EVs To Be Biggest Revolution In Cars Since 1913, Says BBC
InsideEVs
JULY 17, 2021
The BBC says very fast, like the internet in the 90s. How fast will electric cars go mainstream?
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BBC: Electric Cars Will Be “Biggest Revolution In Motoring” Since 1913
CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 18, 2021
Now, BBC is also joining the fray. Originally published on EVANNEX. Many observers are forecasting that the world’s transition to electric cars will take place much sooner than expected. “What makes the end of the internal combustion engine inevitable is a technological revolution.
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Tesla Fan Drives Epic Electric Car Trip To Prove BBC Wrong
All Cars Electric
JANUARY 12, 2011
In typical form the latest BBC feature, a four-day trek from. The British Broadcasting Corporation, considered to be the center-pin of television and radio in the U.K.,
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Tesla Vs BBC: Top Gear Planned Dead Electric Car Shot Before Test
All Cars Electric
MARCH 31, 2011
What you may not know is that some shows which appear unscripted, like the BBC’s infamous Top Gear, are also scripted word for word. Believe it or not, most of what you watch on television is scripted.
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Report: Toyota to make hybrid car parts in China to boost sales
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
The BBC reports that Toyota is planning to manufacture key components for its hybrid cars outside Japan for the first time. “Rare earths and concerns about their supplies could very well have played a role in this decision,” Vivek Vaidya of Frost & Sullivan told the BBC.
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Electric cars are cleaner than gasoline ones in 95% of the world, study finds
Green Car Reports
MARCH 30, 2020
Electric cars are in fact cleaner than gasoline cars in 95% of the world, according to a joint study by the Universities of Cambridge, Exeter, and Nijmegen (via BBC News). A new study confirms what electric car drivers already know: that EVs are cleaner than gasoline cars, even when emissions from electricity generation are factored in.
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BREAKING: BBC Top Gear Caught Filming Latest Electric Car ?Stunt'
All Cars Electric
MAY 12, 2011
the BBC’s Top Gear program has just been spied in Lincoln, England - filming its latest electric car escapade. Despite being embroiled in a sworded libel court-case with californian electric car maker Tesla Motors for false representation of its $109,000 sexy all-electric sportscar. ’s number one motoring entertainment.
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ARB fines 12 ocean-going shippers $476,750 for violating low-sulfur fuel regulation
Green Car Congress
MARCH 12, 2014
Reederei KG (Germany) - $55,500 Vessel name: BBC Arizona. (Hong Kong) - $78,250 Vessel name: Maersk Wolfsburg. Firon Shipping Inc. Cyprus) c/o XT Shipping Group - $68,000 Vessel name: Blue Diamond. Bockstiegel GmbH & Co. MK Shipmanagement Co., Tokyo) - $53,000 Vessel name: Ocean Seagull. Cosco Maritime Ltd. (UK)
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Poll Shows Decline in UK Public Conviction About Climate Change
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 24, 2010
Although some research among UK consumers has shown cynicism resulting from questions in popular culture and the mass media over the credibility of climate science and data, a recent poll for the BBC suggested that these events have had less influence on British public opinion than the cold winter. 3% said they did not know.
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Electric cars still cheaper to run, no matter what the BBC says
Green Cars News
JULY 1, 2014
It’s very hard not to imagine someone sitting at a desk in the BBC news department tapping a chewed ball point pen on their desk as they mutter, ‘there must be another way we can spin an anti-electric car story, there must!’ Well, they obviously had a good day, the latest is a doozie. Electric Ca[.]. Electric cars Editor Pick'
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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 31, 2009
Wave rotor technology has been explored since 1906, although its first significant application was in 1940 by Brown Boveri Company (BBC, today ABB) which used it as a high pressure stage for a gas turbine locomotive engine. Mazda produced 150,000 Comprex diesel cars.
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Could Renewable Bamboo Be As Strong As Carbon Fiber For Lightweight Cars?
