With the Frankfurt Motor Show looming, Audi gives us a first look at the Audi AI:Trail Quattro, a four-wheel drive electric off-road concept. Audi likes an electric concept or three to show what it could do, although the ‘could‘ has always been more prevalent than the ‘will‘ in the past. In the past we’ve had […]
Electric Porsche Taycan interior PROPERLY revealed with Porsche’s first digital instruments
The electric Porsche Taycan interior has been properly revealed, featuring a fully-configurable digital instrument screen and more digital displays. A few days ago we had the first look at the dashboard of the new electric Porsche Taycan, and it looked like the Taycan was getting Porsche’s first fully digital instrument panel. And it is. Porsche […]
Vauxhall’s got an ELECTRIC Rally car – the Corsa-e Rally
The Vauxhall Corsa-e Rally – strictly the Opel Corsa-e Rally – is an electric Rally Corsa heading for the new ADAC Opel e-Rally Cup. We’ve already got Formula E for electric cars trying to be F1 cars, so there’s probably logic in a rally series for electric cars too. And Vauxhall/Opel makes the first move […]
Hyundai 45 EV Concept TEASED ahead of Frankfurt debut
The Hyundai 45 Concept is teased ahead of a debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, with retro styling inspired by Hyundai’s first car 45 years ago. Are Hyundai following Honda’s lead with a retro inspired electric urban runaround? A new tease from Hyundai for an electric car concept heading for a debut at the Frankfurt […]
Porsche Taycan Dash looks familiar – but with Apple Music integrated
Porsche releases a partial image of the new electric Taycan’s dashboard as it announces the Taycan will have Apple Music integrated. Now the official debut of the electric Porsche Taycan is nearing, we’re starting to move in to teases which are rather more specific. Like a look at the new Taycan’s dash. The image of […]
Mercedes goes ELECTRIC with the new EQV MPV
The new Mercedes EQV arrives as a fully electric MPV, seating up to eight and with a 90kWh battery pack delivering a range of 252 miles. With most MPVs used to carry broods of children or gaggles of employees around urban roads, it makes perfect sense to ditch the dirty diesel engine you’ll usually find […]
Electric Porsche Taycan does 2,128 miles in 24 hours at the Nardo track
As the debut for the electric Porsche Taycan nears, Porsche has been out at the Nardo test track and covered 2,128 miles in 24 hours. The new electric Porsche Taycan is a big marker by Porsche for its future, but an electric Porsche is such a change in direction for Porsche that they’re busying themselves […]
BP starts the roll-out of 150kW electric car charging points
BP Chargemaster has started the roll-out of 150kW electric car charging points, with the installation of the first two at a BP site near Heathrow. It’s a year since BP gobbled up Chargemaster as part of its plan to cash-in on the rise and rise of the electric car, keeping drivers heading for their forecourts […]
There are MORE Electric car charging points than petrol stations in the UK
The number of public charging points for electric cars in the UK now exceeds the number of filling stations for petrol and diesel. If you’re a bit long in the tooth, you’ll remember when the UK was full of little petrol stations in every village, with an old codger slowly meandering out to fill your […]
Jaguar say the electric I-Pace means the OED should redefine the meaning of ‘Car’
Jaguar say the electric I-Pace SUV means the current definition of ‘Car’ by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is wrong and is campaigning for it to be changed. PR pushes for cars comes in all shapes and sizes, but Jaguar’s latest promo wheeze is a little different to most as it heads down the lexicography […]