The Porsche 718 Spyder GT4 RS arrives as a 493bhp drop-top swansong for Porsche’s mid-engined ICE Boxster. It’s no secret that Porsche is heading inexorably down the EV road, and we’re going to see electric 718 models cropping up at some point. But ICE versions of the 718 models -Cayman and Boxster – as still […]
Bentley Bentayga, Flying Spur, Continental GT and GTC ‘Speed Edition 12’ celebrate the W12
Bentley celebrates its W12 engine ahead of its departure in 2024 with ‘Speed Edition 12’ versions of the Bentayga, Flying Spur, Continental GT and GTC. We already know that Bentley’s W12 – which arrived as the first VW-era Bentley in the Continental GT – will go out of production in 2024, and its final outing […]
Electric Citroen e-C4 and e-C4 X get increased power and longer range
The electric Citroen e-C4 and e-C4 X get a bigger electric motor and battery for improved performance and range. Citroen revealed the e-C4 – together with a new C4 – almost three years ago as a sort of higher-riding Hatch, and followed it up with the e-C4 X with an elongated back end last summer. […]
Volvo EX30 – Volvo’s new baby EV – TEASED on video
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 […]