The Volvo EX30, Volvo’s new ‘baby’ electric SUV to sit below the XC40, teased on video ahead of a 7 June debut. Volvo is keen to drive down the EV road as quickly as it can but, despite that, the only Volvo EVs you can get your hands on at the moment (waiting list permitting) […]
Alpine A290_b teased as Alpine’s take on the upcoming electric Renualt 5
The Alpine A290_b is teased ahead of a debut on 5 May, and looks to be Alpine’s take on the electric Renault 5. If you want an Alpine – Renault’s performance brand – you are pretty limited in your choice, with just the A110 in its various iterations on offer. But Alpine has plans to […]
Abarth 500e – Abarth’s take on the electric Fiat 500e – now on sale in the UK
The regular range of the electric Abarth 500e goes on sale in the UK with prices starting from £34,195 and rising to £41,195. When the Abarth 500e – Abarth’s performance take on the electric Fiat 500e – arrived in the UK in March it was offered only as a limited edition Scorpionissima Edition model costing […]
Classic Mini ‘Drop In’ electric conversion from Electrogenic costs £18,000
EV Technology specialists Electrogenic add to their EV conversion options with a drop-in EV conversion for the Classic Mini. Electric conversions for classic cars is becoming quite a thing but, in the main, it means spending big wads of cash which pretty much rules out EV conversions for owners of more modest classics. But EV […]
New car registrations UP by 11.6% in April 2023
New car registrations in the UK grew by 11.6 per cent in April 2023, the ninth consecutive month of growth. As car makers find ways to deal with the fallout from stuff like Covid, War and Supply Chain issues, new car registration in the UK have been rising, and April 2023 markets the ninth consecutive […]
Peugeot 2008 gets a titivate including more power and bigger battery for the electric e-2008
The Peugeot 2008 gets a bit of a makeover for 2023, including small cosmetic tweaks, new hybrid engines and an upgraded electric e-2008. It’s getting on for four years since the current Peugeot 2008 arrived, including an electric e-2008, although it’s only nine months since Peugeot gave the 2008 range a bit of a model […]
Volkswagen Golf R 333 Limited Edition TEASED on video
A new limited edition VW Golf is teased on video, previewing the arrival of the Volkswagen Golf R 333 at the end of May. Volkswagen’s noise of late has been all about its ever-growing range of electric cars but, so far, nothing from VW has arrived with an electric motor which can really be considered […]
Alpine heading to Pikes Peak with the appropriately named A110 Pikes Peak
Alpine is taking on the 2023 Pikes Peak Hillclimb with the appropriately named Alpine A110 Pikes Peak with 500bhp. With the challenging Pikes Peak Hillclimb coming up in June, we already know Ford will be taking on the challenge with an electric transit Supervan (yes, really), and now Alpine has thrown its hat into the […]
Rolls-Royce Dawn heads in to the sunset ahead of the arrival of the electric Spectre
The Rolls-Royce Dawn heads into Rolls-Royce’s history book as production ends ahead of the arrival of the electric Rolls-Royce Spectre. Back in March, the Rolls-Royce Black Badge Wraith Black Arrow arrived as the final V12-powered Wraith ahead of Rolls-Royce heading down the electric road with the new Rolls-Royce Spectre, due to arrive before the end of […]
Classic Land Rover Defender Works V8 Islay Edition by Land Rover Classic costs from £230k
Land Rover Classic reveals the Defender Works V8 Islay Edition inspired by a Spencer Wilks Defender and costing from £230,000. Five years ago, to celebrate Land Rover’s 70th Birthday, Land Rover treated classic Defender enthusiasts – well, those with deep pockets – to the Land Rover Defender Works V8, a limited run of 150 suitably […]