The Nissan Leaf was Europe’s top-selling electric car with a volume of 5,341 units, which was well below the company’s 2012 target of 9,000. Optimism about electric cars is fading as manufacturers scale back investment in response to weak sales.
Daily Archives: February 10, 2013
Volkswagen Cross Up! unveiled
Volkswagen has revealed the Cross Up! ahead of its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month.
self-driving cars, Google and regulators disagree over timing
Google Inc. sees self-driving cars being available to consumers in three to five years. Regulators and the insurance industry aren’t so sure it can happen that quickly.
15th Million Škoda Rolls Off the Assembly Line
The celebration vehicle – a silver, third-generation ŠKODA Octavia – rolled off the assembly line at ŠKODA’s main plant in Mladá Boleslav, 5 February. The vehicle will be used as a VIP sedan at the ŠKODA Technology Center in ?esana.
First time pass for the first ever electric vehicle driving test
Navdeep Singh (center in photo), an 18-year-old learner driver, passed his driving test first time, and in doing so made history by being the first person to pass a driving test in an electric vehicle – in this case the Vauxhall Ampera range-extended electric vehicle.
