The Mercedes EQC 1866 Edition arrives, effectively, as a Launch Edition EQC with a badge which celebrates the birth of the motor car. Mercedes likes nothing more than a ‘Launch Edition’ model of a new or revised car, throwing all its toys in to the game and charging earlier buyers a chunky premium. So with […]
Volkswagen ID Roomzz Concept ELECTRIC SUV revealed in Shanghai
Volkswagen has revealed the ID Roomzz Concept at the Shanghai Motor Show, a large electric SUV with sliding doors and 302bhp. If you hadn’t worked it out yet, Volkswagen is throwing its hat in to the electric car ring with a vengeance as it seeks to distance itself from the dieslegate scandal, and aims to […]
Pininfarina Battista BIG sales pitch – it’s FREE to drive in London’s ULEZ
The Pininfarina Battista – Pininfarina’s new 1900bhp electric hypercar – arrives in London and will be free to drive in the ULEZ. The Pininfarina Battista makes its UK debut this week at the Goodwood Members Meeting, with former F1 driver Nick Heidfeld – now Pininfarina’s development driver – on hand to help pitch the Battista’s […]
Nissan LEAF e+ Tekna – the 62kWh LEAF – costs from £35,895 in the UK
The Nissan LEAF e+, the production version of the Nissan LEAF 3.0 e+, costs from £35,895 in the UK in range-topping Tekna trim. Having delivered the Nissan LEAF 3.0 e+ as a limited edition model to test the waters for a long-range LEAF, Nissan announced in February that the 62kWh LEAF was going to become a mainstream model, […]
Volkswagen ID ROOMZZ teased as yet another electric VW with a ‘ZZ’ name
The Volkswagen ID ROOMZZ is heading for the Shanghai Motor Show previewing a new full-size electric SUV heading for production in 2021. No one can accuse VW of being half-hearted in their mission to move from ‘Clean Diesel’ to ‘Clean Electric’ in the wake of Dieselgate. We’ve seen an avalanche of fluffy-bunny electric car concepts from […]
Audi AI:me TEASED – Audi’s look at a future autonomous city car
The Audi AI:me – Audi’s view of a future autonomous city car – is teased in a design sketch ahead of a debut at the Shanghai Motor Show. You might be forgiven for thinking that the Audi AI:me Concept – teased ahead of a reveal at the Shanghai Motor Show – is yet another upcoming electric […]
Electric Porsche Macan Coupe and LWB on the cards
When the electric Porsche Macan arrives in 2021, you can almost certainly expect to see a Macan Coupe and even a LWB Macan, according to Porsche’s Michael Steiner. It’s only a few weeks since Porsche confirmed the electric Macan will arrive in 2021 as Porsche’s drive towards an electric future gains momentum. But the surprising news […]
ELECTRIC Volvo XC40 will arrive THIS year
Volvo has confirmed that a fully electric version of the XC40 will arrive in 2019, joining the two plug-in hybrid XC40 versions also due. Volvo, just like almost every other car maker, is on a mission to electrify their cars to cut average emissions, and that means stuff like KERS-style B-badged hybrids for the XC90, […]
New Electric Forecourts from Gridserve – up to 500kW electric car charging
Gridserve are building 100 Electric Forecourts in the UK offering up to 500kW charging from solar power and at sensible prices. The whole electric car charging network in the UK is growing, and is more usable than ever, but although proper rapid charging is on the way from firms like Ionity, the vast majority of […]
Porsche Taycan EV out playing around the globe in Final Testing
Ahead of a debut in production guise later in 2019, the new Porsche Taycan – Porsche’s first electric car – is out final testing around the globe. It’s nine months since the car we’ve known as the Porsche Mission E since it first arrived as a concept was declared to be the Porsche Taycan for […]