It's easy going green with the LAPD more EV power

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At a recent press conference , Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti announced that the LAPD will introducing the BMW i3 and the Tesla Model S P85D to their police car fleet, truly putting the EV on the Los Angeles Map. 

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StreetDrone launches the autonomous One 2017

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Ex-F1 engineers produce testbed for autonomous technologies in aid to unify and reduce the cost of driverless testing.
The British based business StreetDrone has officially launched its affordable autonomous and unique vehicle – the StreetDrone ONE– From the Munich NVIDIA GPU conference in Munich yesterday.
The vehicle has been designed as an autonomous technology with a purpose of addressing divergence, and the growing costs and siloed research for businesses across
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Ecurie Ecosse to grace the Goodwood Revival 2017

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It seems like The Festival of Speed was only yesterday, and already the next iteration of Lord March's is on the horizon, with only eight weeks to go until the 20th Goodwood Revival Meet, taking place between September the 8th to September 10th, time to step into your pre 66' finery and enter the halcyon days.

As a highlight of this years event, a tribute to Ecurie Ecosse the legendary Scottish racing team will be performed daily on the race track.

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VW Green Car Leaders by 2025

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The EV makes headlines again - this time with VW planning to release 30 electric vehicle models, not hybrids, all electric.

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Frankfurt IAA 2015 Motor Show

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The title says it all, as well as will the lineup of vehicles being showcased at the Frankfurt IAA 2015 Motorshow expect combustion, EV, hybrid and who knows what else.

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We all love the Lowered Life Lowlifeproblems

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planet auto is now partnered with Lowlifeproblems the up and coming car movement with an ethos based on #builtnotbought.

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Tesla unveil new Roadster and Semi

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Tesla are certainly at the fore front of ev advancement and their reach has just increased significantly with the introduction of a new Tesla Roadster. A 4 seater convertible which can achieve a world record breaking 0-60 in 1.9s and then achieve 100 in 4.2s, with a 1/4 sprint in 8.9s.
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Retro Promo Vehicles - namely the VW camper van

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We've noticed something cool here at Planet Auto recently - companies using vehicles to promote their business seem to be favouring the VW Camper Van!

Always a firm favourite with us, it is always nice to see the next stage of evolution for the Camper Van.

Here's one I spotted recently:

 

It's a small image (taken on the move through the windshield) of a Camper Van advertising PayPal. Nice looking vehicle...

 

Let us know which promo Camper Vans you've seen, and which one is your favourite, other Volkswagen buses we have spotted are Harry Ramsdens utilising a late bay camper.

 

 

 

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