The recently renamed Volvo EX40 and EC40 go on sale in the UK, together with other revised models in the Volvo range. A couple of months ago, we revealed that Volvo was dropping the electric XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge names, replacing them with branding which fits more recent EVs like the EX90 and EX30, […]
2024 Hyundai Tucson goes on sale – prices from £32,000
The 2024 Hyundai Tucson goes on sale in the UK with a choice of petrol, hybrid and PHEV powertrains and five trim levels. Costs from £32,000. Back in November, Hyundai revealed a facelift for the best-selling Tucson to keep it current three years on from its debut. The titivations weren’t huge but were enough to […]
New car sales in the UK in March 2024 the best since 2019 – BEV Market share DROPS
New car registrations in the UK in March 2024 were the best since 2019, with a 10.4% rise in registrations to 317,786. We’ve become used to new car registration rising after the fallout from Covid and War decimated car sales, and the figures for March 2024 are the same, marking 20 months of rises and […]
Range Rover SV Burford Edition – just 10 available and likely to cost £200k plus
The Range Rover SV Burford Edition arrives as a run of 10 cars inspired by the Cotswold town of Burford and likely costing over £200k. In case you don’t know, the town of Burford – the ‘Gateway to the Cotswolds’ – is a picture-perfect Cotswolds town with Tudor and Georgian mellow brick buildings and a […]
Renault Captur UPDATED to better compete with the new Ford Puma and Nissan Juke
The Renault Captur gets a makeover for 2024 with a new look and new tech, aiming to keep the Captur in the B-segment SUV sales race. We’ve recently seen the Ford Puma get an update for 2024 – and there’s a titivated Nissan Juke too – as they compete in the small SUV market, and […]
Electric Vauxhall Mokka entry price CUT by £7,000 – but DON’T buy one
The Vauxhall Mokka Electric Griffin arrives to cut the entry-level price of an electric Mokka by over £7,000. It’s getting on for four years since Vauxhall took the ICE out of the Mokka SUV and shoved in batteries and an electric motor to create an EV option for the Mokka. Vauxhall claims the Mokka Electric […]
Honda finds another way to cut the price of the electric e:Ny1 by £8,000
The electric Honda e:Ny1 EV gets a price cut of £8,000 to try and boost sales, as well as a £3,000 deposit contribution for finance. Despite Honda’s belief that EVs are not the only future for cars, they have to play the EV game and revealed the Honda e:Ny1 electric SUV in May last year, […]
Alpine A290 – Alpine’s take on the Renault 5 EV – to debut at Le Mans in June
Alpine’s first EV – the Alpine A290 – will debut at Le Mans on 13 June as a sporty take on the new Renault 5 EV. It’s getting on for a year since the Alpine A290_b Concept was revealed, pointing towards a production A290 based on the new Renault 5 EV but with more sporty intentions. […]
Genesis Neolun Concept previews a ‘Posh’ Genesis take on the Hyundai Ioniq 7 and Kia EV9
The Genesis Neolun Concept arrives as a full-size electric SUV and no doubt the Genesis take on the Kia EV9 and Hyundai Ioniq 7. As Kia and Hyundai continue to drive their quest to deliver EVs to fit every sector (as long as you can afford them) we’ve already seen the Kia EV9 on sale […]
Kia EV9 is the 2024 World Car of the Year – wins too for Volvo, Toyota, BMW and more
The new electric Kia EV9 is declared World Car of the Year for 2024, beating the Volvo EX30 and BYD Seal to the gong. It’s car awards season at the moment, and we’ve already seen the Renault Scenic E-Tech voted European Car of the Year, with the Kia EV9 voted 2024 UK Car of the […]