Green Car Reports
MAY 27, 2014
Bamboo could be the next carbon fiber, according to a new article on BBC Autos (only visible in U.S., Carbon fiber now appears poised to enter the mainstream of automotive materials, but a less high-tech material could be waiting in the wings as well. apparently).
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Ford Fiesta ECOnetic wins ALD Automotive/Shell Marathon with 90.6 mpg US; benefits of smart driving techniques
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 9, 2012
EcoBoost also took part, with drivers Paul and Doug Clifton, from BBC South, producing 61.93 Ford’s ECOnetic technology significantly assists the efficiency of Fiesta and FiestaVan models, by combining Start/Stop technology, combustion and calibration improvements, smart regenerative charging and revised gear ratios among other enhancements.
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225 Electric-Car-Hating Top Gear Names Fisker Karma Luxury Car Of The Year
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 2, 2011
For as long as we can remember, there’s been an ongoing love-to-hate relationship between the BBC's Top Gear show and electric cars. Until yesterday that is, when Top Gear Magazine caught everyone off guard by announcing that its Luxury Car of The Year was none other than the $95,900 Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid.
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Top Gear Nissan Leaf Episode Sparks Healthy Debate, Positive Reactions
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 9, 2011
A little over a week ago, the BBC aired an episode of its popular motoring entertainment program Top Gear in which presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May searched in vain for an electric-car charging station. They needed to recharge their fully-drained 2011 Nissan Leaf in the rural English county of Lincolnshire.
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Mack Trucks introduces medium-duty Mack MD Electric; 2nd BEV in lineup
Green Car Congress
MARCH 9, 2023
The MD Series cab design features a short bumper-to-back-of-cab (BBC) measurement of 103 inches, an industry best. Designed with the heavy-duty quality of its diesel-powered counterparts, the MD Electric is available in 4x2 configurations featuring a sharp wheel cut for enhanced maneuverability in tight urban settings.
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259 BBC attacked over ‘ludicrous’ EV challenge
Green Cars News
JANUARY 17, 2011
The BBC’s recent electric car challenge (see story) has attracted criticism and controversy for what environmentalists are calling an unfair portrayal of electric cars. The recent challenge saw BBC journalist Brian Milligan drive an electric Mini from London to Edinburgh, using only publicly accessible charging points.
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VW Diesel Software Cheats On European Emission Limits Too, BBC Test Shows
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
Now, a laboratory test conducted by the BBC appears to have shown that the software is programmed to. Around 11 million Volkswagen diesel cars worldwide were equipped with "defeat device" software that allowed them to cheat on emissions tests, VW has said. But initially, it was only confirmed that the cars actually violated U.S.
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Shell Game — Battery Swap Stations, Biofuels, & Boosted Production
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 28, 2021
If Shell produces lots of emissions, it's really the fault of consumers, says the BBC.
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Think and BBC turn Norway electric
Green Cars News
JUNE 11, 2010
The electric car revolution has arrived in Norway thanks to home-grown car manufacturer Think and the BBC. A convoy of 60 vehicles hit the streets as part of the BBC documentary Electric Ride which is now a quarter of the way through its month long, 4,000 miles odyssey around Europe in a Think City electric car.
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Stellantis says U.Ok. wishes to modify Brexit trade in, BBC reviews
Baua Electric
MAY 16, 2023
must renegotiate portions of its Brexit trade in or possibility dropping portions of its automobile trade, the BBC reported. but it surely now says it’s not in a position to fulfill Brexit business laws on the place portions are sourced, in line with the BBC file. to qualify for business with out price lists, the BBC mentioned.
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52 Mitsubishi Motors to Premiere the European-spec i-MiEV at the 2010 Paris Motor Show
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 31, 2010
Mitsubishi recently told the BBC that it expects the i-MiEV—and other EVs—will depreciate more rapidly than conventional vehicles. Combined with the high purchase price, Mitsubishi calculated, the total running costs of the i-MiEV could exceed those of the Fiat 500 1.2 gasoline vehicle.
