Volvo is implementing traceability of cobalt used in its EV batteries using Blockchain technology to ensure materials have been responsibly sourced. There is an argument that materials used in the production of batteries for electric cars are as big a contributor to emissions as the running of an ICE car, and that the materials used […]
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New Citroen C5 Aircross Plug-in Hybrid ARRIVES with 31-mile EV range
Citroen reveals the new C5 Aircross plug-in hybrid with a combined 222bhp, 31-mile electric range and prices starting at £35,340. Another day and another plug-in hybrid is revealed to get buyers to move to partial EV motoring, this time it’s the new Citroen C5 Aircross plug-in Hybrid. Just like every other car maker, Citroen needs […]
New Audi R8 V10 RWD adds a non-quattro option to the R8 range
The Audi R8 V10 RWD (rear-wheel-drive) arrives as a permanent addition to the Audi R8 range, offering the firts non-quattro versions of the R8 as a coupe or spyder. Audi has delivered a rear-wheel-drive version of the R8 before, but only as a limited edition. But now it’s decided there’s enough demand to justify a […]
Volvo Main Dealer to open first POLESTAR Space in London
A Volvo main dealer, Endeavour Automotive, will open the first Polestar Space in London as Polestar rolls out its sales operations in the UK. The new Polestar 2 was revealed earlier this year as Polestar moves in to the mainstream, if mainstream is the right word, of electric car makers, having made its initial claim […]
Aston Martin DBX SUV REVEALS its interior – and its price
We get the first interior photo of the new Aston Martin DBX SUV – due to debut on 20 November – and a price for Aston’s Bentayga competitor. There’s been no real shortage of teases for the new Aston Martin DBX SUV as AML prepare to launch a car they hope will do for them […]
New BMW M2 CS arrives as the BMW 2 Series Top Dog
The new BMW M2 CS arrives to sit above the M2 Competition, boasting 444bhp, a £75,320 price tag and a limited run. Arrives in the UK spring 2020. There’s a new BMW M2 CS on the block, signalling the end of the current 2 Series Coupe and sitting above the M2 Competition in the pecking […]
Kia Futuron Concept – an Electric Sports Car on an SUV Platform
The Kia Futuron Concept is revealed as an electric car previewing the direction of Kia’s future EVs, combining sports car and SUV. Is this, the Kia Futuron Concept, a look at an upcoming electric Kia? No, but it is a look at the sort of direction Kia is heading as electric powertrains open up more […]
Is Fiat really planning to DROP the Fiat 500?
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Mike Manley has suggested Fiat will drop its city cars and concentrate on profitable B-segment cars. The end of the Fiat 500? If you want to buy a Fiat in the UK there isn’t a huge amount of choice, with the Fiat 500, Panda and Tipo. But, if FCA CEO Mike […]
Ford enlist Idris Elba to promote the new electric Mustang-inspired SUV
Ford will reveal their new Mustang-inspired electric SUV on 18 November, and have enlisted Idris Elba to help make it cool. We’re only two weeks away from the launch of an electric SUV from Ford, but not just any electric SUV, but one inspired by the Ford Mustang. The idea of using what is perhaps […]
Want an electric Jaguar I-Pace with added BITE? Then you’ll want the Lister SUV-E
Jaguar modifiers Lister have plans to give the electric Jaguar I-Pace added bite, preview by the Lister SUV-E. Prices start at £125,000. Lister like to take Jaguars and turn them in to something more individual and more powerful – as well as much louder – with cars like the F-Type Lister Thunder and the F-Pace […]