The Audi RS Q E-tron is a 671bhp electric special built to tackle the Dakar Rally, charged on the go by a 2.0 litre petrol engine. Audi has built the RS Q E-tron to tackle the Dakar Rally, and the headline is, as you might suspect from the name, that this is an electric Dakar […]
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Electric Mercedes Vision EQXX: London to Paris and BACK again on a single charge
The Mercedes Vision EQXX Concept is teased as a look at future Mercedes EVs’ efficiency, promising a range of over 620 miles. Yesterday, we saw Mercedes big electric car plans laid out as the three-pointed star committed some £35 billion by the end of the decade to deliver a range of new electric cars worthy […]
Mercedes EV plans go BIG: New Platforms, Gigafactories, Solid-State batteries and more
Mercedes’ electrification plans include new battery Gigafactories, new EV platforms, solid-sate batteries and EVs across the range. Mercedes may be already churning out electric cars – from the EQA to the EQS – but mostly based on ICE car platforms. Which isn’t ideal. But now Mercedes sees the tipping point for EV adoption looming ever […]
Shell Recharge to add 800 EV chargers at Waitrose shops
Shell Recharge is to add 800 electric car chargers at 100 Waitrose supermarkets by 2025, with both 22kW and 50kW charging. We all know, or are being told, that the UK needs millions of charging points for EVs if we’re going to see electric cars as a viable option for motorists as we count down […]
Electric Smart EQ Fortwo Racing Green Edition with added BRABUS for £24,595
Smart delivers a new ‘limited edition’ model – the Smart EQ Fortwo Racing Green Edition – with Brabus touches and a £24,595 price tag. Smart cars are something of a Marmite choice, with some thinking their dinky size and originality make paying the high prices Smart ask well worth it, and others confused why a […]
Land Rover Defender OUTSELLS every Land Rover except the Range Rover Evoque
The latest quarterly results from Jaguar Land Rover show the new Land Rover Defender is now outselling all JLR models except the Range Rover Evoque. The arrival of what we’re still calling the ‘New’ Land Rover Defender must rank as one of the most prolonged, and delayed, in car history, with the first new Defender […]
Electric Kia EV6 has up to 328-mile range and 18-minute rapid charge
The electric Kia EV6 offers a range of up to 328 miles on a single charge, with rapid charging of 10-80 per cent possible in just 18 minutes. It’s starting to look like Hyundai and Kia are heading for the top of the appeal tree for mainstream EVs, with the cracking Ioniq 5 from Hyundai […]
Aston Martin DB11, DBS, Vantage and DBX UPDATED on fancy new Aston configurator
The Aston Martin DBS, Vantage and DBX are updated for 2021 and showcased on Aston Martin’s new video game-based configurator. Aston Martin is on a new path, with new investment, a new boss and plans to turn its sports car range electric by 2025, all part of CEO Tobias Moers’ Project Horizon vision for the […]
Aston Martin DB11 and Vantage replacements will be ELECTRIC, says AML boss
The replacements for Aston Martin’s traditional sports cars – Vantage, DB11 and DBS – will go fully electric from 2025, says AML boss. Aston Martin has flip-flopped for ages on electric cars, with promises the Rapide-E would arrive as a four-door electric Aston, and that Lagonda would be resurrected as a luxury electric brand. But […]
MG5 EV Electric Estate now with ADDED range
The MG5 EV, MG’s electric estate car, gets a new, 61.1kWh battery to increase its range to 250 miles, with prices starting at £26,495 (after PiCG). As EVs take over the world, buyers are struggling to justify the cost of getting into an EV – even if, for now at least, they’re cheaper to run […]