Vauxhall announces that the Manta will make a comeback by 2025 as an electric car as Vauxhall becomes all-electric by 2028. Last year, we saw a very appealing Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD by Opel/Vauxhall (pictured above), delivering modest power – just 145bhp – and with a modest range from its 31kWh battery. It got a […]
New Volkswagen T-Roc UK Prices and Specs ANNOUNCED
Prices and specifications for the facelifted Volkswagen T-Roc announced, with three trim levels, plus T-Roc R, and prices from £25k. More than four years on from its arrival, Volkswagen revealed a facelift for the T-Roc back in November, and now it’s going on sale in the UK with prices starting from £25,000, a choice of […]
Volvo XC40 Recharge Taxis trialling WIRELESS EV charging
Volvo is using a fleet of XC40 Recharge Taxis in Gothenburg to trial wireless EV charging, delivering up to 40kW rates without plugging in. Back in 2020, Jaguar got involved with a project in solo to trial wireless EV charging with a fleet of 25 i-Pace taxis in Oslo. The system used a high-powered wireless […]
Kia EV9 Large Electric SUV on sale next year – 14 new Kia EVs by 2027
Kia announces its electric plans, with the large, range-topping, electric Kia EV9 SUV on sale in 2023 and 14 new BEVs by 2027. Just yesterday, we learnt that Kia, and Genesis, have big electric plans in the coming years, and now it’s sister company Kia’s turn to outline their EV plans. Adding to the very […]
UK Car of the Year: Category wins for BMW, Fiat, Genesis, Hyundai, Kia, Porsche, Skoda and Toyota
The category winners in the 2022 UK Car of the Year include BMW, Fiat, Genesis, Hyundai, Kia, Porsche, Skoda and Toyota models. We’ve just had the winner of the European Car of the Year announced as the Kia EV6 – from a shortlist of seven cars with only one ICE model in contention – and […]
This is the Polestar O2 Concept – a STUNNING electric Roadster
Polestar reveals the O2 Concept, a stunning electric sports roadster with convertible hardtop and underpinnings based on the upcoming Polestar 5. Polestar has been making waves since it was hived off from Volvo a few years ago, first with the ‘Halo’ Polestar 1 Hybrid, then the Polestar 2 aimed at the Tesla Model 3. It’s […]
Hyundai planning 17 new EVs and new electric car platform in £12bn electric drive
Hyundai is investing £12bn in a big electric push with 17 new EVs and a new EV Platform in a bid to hit annual EV sales of 1.87 million by 2030. Hyundai is already delivering convincing electric cars to the market – first with the electric Kona and now with the current EV pick, the […]
Renault adds the new Renault Captur Rive Gauche to the Captur range
The new Renault Captur Rive Gauche adds to the Captur range with a new model sitting at the top of the Captur offerings. Costs from £24,490. It’s getting on for three years since the current Renault Captur arrived, since when we’ve had the plug-in hybrid Captur E-TECH and Captur R.S. Line and a new SE […]
This is the FIRST Jeep EV – a compact electric SUV due next year
Jeep has revealed a first look at the first fully electric model from the brand, with an undisguised image ahead of a debut in 2023. It’s no secret, because they told us so, that Stellantis is taking its umpteen brands headlong in to the electric car universe in the coming years. That means a new […]
Kia EV6 is 2022 Car of the Year – beating the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Renault Mégane E-Tech
The electric Kia EV6 beats off competition to be named the 2022 Car of the Year, with the Renault Mégane E-Tech and Hyundai Ioniq 5 runners up. When we revealed the finalists for the 2022 World Car of the Year back in November, one thing was clearly obvious – Car of the Year jurors no […]