Ford’s first proper foray in to mainstream electric cars – the Ford Mustang Mach-E – looks to be sold out until 2022, although the order book stays open. It’s four months since Ford revealed the Mustang Mach-E, enlisting their most iconic badge to add to the appeal of their first proper foray in to electric […]
BMW i Hydrogen NEXT – BMW’s Hydrogen X5 – will be good for 369bhp
The BMW i Hydrogen Next – BMW’s hydrogen fuel cell X5 – will come with 369bhp when it goes in to small series production in 2022. Back in the days when we had motor shows, BMW took the i Hydrogen NEXT to the Frankfurt Motor Show which, although with the world in turmoil it seems […]
New Electric Polestar 2 – with the new electric Volvo XC40 Recharge’s powertrain – production begins
Production of the Polestar 2, Polestar’s first fully electric car with the same powertrain as the new Volvo XC40 Recharge, begins in China. Just as car production grinds to a halt in the UK and Europe as Covid-19 restrictions bite hard on our way of life, China, where this all began, is starting to wake […]
Hyundai Kona Electric finds the electric RANGE it lost last year
The Hyundai Kona Electric looks to have regained the electric range it lost year as production of Hyundai’s Kona EV soon starts in Europe. The Hyundai Kona Electric is possibly as good as a practical electric family car gets, but it has has one fatal flaw – you haven’t been able to buy one. Well, […]
Electric Volkswagen ID.3 and ID.4 to be joined by ID.1 City Car and ID.2 Supermini
Volkswagen are already planning to fill the gap below the ID.3 and ID.4 with a new electric ID.1 City car and an ID.2 to take on cars like the Peugeot e-208. Once we all get past the current Covid-19 crisis – which we will – we’ll be back to countenancing a world where electric cars […]
MG, Renault and Peugeot ‘Topping Up’ Electric Car grant by £500
In the wake of the reduction in taxpayer grant for electric cars announced in the budget, MG, Renault and Peugeot are topping up the grant by £500. Last week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the budget that the grant for electric cars – the Plug-in Car Grant – will continue for the next […]
The Brabus take on the ELECTRIC Mercedes EQC400 4Matic adds £50k to the price
The electric Mercedes EQC400 4Matic SUV has come in for a makeover by Brabus, including cosmetic tweaks and a small power boost. But it costs £110,000. It’s eighteen months since the electric Mercedes EQC was revealed as Mercedes’ first major push in to electric cars, and May last year when we discovered the EQC costs […]
ELECTRIC Volvo XC40 Recharge costs £53k – £12k MORE than the XC40 Recharge Plug-in
The Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD – Volvo’s BEV take on the XC40 – costs from £53,155 in the UK, £12k more than the XC40 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid. It’s five months since Volvo finally revealed the electric XC40 as its first BEV, and it looks very promising. Fundamentally still the very good XC40, Volvo has […]
Volkswagen say the ELECTRIC VW ID.3 is CHEAPER to buy and run than the VW Golf
Volkswagen declares that buying and running an electric VW ID.3 will be cheaper than the equivalent ICE car, including their own Golf. Running an electric car is a chunk cheaper than running an ICE car, in no small part because the electricity you use to run an EV costs an awful lot less than the […]
BMW join Volvo in declaring they have NO battery supply issues for Electric Cars
BMW are close to launching their new electric cars, and have joined Volvo in declaring that they will have no issues with battery supply for the new models. We’ve seen car makers like Jaguar, Audi, Hyundai Kia and more unable to deliver on demand for their electric cars as production is stymied by a shortage […]