In November 2024, new car registrations in the UK fell by 1.9%, but EV registrations rose due to big manufacturer discounts. New car sales in the UK haven’t exactly been flying in 2024 in the face of a cost of living crisis, high interest rates and a general feeling of malaise in the economy, and […]
Mazda MX-5 Electric joins Electrogenic’s ‘Drop-in’ EV Conversion offerings
Electrogenic – purveyors of EV conversion kits for classic cars – launch a drop-in EV conversion for the early Mazda MX-5. Many of us are on the fence about converting classic cars to EVs. Some see it as the answer to making classics future-proof, but just as many feel it destroys a classic. This includes […]
Ford Puma Gen-E arrives as Ford’s electric take on the ICE Puma
The Ford Puma Gen-E arrives as Ford’s smallest EV, based on the ICE Puma and promising range of 234 miles from its 43kWh battery. We’ve known since early 2022 that Ford would launch an electric version of the best-selling Puma in 2024, and with just a few weeks of the year left it arrives as […]
Genesis Electrified GV70 gets a bit of a makeover for 2025
The Genesis Electrified GV70, an electric take on the ICE GV70 from Hyundai’s posh brand – gets updated looks and tech for 2025. Hyundai and Kia have moved in to EVs with some properly bespoke EV offerings tempting buyers (especially Fleet buyers) adding to the brands’ strong ICE sales amounting to pushing on 200,000 sales […]
Jaguar Type 00 Concept OFFICIALLY revealed as Jaguar’s future electric direction
The Jaguar Type 00 Concept was officially revealed in Miami, demonstrating Jaguar’s future EV design and branding for a new range of EVs. Jaguar has taken a lot of flack for its decision to stop production of its ICE cars and leave a gap of a year before anything new arrives, and even more flack […]
Jaguar Electric Concept LEAKED ahead of JLR’s planned reveal tonight
JLR is due to reveal the new Jaguar Electric Concept in Miami tonight, but the first images have leaked ahead of the official debut. Jaguar has been on the receiving end of much opprobrium after revealing its rebranding exercise last week which seemed to dump everything we know about Jaguar in the seemingly blind hope […]
Toyota Yaris UPDATED for 2025 – but they’re minor tweaks
Toyota’s best-selling Yaris has been updated for 2025, but the updates are very minor and there are no changes to powertrains. We’re finally starting to see small electric cars hitting the market with stuff like the new Renault 5 and Hyundai Inster delivering more affordable EV options for private buyers with prices starting from around […]
UK car production down AGAIN- this time by 15.3% in October
Car manufacturing in the UK in October 2024 fell by 15.3% – the eighth monthly decline this year – to 77,484 units. We’ve become used to car manufacturing in the UK declining this year as high interest rates and a reluctance by buyers, particularly private buyers, to pay high prices for new cars, particularly EVs, […]
New Range Rover Electric revealed AGAIN by JLR – this time in the desert
JLR gives us another look at the new Range Rover Electric, this time testing in 50-degree heat in the deserts of the UAE. Back in April, we got our first look at the new Range Rover Electric as JLR were busy cold weather testing and, unusually for a yet-to-come car, there was no camouflage involved. […]
Renault 5 EV is TG’s Car of the Year – and the Dacia Duster is ‘All The Car You’ll Ever Need’
Top Gear names the electric Renault 5 as its Car of the Year, and the Dacia Duster as ‘All The Car You’ll Ever Need’. Despite a great deal of antipathy from private buyers about EVs, Car of the Year short lists seem to be dominated by them. And, to a degree, the Top Gear Car […]