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 […]
Bentley Flying Spur S joins the Bentayga S and Continental GT S
The Bentley Flying Spur S arrives to join the Bentayga S and Continental GT S in Bentley’s new ‘S’ range of models. Bentley has been busy creating a new ‘S’ range of models, and we’ve already seen the Bentayga S and Continental GT S (and GTC S). And now it’s time to complete the set […]
Hyundai i30 N Drive-N Limited Edition comes with a £2k premium for its titivations
The recently revealed Hyundai i30 N Drive-N Limited Edition goes on sale in the UK from £38,190, a £2,120 premium over a regular i30 N. There is no question that the Hyundai i30 N has proved that Hyundai can do proper performance hatches just as well as those stalwarts of the genre VW and Ford. […]
Electric VW ID.4 Pro 4MOTION adds new AWD option to the ID.4 range
VW is extending the ID.4 electric range with the addition of the ID.4 Pro 4MOTION, a second AWD version joining the ID.4 GTX. Volkswagen’s mission to reinvent itself as an electric car company is gathering pace, with the ID.3 followed by the ID.4 last year, and the ID.5 here as an ID.4 SUV Coupe. With […]
Top 10 TV Cop Cars of all time REVEALED by Top Gear – and it’s Morse’s Jaguar Mark 2 at #1
Top Gear looks at the favourite TV cop-cars of all time in a new episode, and it’s Morse’s Jaguar Mark 2 in the top spot. Top Gear is busy promoting the new series, and ahead of this weekend’s second episode they’ve revealed the results of a poll to find the UK’s favourite cop cars of […]
New Nissan Juke Hybrid costs from £27,250 – and there’s a limited-run Juke Premiere Edition too
The new hybrid version of the Nissan Juke arrives with prices from £27,250, and there’s a limited-run Premiere Edition from £28,250 too. It was 2019 when Nissan debuted a new Juke, moving the divisive looks of the original Juke into a more streamlined, grown-up car with, it seems, broader appeal. Logically, at some point, the […]
Land Rover and Jaguar get WHAT3WORDS Nav in Pivi Pro Infotainment OTA update
Jaguar Land Rover is rolling out ‘always on’ what3words navigation to all Land Rover and Jaguar models fitted with Pivi Pro infotainment. It’s nine years since what3words was launched to deliver simple three-word navigation, splitting the entire planet into 3mx3m square for precise, and easy to remember location finding. Starting out as a B2C offering, […]