Toyota is to invest £10 billion in the development of batteries for EV, and a solid-state battery-powered Toyota hits the road. We’ve followed Toyota’s long journey towards solid-state batteries for a decade, and it looked like they were going to showcase a Toyota car powered by solid-state batteries at the Toyota Olympics. But as Covid […]
Hyundai Vision FK Hydrogen Hybrid Concept – Hyundai’s big Hydrogen push
Hyundai is on a mission to popularise hydrogen with their Hydrogen Vision 2040 project, including a 671bhp Hydrogen sports car. The naysayers say hydrogen can never be an efficient method of propulsion for cars (and other transport) because it takes too much power to extract the hydrogen to use it as a fuel, and BEVs […]
Ford Mustang Mach-E turns in to an electric PLODMOBILE
Ford’s electric Mustang Mach-E appears to have piqued the interest of UK Police forces, so Ford now has a concept Mach-E Police car to show. If you come here regularly, you can’t have failed to notice that Ford is on something of a PR mission with its electric Mach-E, working overtime to show that the […]
Volkswagen plan to keep their electric car batteries FOREVER
Volkswagen plans to offer used EV leases with its ID family of electric cars, aiming to retain ownership of the batteries forever. Every day we see more and more electric cars hitting showrooms as carmakers try to deliver a wide range of EVs to tempt buyers to give up ICE now, rather than in 2030 […]
Porsche Mission R Concept previews a future electric race car – but is it more than that?
Porsche is planning a new electric race series for 2025, and the new Mission R Concept previews it. But is the Mission R more than that? Porsche is starting to run at speed with electric cars, with the Taycan doing good business and the electric Macan on the horizon. So it’s no surprise to see […]
Electric SMART SUV Concept points to an all-new SMART SUV EV next year
Smart starts its move to deliver a new range of electric cars with an electric SUV Concept similar in size to the MINI Countryman. Smart is entering a new era, now under joint ownership between Geely and Mercedes, and that means a new range of cars. All electric, naturally. Having popped its corporate head over […]
VW ID Life Concept arrives to preview the 2025 VW ID.2
The VW ID Life Concept arrives to preview a new VW ID.2 Crossover due to arrive in 2025 at prices starting under £20k. It’s a long time until 2025, but that’s the timeline for the transformation of this, the VW ID Life Concept, from a concept to a production EV badged ID.2. As much as […]
Mercedes-Maybach Concept EQS SUV as Maybach look to beat Bentley and Rolls-Royce to EVs
The Mercedes-Maybach Concept EQS SUV is revealed as Mercedes takes Maybach electric, aiming to beat Bentley and Rolls-Royce to EVs. We know there’s a Mercedes EQS SUV on the way, because Mercedes told us so (as well as an EQE SUV), and as a range-topping SUV it has to spawn a luxury Maybach version to […]
Mercedes EQG Concept points firmly to an electric G-Wagen to come
The Mercedes EQG Concept arrives as a firm pointer to an all-electric Mercedes G-Wagen, retaining all the off-road prowess of the ICE version. The Munich Motor Show is, predictably, turning into an EV-Fest, and Mercedes is busy delivering soon-to-arrive models like the new Mercedes-AMG EQS and EQE. But it’s also looking forward to stuff to […]
New Renault Megane E-Tech Electric takes AIM at the VW ID.3
The new Renault Megane E-Tech Electric is revealed as an electric Crossover/Hatch with a familiar name and new electric underpinnings. Renault know a thing or two about electric cars, having sold a gazillion Zoes to buyers keen to adopt EVs at relatively sensible prices, and now it’s using a very familiar Renault Badge – Megane […]