Volvo is extending the electric XC40 Recharge range once more, with a single motor version on the way at lower prices. The electric Volvo XC40 Recharge is an appealing EV, but it’s not exactly cheap, with prices starting at £50k even after lower-spec XC40 Recharge models were added recently – but there is going to […]
2021 electric Nissan LEAF – now with ‘Canto’ Sound
The 2021 Nissan LEAF goes on sale in the UK, and it now comes with Nissan’s new ‘Canto’ Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS). The electric Nissan LEAF may have been around for longer than just about every other EV – and about to be usurped by the new electric Ariya SUV – but Nissan has […]
Ford’s 459bhp electric Mustang Mach-E GT goes on sale in the UK – price from £67,225
The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT, Ford’s 459bhp electric performance EV, goes on sale in the UK with prices from £67,225. Ford has been struggling to deliver the Mustang Mach-E to UK customers after Covid and software problems, but things seem to be back on track for Ford’s first electric SUV. And now there’s another option […]
Stellantis EVs – from Alfa Romeo to Vauxhall – with SOLID-STATE batteries from 2026
Stellantis brands, from Alfa to Vauxhall, will use solid-state batteries by 2026 and a range of four EV platforms in £22bn investment. The Stellantis Group has a huge array of diverse brands under its umbrella – (deep breath) Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroen, Dodge, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram and Vauxhall – […]
Volkswagen ID.4 GTX electric ‘Performance’ SUV goes on sale in the UK – costs from £48,510
The Volkswagen ID.4 GTX, VW’s performance version of the electric ID.4 SUV, goes on sale in the UK with prices from £48,510. It’s a couple of months since the Volkswagen ID.4 GTX was revealed as VW delivered its first electric performance GTX model. And now it’s going on sale in the UK with prices from […]
Experimental Polestar 2: Volvo’s Polestar takes tweaked ‘2’ to Goodwood Hillclimb
The Experimental Polestar 2, a Polestar 2 fettled for the Goodwood Hillclimb, heads for the Festival of Speed with more power and improved handling. Polestar may be a ‘Volvo’ car business, but it’s a step aside from the corporate constraints of Volvo, and that leaves it with the freedom to play. That freedom to play […]
Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port to build electric vans for Vauxhall, Opel, Peugeot and Citroen
Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant is to become the first Stellantis plant to build solely electric vans for Stellantis, including Opel, Peugeot and Citroen. Following on from the news that Nissan is creating a huge EV centre in the North East, it’s the North West’s turn to get some good news: Stellantis announces the Vauxhall Plant […]
Bugatti Rimac is OFFICIAL – owned by Rimac and Porsche
Rimac and Bugatti combine to make Bugatti Rimac LLC – 55% owned by Rimac and 45% by Porsche – with EV tech development in Rimac Technology. It’s getting on for 10 months since we reported that Rimac was planning to buy Bugatti. And now it has, effectively, although in partnership with Porsche. The newly-formed Bugatti […]
Electric Citroen e-SpaceTourer MPV gets MASSIVE £14k price cut
The electric Citroen e-Spacetourer MPV gets a massive price cut with the new e-Spacetourrer Business Edition costing £14k less than the outgoing models. MPVs may not be very fashionable at the moment, but if you’re a business ferrying lots of people around – or have a very large family – they are pretty unbeatable at […]
Electric Porsche Taycan can lose its ‘Spark’ – 43,000 recalled
The Porsche Taycan, Porsche’s first electric car, is being recalled to fix faulty software which can cause a total loss of power. 43,000 Taycans affected. It’s getting on for two years since the Porsche Taycan was revealed as Porsche’s first electric car, and mighty impressive it is. Now with a range of models from the […]