The electric Skoda Citigo e iV is officially revealed, adding electric power as an option to the Citigo City car and promising a range of 165 miles. Last week, Skoda teased the imminent arrival of their electric Citigo, and now it’s arrived. Say hello to the new Skoda Citigo e iV. Despite an electric City […]
Hydrogen Fuel Cell cars will be as CHEAP as Hybrids inside a decade, say Toyota
Car powered by hydrogen fuel cells will be as cheap as hybrids within a decade say Toyota, as production costs fall. Hydrogen fuel cell cars may be something of a rarity (to say the least), mainly due to cost and a lack of a refuelling infrastructure. But things are changing. Although still minuscule in numbers, […]
Ionity opens the UK’s FIRST 350kWh chargers for electric cars
Ionity has opened the UK’s first ultra rapid charging station for electric cars in Maidstone, delivering charge rates of up to 350kWh. It’s all about the infrastructure if car makers and governments are going to drive us all in to electric cars, so the arrival of the first electric car charging points delivering up to […]
Hyundai Nexo Hydrogen FCEV selling TWICE as fast this year
The Hyundai Nexo Hydrogen FCEV – Hyundai’s replacement for the iX35 FCEV – has already passed the 1,000 sales mark in 2019. Sales of Hydrogen fuelled cars are still tiny in comparison even to electric cars. But they are growing, despite high prices, and the Hyundai Nexo appears to be leading the charge. We reported […]
Electric Honda E – the Urban EV that was – RESERVATIONS now open
The electric Honda E, the car we knew as the Urban EV, is now open officially open for reservations in the UK ahead of orders later in the year. We learnt earlier this month that the appealing Honda Urban EV will be the Honda E when it officially goes on sale. But that’s not quite […]
Skoda Citigo-e – an ELECTRIC Citigo – teased ahead of next week’s reveal
The Skoda Citigo-E – an electric Citigo and sister car to the VW e-Up! Electric – is teased ahead of a reveal on 23 May. All the Volkswagen Group focus at the moment seems to be on delivering a new range of ID EVs to convince us all we really want to drive an electric […]
Electric MG ZS EV confirmed with 44.5kWh battery
The electric MG ZS EV goes on sale in September in the UK, and MG confirm it will come with a 44.5kWh battery and a likely range around 150-170 miles. Just last week we revealed the electric MG ZS EV was heading for a UK debut at the London Motor Show, and with the debut […]
Battery deal sorted for ELECTRIC Volvo XC40 – and future electric Volvos
Volvo has signed a multi-billion deal with CATL and LG Chem to sort supply of batteries for all new electric Volvos. Making sure you have enough batteries to actually complete electric cars and get them in to showrooms has become a fraught subject for legacy car makers as they transition to mainstream electric models. But […]
Hyundai Group invest in Rimac to deliver PERFORMANCE Electric and Hydrogen models
Hyundai Group – Hyundai and Kia – invests £70 million in Rimac and plan to develop high performance electric and hydrogen prototypes by 2020. Everyone seems yo want a piece of electric supercar maker at the moment, with Rimac’s know-how underpinning the Pininfarina Battista, and Porsche grabbing a 10 per cent stake in the Croation […]
ELECTRIC Aston Martin Rapide E dynamic debut in Monaco
The electric Aston Martin Rapied E – Aston’s first electric car – gets its dynamic debut in Monaco ahead of the Formula E Monaco ePrix. After a four years of promises, Aston Martin finally revealed a production version of the Rapide E electric saloon in April, although its spec fell quite a way short of […]