’s door mirrors are also more angular than before, and it looks as though its body is longer than the current model.
Aston Martin has previously said that the future Vantage will take more inspiration from the DB10 that featured in James Bond film Spectre than the DB11, and that certainly appears to be the case at the car’s rear, where a similar diffuser and exhaust layout can be seen.
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The concept would fit between the Outlander and ASX in Mitsubishi’s range; could have all-wheel drive
Mitsubishi has released a teaser image of a hybrid SUV concept that it will display at the Paris motor show this year.
Named the Ground Tourer, it’s described as the ‘latest expression’ of the Japanese manufacturer’s ‘design journey’.
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DS Virgin Racing star hopes to capitalise on home support at this weekend’s Battersea Park race; new champion will be crowned at season finale
British racer Sam Bird is hoping to defy the odds by winning at this weekend’s London ePrix in Battersea Park, where the last two rounds of this season’s Formula E will be held.
The DS Virgin racing star and teammate Jean-Éric Vergne have struggled with an overweight car all season, but Bird says he’ll be racing for the win to keep his championship hopes alive.
“We’re about 30kg above the weight limit because of the [development] route we’ve taken,” explains the 29-year-old. “But I’m the last of the guys in with a shot for the championship, so I’ll be pushing very hard.”
Bird admits he would be happy with a podium at the Battersea Park race, with this season’s two main title contenders Lucas di Grassi and Sébastien Buemi as favourites for the win.
DS Virgin Racing’s choice to run a dual electric motor powertrain this season has proved costly to overall performance, but Bird says the issues have already been addressed for the future.
“We thought that this was the right path to take, but have learnt that weight is crucial when racing,” he says. “We’ve already corrected it for next year, but for now it means competing with the other guys is very hard.”
Formula E regulations prevent teams from making drastic changes to powertrain set-ups during a season, so Bird and Vergne will have to make do with what they’ve got until the 2016/2017 championship gets underway in September.
Bird is currently sitting in third place in the standings, a position he says he’d be happy to hold onto at the season’s close.
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