Hyundai has taken their new small EV – the Hyundai Inster – and turned it into the rally and gaming-inspired Hyundai Insteroid. It’s only nine months since the Hyundai Inster EV was revealed as a new, entry-level EV from Hyundai, based on the ICE Hyundai Casper sold in Korea and costing from £23,495. It only […]
Range-topping Vauxhall Astra Tourer and Grandland get PRICE CUT to beat VED changes
Vauxhall has reduced the price of the range-topping Astra Tourer and Grandland to under £40k to beat VED changes. It’s April 1, and everything from water bills to Council Tax to energy is going up in price, as is VED, especially if you have an EV. The big change – apart from a £10 first […]
New Renault Twingo will UNDERPIN a new electric Nissan City Car in 2026
Nissan has announced that it will add to its electric car offerings with a new electric City Car based on the new Renault Twingo. Nissan has been busy in the last week or so rolling out new on new EVs to put them back in the race to be every car buyer’s favourite EV maker. […]
Skoda Elroq vRS TEASED – looks set to get the VW ID.3 GTX powertrain
Skoda teases the arrival of a performance version of the Elroq – the Skoda Elroq vRS – which will debut on 3 April 2025. The Skoda Elroq – Skoda’s second electric SUV – arrived last year as a Skoda take on the VW ID. 4 and, with prices starting from £31,500, looked to be a […]
Electric Nissan Juke TEASED ahead of 2026 launch
The new electric Nissan Juke is teased ahead of its launch in 2026 to join the new Nissan Leaf EV and Micra EV. We had a bit of a Nissan EV-Fest earlier this week with the reveal of the new Nissan LEAF Crossover and the return of the Nissan Micra as an EV. Both the […]
UK car production DOWN by 7.6% in February 2025 – the 12th drop in a row
Car production in the UK fell by 7.6% in February 2025, the 12th month in a row that production has declined. The car world’s a rocky place at the moment, with car makers drowning in a sea of problems from high interest rates, forced into building EVs no one wants and are not profictable, a […]
New Audi A5 e-hybrid PHEV PROMISES 67 miles of EV range
The Audi A5 e-Hybrid arrives as a new plug-in powertrain option for Audi’s new A5 range, promising 67 miles of electric range. Despite Audi dumping its bright idea to have EVs with even-numbered badges and ICE cars with odd, the decision to brand what would have been the new Audi A4 the Audi A5 stands, […]
New Nissan LEAF revealed as an Electric Crossover with 370-mile range
The new Nissan LEAF is revealed in production guise as a high-riding Crossover with a 370-mile range and to be built in the UK. It’s more than 15 years since the original Nissan LEAF was revealed as Nissan put its might behind EVs as a practical and eco-friendly future for motoring, in the process becoming […]
Electric Nissan Micra REVEALED as Nissan’s take on the Renault 5 EV
The Nissan Micra returns to Nissan’s lineup, now as an electric car with underpinnings shared with the enault 5 EV. As we’ve said a thousand times, Nissan was once the world leader in EV technology, with the Nissan LEAF leading the way in the quest to turn car buyers on to the idea of an […]
Aston Martin Vanquish Volante REVEALED with the same 824bhp V12 as the Vanquish Coupe
The new Aston Martin Vanquish Volante is revealed just in time for summer, boasting a clever folding roof and an 824bhp V12. It’s six months since the new Aston Martin Vanquish Coupe arrived as Aston’s range-topping model (well, apart from the ‘Special’ models), so, as sure as night follows day, here’s the new Vanquish with […]