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Elon Musk slams reporter accusing increase of hateful content on Twitter: ‘You just lied!’
Teslarati
APRIL 12, 2023
Elon Musk slammed a reporter from the BBC who accused him of allowing hateful content to be more available and visible on Twitter. ICYMI – BBC reporter caught out by Elon Musk on “hate speech.” The full encounter is available below.
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BBC to feature THINK electric vehicle in documentary
Green Cars News
JUNE 3, 2010
Scandinavian electric vehicle maker, THINK, has provided a brand new City model to the BBC for a documentary about the first drive of an EV around Europe. BBC Electric Ride will see a documentary team of four, led by presenter Peter Curran, leave London next week and drive straight to Harwich to catch a ferry to [.].
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Drayson Racing Sets New Lightweight Electric-Car Speed Record: 204 MPH
Green Car Reports
JUNE 26, 2013
And on Tuesday, reports the BBC, a new electric land speed record was.' At the weekend, Audi''s R18 e-tron, a diesel-electric hybrid race car, took victory at the Le Mans 24-hour race. Also at Le Mans, Nissan unveiled its 2014 competitor for the race, the ZEOD RC electric prototype.
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The UK Might Allow “Self-Driving” Cars On The Roads This Year
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 6, 2021
There’s a chance that self-driving vehicles will be allowed on the roads in the UK by the end of this year, the BBC reports. Automated lane-keeping systems (ALKS) would be the first type of hands-free driving that is legalized, said the Department for Transport. This technology controls the position and speed of a car in […].
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111 Magna to Acquire Opel
Green Car Congress
MAY 30, 2009
The German government has agreed to Magna International acquiring Opel from GM. The deal was announced early Saturday morning in Berlin by Germany’s finance minister. The German government is expected to provide an immediate loan facility of 1.5bn euros ($2.1bn, £1.3bn).
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Top Gear Producer Says Tesla's Libel Suit Is Bogus
Green Car Reports
APRIL 4, 2011
Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla says BBC TV show Top Gear falsely stated that the Tesla Roadster could only travel 55 miles before needing to recharge, according to Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman.
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President Obama announces nearly $4B public-private investment in energy upgrades to buildings; $2B government commitment
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 2, 2011
Working together, I am pleased the commitments to the BBC have grown from the initial $500 million and 300 million square feet that we announced in June at CGI America, to the $2 billion investment with over 1 billion square feet of retrofitted space that we are announcing today.
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) Wants To Ban Sales Of New Gas Boilers From 2025 Onwards — Smart Thinking!
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 22, 2021
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said that no new fossil fuel boilers should be sold anymore starting in 2025 if the world really wants to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the BBC has reported. The agency published a special report and noted that this is just one of 400 steps on the road to net-zero […].
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Peterbilt Launches Model 320 Hydraulic Hybrid, Full Lineup of Natural Gas Powered Vehicles
Green Car Congress
MARCH 26, 2010
The Model 365 has a 115” BBC and is available in both set-forward and set-back axle configurations and sets the standard for quality, durability, productivity and environmental responsibility for a vocational application.
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Motorsport Network Strengthens Direct-To-Consumer Leadership With New CEO Of Motorsport.tv
InsideEVs
MAY 12, 2021
The commercial leader brings NFL Game Pass, Eurosport Player, and BBC Studios experience to Motorsport Network’s flagship OTT platform.
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90 Trouble in Hydrogen Heaven
Plugs and Cars
JUNE 6, 2007
The World , a PRI/BBC radio collaboration, has a report on the problems bringing Iceland's hydrogen dream to fruition. Still only one filling station, now without any customers. The hydrogen busses have been retired to a museum. With abundant renewable electricity, if it can't happen there, it can't happen anywhere.
