The ZEV Mandate – forcing car makers to sell a minimum number of EVs – comes in to force today to meddle with the market and force EV uptake. Governments messing with legislation to make consumers act in a certain way and skew the market never ends well (remember when we were all pushed into […]
New Porsche Taycan Turbo GT sets new Nurburgring EV record just shy of the Rimac Nevera
The upcoming Porsche Tyacan Turbo GT has set a new Porsche EVlap record at the Nurburgring, beating the Taycan Turbo S by 26 seconds. We know EVs can be quick, very quick, and Porsche has been battling the Tesla Model S Plaid for the accolade of quickest production car at the Nurburgring for some time. […]
Nissan celebrates 90 years of Great Transport Innovations – which includes the Nissan LEAF EV
Nissan celebrates their 90th anniversary by looking at the greatest transport innovations since Nissan arrived in December 1933. It’s 90 years since Nissan was founded on 26 December 1933, and Nissan has commissioned a poll to look at the greatest transport innovations since its birth. Unsurprisingly, Nissan makes the top 30 list (below). Nissan managed […]
Chinese Smartphone maker Xiaomi targets Porsche and Tesla with the electric Xiaomi SU7
Chinese Smartphone maker Xiaomi is moving in to EV car production with the SU7, a sleek electric saloon very similar to the Porsche Taycan. The onslaught of Chinese EVs arriving to challenge established European car makers shows little sign of abating, and now we get a Chinese Smartphone maker doing what Apple failed to do […]
New BMW M5 Touring gets a bit of a Christmas tease from BMW M [Video]
There’s an M5 Touring version of the latest BMW 5 Series on the way, and BMW M teases its reveal in 2024 with a gift-wrapped M5 Touring tease video. Having finally built a BMW M3 Touring, it’s a given that BMW will deliver a Touring version of the M5 in its latest iteration. That was […]
UK car production UP by 14.8% in November
UK car production rose by 14.8 per cent in November 2023 – the best November performance since 2020 – according to the SMMT. With supply chain shortages easing in 2023, we’ve seen increases in car production for most of the year (although not all) and November’s production figures are no different. Car production in November […]
Electric Volvo ES90 on the way to challenge the BMW i5 and Mercedes EQE
The next electric car from Volvo looks to be the electric ES90 – a replacement for the ICE S90 – according to media reports. Volvo has big ambitions to go all-electric with its cars, although the only Volvo EVs until recently have been the ICE-based XC40 and C40. But Volvo has already started culling its […]
EU/UK rules of origin for electric cars POSTPONED for three years
New rules of origin for electric cars due to come in to effect on 1 January 2024 have been postponed until the end of 2026. Flogging electric cars is no easy task for car makers – especially to private buyers – with high prices down to battery costs, probably 30 per cent plus of the […]
New Range Rover and Range Rover Sport prove VERY difficult to steal as JLR relaunches its own car insurance
JLR’s efforts to curb thefts of Range Rover and Defender models look to be paying off, as a new car insurance offering is launched. Land Rover and Range Rover models have been in the news a lot recently, and much of the news has been about big drops in value, high theft rates and excessive […]
McLaren GT gets a titivate – and becomes the McLaren GTS
The McLaren GT – McLaren’s ‘Grand Tourer’ – gets a bit of a titivate and a bit more power for 2024 and becomes the new McLaren GTS. When the McLaren GT arrived in 2019, McLaren declared it to be the ultimate ‘Grand Tourer, despite only a pair of seats and not much room for luggage, […]