Ford is working to schmooze the residents of the UK’s smallest town – the aptly-named Fordwich – with the electric Mustang Mach-E. We may be heading in to a brave new world of electric cars, but many of us remain unconvinced that an EV is something we can live with, partly on up-front cost and […]
Volkswagen ID.X Concept is a VW ID.3 with 4WD from the ID.4 GTX and 329bhp
VW boss Ralf Brandstatter takes to his LinkedIn account to reveal an ID.3 hot hatch concept – the ID.X – with 329bhp and 4WD. Volkswagen has been churning out the electric ID.3 for a while now as it strives to turn the world on to EVs, and added the ID.4 as it seeks to take […]
Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD is an EV take on the Manta by Opel. A one-off or a ‘Tease’?
The Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD is revealed as an EV RestoMod Opel project with an electric motor and manual gearbox. As we move in to the brave new world of electric cars, some of the soul is being lost as vocal ICE turns in to silent EV, and cars become something you treat as a […]
Lamborghini getting busy ELECTRIFYING – but the V12 will last a while yet
Lamborghini boss Stefan Winkelmann announces new models, a complete electrification by 2024 and a new electric Lamborghini to come. As the headlong rush in to electrifying cars continues – driven by legislation, not demand – it’s not just mainstream makers forced to head down the electric route – ‘supercar makers are doing so too. And […]
Electric Cupra Born – a Cupra take on the VW ID.3 – UNCOVERED ahead of 25 May debut
The Cupra Born – an EV from Seat’s Cupra brand with VW ID.3 underpinnings – will debut on 25 May and we have the first look. The Cupra Born, a new EV from Seat’s Cupra brand, hasn’t been officially launched yet, but it’s already had a bit of a back story. Starting out as the SEAT […]
Expanded electric VW ID.4 range manages just ONE model eligible for PiCG
Volkswagen expands the range of ID.4 models in the UK, delivering lower=spec models with smaller battery. But just one qualifies for the PiCG. We’ve seen a raft of electric car makers ‘adapting’ their pricing in light of the recent change to the Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) to make sure they still have qualifying options. But […]
MINI Convertible going ELECTRIC – but not until 2025
MINI boss confirms that the MINI Convertible will live on as an EV, but won’t arrive until 2025, two years after a new MINI Hatch launches. If you want a small ‘Premium’ electric convertible at the moment, the choice is pretty limited. In fact the only one we can really think of is the Fiat […]
Subaru Solterra EV: Subaru’s take on the electric Toyota bZ4X named and teased
Subaru Solterra is Subaru’s chose name for their first electric car, a twin under the skin for the new Toyota bZ4X and due in 2022. Just before Christmas, a new electric Subaru SUV was confirmed by Subaru, an SUV which is the Subaru take on what we now know will be the Toyota bZ4X with […]
Electric Mercedes EQA 300 4MATIC and EQA 350 4MATIC models arrive – more power and 4WD
The Mercedes EQA – Mercedes’ electric take on the GLA – gets two new models, EQA 300 4MATIC and EQA 350 4MATIC, with more power and 4WD. Mercedes smallest electric car in its growing EQ range is the EQA, an electric take on the Mercedes GLA which went on sale in the UK three months […]
Mercedes Concept EQT previews the electric EQT MPV and new T-Class range
The Mercedes Concept EQT is revealed as a first look at the electric take on the upcoming Mercedes T-Class range of MPVs. Mercedes already produces an electric people carrier – the EQV – but it’s a bit of a monster MPV – more like a mini-bus – aimed more at corporate ferrying than families wanting […]