The electric MG ZS SUV goes on sale in the UK with a 44.5kWh battery, 163-mile range and prices from £21,495 for the first 1,000 cars registered. The MG ZS electric SUV can now be reserved in the UK, ahead of arriving in MG showrooms in September, and MG are aiming to get sales off to […]
This is the 1973bhp electric Lotus Evija HYPERCAR
The Lotus Evija is revealed as Lotus’s 1973bhp electric hypercar – the first British electric hypercar – with low weight and stunning performance. Lotus may now be owned by Geely, but it’s still a ‘British’ company through and through and has delivered what is – or will be when it launches – the world’s most […]
Jaguar Land Rover get £500M Government Loan Guarantee for ELECTRIC car production
Jaguar Land Rover has secured a £500 million UK Government loan guarantee to support the design and manufacture of electric cars at Castle Bromwich. It’s no secret that Jaguar Land Rover has been struggling somewhat of late, with big drops in sales in China, buyers eschewing diesel-engined cars – the vast majority of JLR’s sales […]
Is the MINI Rocketman – the ‘Mini’ MINI – finally heading for production as an EV?
The MINI Rocketman arrived as a compact MINI Concept back in 2011, and reports are it’s now going to go in to production in China. It’s not exactly hard to work out that the current generation of the MINI is absolutely huge compared to the Alec Issigonis original Mini. And don’t get us started on […]
Government wants ALL Electric Car Charging points to offer Pay as You Go
The UK Government today calls for all UK electric car charging points to offer pay as you go payment facilities by credit or debit card. Range anxiety for drivers of electric cars is still a factor in the uptake of EVs, but it’s diminishing as new electric arrivals come with greater range than ever. But […]
VW ELECTRIC car platform to underpin new FORD EV
Ford will take advantage of VW’s new MEB Platform for electric cars by building at least one new electric car for Europe in 2023. As car makers realise the cost of moving in to electric cars to have a chance of meeting ever stricter average emissions regulations, commercial tie-ups are going to proliferate. That explains […]
New ELECTRIC Fiat 500 e WILL go in to production next year
A new electric Fiat 500e will go in to production in Q2 2020 as Fiat confirms a £630 million investment in a new production line for the electric 500. Last year, shortly before he died, then Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne declared that Fiat’s future was going to be electric, and that an electric Fiat 500 […]
Bentley EXP 100 GT – a huge ELECTRIC Bentley Concept celebrates 100 years
Bentley celebrates its 100th birthday with the EXP 100 GT Concept, a look at a future electric, autonomous Bentley Grand Tourer for 2035. What do you do to celebrate 100 years as a car makers, and a car maker at the very top of the industry at that. Do you build a car that looks […]
Get an ELECTRIC Company Car in 2020 and pay NO BIK
If you have a company car and pay BIK tax, you might be sensible to grab an electric car in 2020, as it will attract no benefit in kind tax. Despite moans that the government has ended the taxpayer bribe for plug-in hybrids – and that the EV grant is now £3,500 – there is […]
It’s the MINI ELECTRIC – Modest Price, Modest Range
The MINI Electric is revealed as BMW finally gets an electric MINI ready to go, with a relatively modest price and an equally modest range. We had a tease last month for the ELECTRIC Mini Cooper S E as BMW finally gets round to delivering what should be the perfect urban runaround. And here its […]