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Chelsea Sexton Slams Bias On Both Sides Over Electric-Car Range (Guest Post)
All Cars Electric
JANUARY 27, 2011
But the recent BBC "Mini Adventure," a 484-mile journey from London to Edinburgh in a Mini E, has caught fire like nothing I've seen in a while. by Chelsea Sexton Slanted, anti-EV reporting is hardly a new thing, and I suspect we're in for a lot more of it in 2011 as plug-in vehicles hit showrooms.
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93 Top Gear Tests Nissan Leaf, Peugeot iOn: A Fair Assessment?
All Cars Electric
JULY 31, 2011
It's the episode electric car enthusiasts have been itching to see- and now the guys at BBC motoring show Top Gear have tested two electric cars to see whether they make any sense for the car buying public. Now we already know that Top Gear hasn't had the greatest history with electric cars.
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92 LEAF – Made in the UK
Revenge of the Electric Car
MARCH 18, 2010
Speaking to the BBC, Lord Mandelson said: “By working together we can achieve our aim of making the UK a world-leader in ultra-low carbon vehicles.”. Government ministers backed the move by Nissan. When the Leaf begins production in 2013, the company plans to roll out 50,000 vehicles a year.
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Tesla Sues Top Gear For Libel Against All-Electric Roadster
All Cars Electric
MARCH 30, 2011
About two years ago BBC’s Top Gear aired a test drive of the then relatively new Tesla Roadster. While this was seen as a major boon for Tesla, the light shone on its all-electric sports car by the popular show was somewhat less than flattering. In fact, it was rather downbeat.
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90 To Hell With The Grownups. I’m Now With Greta & #FridaysForFuture
Creative Greenius
MARCH 6, 2019
The first media notice Greta got was from the BBC in September of last year. But I’ve been amazed by the number of people I know who link at me with a blank stare when I mention Greta and the #FridaysForFuture movement that she began last fall in Sweden, they look at me with a blank stare.
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Exclusive: Top Gear's Spoof Electric-Car Episode Leaked (Video)
All Cars Electric
JUNE 3, 2011
It doesn’t take a scientist to tell you that the team behind BBC’s Top Gear really don’t like electric cars. Everything from the humble G-Wiz through to the mighty Tesla Roadster and the fresh-faced Nissan Leaf have fallen foul of their comical but factually inept portrayal of electric cars.
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Range Anxiety? Brit Proves Electric Cars Can Go The Distance
All Cars Electric
JANUARY 13, 2011
Yesterday we covered the unexpected electric car challenge from a Tesla fan to the BBC journalist driving the 400+ mile trip from London to Edinburgh in a prototype 2009 MINI E David Peilow, a regular at TeslaMotorsClub.Com, took some time off from his work to prove that not all electric cars were slow and impractical for long-distance driving.
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83 Life After Top Gear: ?The Stig? Goes Electric, Joins EV Cup
All Cars Electric
JANUARY 17, 2011
What happens when the masked marvel of the highly popular and highly anti-electric car BBC Show Top Gear leaves? He starts racing electric cars, of course.
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Tesla seems distracted and is “losing its way:” Lucid CEO
Teslarati
MAY 28, 2024
Rawlinson’s comments were shared in a recent episode of BBC’s Wake Up To Money. Thanks to @BBC for chatting with our own Peter Rawlinson about the inevitable transition to sustainable transportation. The Lucid CEO worked at Tesla from 2009 to 2012, and he played a part in the development of the Model S sedan. .
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90 Tesla Losing Libel Case With Top Gear In UK High Court
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 19, 2011
A Tesla Roadster may not have really whirred to a halt in the 2008 episode of Top Gear - since at the center of a long, drawn out legal battle - but the maker's court case against the BBC programme is definitely running out of juice.
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London to Edinburgh EV trip completed in 13 hours
Green Cars News
JANUARY 28, 2014
EV advocates Robert Llewellyn and David Peilow managed a London to Edinburgh trip over the weekend in a 2013 model Nissan LEAF in just over 13 hours; smashing the four days it took BBC jour[.]. Electric cars Nissan Tesla Motors Robert Llewellyn'
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