Hyundai’s next electric car, the Ioniq 6, looks set to debut on 14 July as the production take on the Ioniq Prophecy Concept. Just a few days ago, Hyundai delivered the first tease for its next electric car, the Ioniq 6, delivering a video of stuff with slippery shapes to emphasise the aerodynamics of the […]
New BMW M3 Touring is the FASTEST Estate car around the Nurburgring
The new BMW M3 Touring, due to be revealed at Goodwood this month, has set the fastest lap time for an estate car at the Nurburgring of 7:35.06. The BMW M3 Touring – BMW’s 3-Series Estate with the underpinnings of the M3 – has been ‘on the way‘ for a rather long time. But it […]
Volkswagen ID.4 and ID.5 GTX models get a bit of an UPDATE
Volkswagen is updating the ‘sporty’ GTX versions of the electric ID.4 and ID.5 with cosmetic tweaks and equipment upgrades. It’s getting on for a year since the VW ID.4 GTX went on sale in the UK as VW’s electric equivalent of GTI models, although the power and performance on offer was perhaps a little underwhelming, […]
Electric Renault Megane E-Tech aims at the VW ID.3 with £35,995 starting price
The new Electric Renault Megane E-Tech is open for pre-orders with a choice of three trim levels and prices starting at £35,995. It’s nine months since Renault revealed the new Megane E-Tech as a challenge to the VW ID.3, and it now opens for pre-orders in the UK with prices starting at £35,995 and a […]
Electric VW ID.5 gets CHEAPER with new ‘Style’ trim – but still costs £50k
Volkswagen reveals a new Style trim for the ID.5 Coupe SUV, available at prices from £49,735 rising to £55,570 for the GTX Style. [adrotate group=”4″As Volkswagen continues its mission to dominate the EV market, they’re busy adding new varients to try and tempt buyers in. The latest of these is a new trim level – […]
Kia EV6 GT – Kia’s 577bhp electric EV6 range-topper – heading for the Goodwood Hillcimb
The electric EV6 GT, the range-topping version of Kia’s electric EV6 range with 577bhp, will make its dynamic debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It’s more than a year since the Kia EV6 was revealed as Kia’s take on the Hyundai Ioniq 5, and it’s turned out to be rather a good, if not […]
BMW iX Electric SUV with 700-mile range thanks to ONE’s Dual-Chemistry battery tech
BMW has teamed up with Our Next Energy (ONE) to fit their Gemini dual-Chemistry battery in the BMW iX, promising a 700-mile range. With electric cars, we’ve probably now moved from range anxiety to charging anxiety as most EVs now have sufficient range for almost everyone’s reasonable needs, but the less than reliable public charging […]
Polestar 5 Prototype – the production take on the electric Polestar Precept – heading for Goodwood FoS
A prototype version of the new Polestar 5 – the production take on the Polestar Precept – is heading for the Hill climb at Goodwood. It’s more than two years since we first saw the Polestar Precept concept, and at the time we thought it would eventually arrive as the Polestar 4. But trying to […]
Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) for electric cars SCRAPPED
The UK government has announced that the Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) for electric cars is scrapped from today, 14 June 2022. We’ve had a grant for buyers of electric cars for more than a decade, although it’s been regularly reduced as EV sales rise, with the last cut in December meaning only cars selling for […]
Electric Hyundai Ioniq 6 is Hyundai’s “Electrified Streamliner” – and the tease begins
Hyundai starts the tease for the Ioniq 6, the production take on the Hyundai Prophecy, with an “Electrified Streamliner” video. It’s more than two years since we saw the Hyundai Prophecy revealed as a sleek, stunning electric coupe saloon – with more than a hint of Porsche 911 in its looks – but apart from […]