The next generation Hyundai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) has been revealed as a standalone SUV design with 163bhp, and the Kona SUV EV arrives in 2018. Hyundai has worked hard to deliver a commercially viable hydrogen fuel cell electric car to the market and, although in small numbers, the ix35 FCEV is out in […]
BMW has sold more than 50,000 ELECTRIFIED cars so far this year
BMW has sold more than 50,000 electrified vehicles so far this year, an increase of almost 75%, as it records its best ever July sales across the BMW and MINI range. Car buyers are starting to understand what Toyota has been proclaiming for a very long time – electrification of cars is the way to […]
WATCH Tesla Model S acting as an electric ‘WINGMAN’ for a Lockheed U-2 Spy Plane at RAF Fairford
Video of a pair of Lockheed U-2 Spy Planes taking off at RAF Fairford, helped by a Tesla Model S acting as its eyes and ears – an electric wingman. There was a time when a man with a red flag used to walk in front of cars to act as their eyes and ears […]
2018 Nissan LEAF Dynamic Design teased with new photo of Nissan’s new electric bedrock
The 2018 Nissan LEAF is due to debut on 6 September, ahead of which Nissan are teasing the new LEAF’s aerodynamic body with a new tease photo. If Nissan are honest, the LEAF EV has never set car sales alight in quite the way they expected, although it is the world’s best-selling electric car. Launched […]
The Jaguar i-Pace Electric SUV is the most SIGNIFICANT concept of 2017
The Jaguar i-Pace – the unique electric SUV from Jaguar – has been named the most significant concept of 2017 at the North American Concept Vehicle Awards. The Jaguar i-Pace, Jaguar’s electric SUV, may only be a concept at the moment, but it’s already stacking up awards, here from the 16th North American Concept Vehicle Awards held at […]
BP planning EV charging on UK forecourts – presumably those with a Wild Bean Cafe
BP is in talks with makers of electric cars to install electric car charging points at its UK fuel stations as the fuelling model for cars starts to change. You do have to wonder how big oil companies are going to change their business model as the world tries its best to move away from […]
Toyota will launch electric cars with solid-state batteries in 2022 – bang on track
According to the Japanese media, Toyota is on-track to deliver the solid state batteries in electric cars by 2022, increasing range and reducing charge time. Toyota has been a bit late to the battery electric vehicle (BEV), preferring top focus on hybrids, which has definitely worked, and on fuel cell hydrogen cars – which haven’t […]
New Electric MINI WILL be built in the UK – with drivetrains from Germany
BMW has announced that its new Electric MINI will be built in the UK, at MINI’s Cowley Plant, with drivetrains built in Germany. Just as there has been with Nissan, BMW has been slow to confirm production of the new electric MINI in the UK, with fears Brexit will cause issues with tariffs on imports. […]
New Nissan LEAF comes with e-Pedal for one foot driving (video)
The new Nissan LEAF EV – due to debut on 6 September – will come with e-Pedal for one foot driving in addition to other advanced technology. The new Nissan LEAF is stacking up to be a bit of a tour de force from Nissan as they build on the LEAF’s success as the most […]
Volkswagen I.D. electric car will cost LESS than the Tesla Model 3 and have MORE range
The Volkswagen I.D electric car – a VW EV about the size of a Golf – will cost £6,000 less than the Tesla Model 3 when it arrives in 2020 says VW boss. Tesla’s success in making electric car appealing is to be applauded and, despite many unanswered questions about its value and its ability […]