Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen are preparing to be hit by EU fines as the slow introduction of electrification prevents them hitting CO2 targets. The end of 2020 is looming, and with it a price to be paid by some car makes for failing to hit EU average emission targets although some, like Volvo, have […]
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Ford Mustang Mach-E is the FIRST Tesla Competitor, says Ford boss
Ford boss Jim Farley has declared that the new Ford Mustang Mach-E – Ford’s electric SUV – is the first real Tesla competitor. Tesla’s indisputable lead in electric cars means that every new electric car that turns up is compared to what Tesla delivers but, at least technically, no car maker has managed to get […]
An ELECTRIC Aston Martin is on the way (again) but not for another five years
Aston Martin will deliver an electric car, although not for five years, using Mercedes EV tech, and add electrification across its range. Aston Martin, and Lagonda, have been promising to deliver an electric car for a long time now, but nothing yet. We were supposed to get new electric Lagondas rolling out of Wales next […]
Lewis Hamilton WINS Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – and Mercedes takes Constructors’ title
Lewis Hamilton WINS Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola as Mercedes grab the constructors’ title for a record-breaking seventh year in a row. With a front row start for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, and the headline stating ‘Hamilton Wins’, it sounds like an easy trot round Imola for Hamilton to add to […]
Bottas beats Hamilton to POLE at Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Valtteri Bottas beats Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, with Red Bull’s Vertsappen starting third. The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is another of the hastily cobbled-together dates on the 2020 F1 Grand Prix calendar after Covid wrecked the normal plans, but despite the name it’s quite familiar F1 […]
Electric Nissan Ariya SUV ARRIVES in Europe – but you can’t buy one just yet
The new electric Nissan Ariya SUV, Nissan’s new addition to its electric range, arrives in Europe as a few early production versions turn up for promo. The new Nissan Ariya was revealed back in July as Nissan finally managed to deliver a follow-up to the LEAF – a decade on. It seems as though Nissan […]
New Volkswagen Golf R TEASED again ahead of 4 November reveal
The new Mk8 version of the Volkswagen Golf R is teased again ahead of a full reveal due on 4 November 2020. We’ve already seen Volkswagen reveal performance models in the new Mk8 Golf range, with the Golf GTI, GTD and GTE all arriving together, and the more focussed new Golf GTI Clubsport arriving earlier […]
Volvo’s Polestar BANNED from France for Citroen trademark ‘infringement’
French courts have banned Polestar from sale in France because of a dispute over infringement of Citroen’s logo design. The new Polestar 2 looks a very appealing electric car, although Polestar has had a couple of unfortunate recalls for teething troubles, and seems to be selling well, and certainly well enough to be helpful to […]
Volvo and Polestar BEAT CO2 target for 2020 and deliver Ford a helping hand
Volvo and Polestar announce they will beat their CO2 targets for 2020 and avoid fines, and will be entering a ‘Pooling’ arrangement with Ford. Are car makers churning out endless new iterations of hybrid cars because they have an overwhelming desire to reduce emissions and save the planet? No. What car makers are busy doing […]
MORE electrified cars registered in Europe in September than diesel
For the first time ever, more electrified cars – EV, PHEV and Hybrid – have been registered in Europe than diesel-engined cars. It’s probably fair to say that the news that more electrified cars have been registered in Europe in September than diesel cars – once the top-selling fuel in Europe – finally signals a […]