It’s being reported that Nissan are planning on offering free petrol or diesel cars to all buyers of the electric Nissan LEAF to assuage ‘Range Anxiety’. Oh, dear. We did laugh. And not just at the irony, but more at the fact that we don’t think Nissan realise what they’re saying. It’s being reported that […]
Saab 9-3 ePower – First electric Saab revealed
The reborn Saab are bringing the first electric Saab to the Paris Motor Show – the Saab 9-3 ePower – which will lead to a Swedish test fleet of 70 cars in 2011. It’s great to see Saab back doing what a car maker should be doing, instead of fighting for survival under the cosh of the […]
Mercedes A-Class E-Cell electric in production
Mercedes is putting its third electric car in to limited production – the Mercedes A class E-Cell- which will enter production this year. Mercedes has confirmed that it to add a third production electric model to its range, with the Mercedes A-Class E-Cell going in to production. What? There are already two electric Mercedes in production? Well, […]
Hyundai BlueOn (Hyundai i10 Electric) revealed
Hyundai has revealed the production version of the electric i10 from Frankfurt in 2009 – the Hyundai BlueOn. Hyundai reveals the all electric Hyundai BlueOn in South Korea. With lots of fanfare about this being ‘South Korea’s first all electric car’ and intimating that Hyundai is fully committed to an electric future. Which of course is poppycock. […]
Peugeot iOn – or free holidays in the Seychelles?
The Peugeot iOn will cost an eye-watering £498 a month to lease. Better to lease a Peugeot 107 and a free fortnight a year in the Seychelles I know, we moan on about the pointlessness of producing family-sized electric cars and pretending that they will suit a family’s needs in the real world. But we do say that producing small, city cars with electric bits under the bonnet does make […]
Audi R4 e-Tron Spyder at Paris?
It’s being reported that Audi are bringing yet another e-Tron concept to the Paris Motor Show, this time the Audi R4 e-Tron Spyder. Audi has been playing games with their ‘e-Tron’ branding for the last year or two, churning out a full sized R8 e-Tron, a more compact R4 e-Tron and the most relevant of […]
Nissan LEAF EV – order book open in UK
Nissan has now opened the order book in the UK for the electric Nissan LEAF. Buyers can sign up online by paying a £257 deposit. We happily admit that we don’t understand the desire to create a C-Segment electric car (certainly not a BEV). We also feel that the creation and marketing of such cars is potentially mis-leading, with […]
Electric Ford Focus to get liquid cooling
Ford are going to manage battery temperature in the electric Focus to improve range and battery longevity. Just like everyone else, Ford is working on battery electric vehicles. And in particular – certainly in the UK – they’re working on an Electric Ford Focus. Which for us is a daft way to go. Electric cars […]
Mitsubishi i-MiEV UK price drop – Battery Wars!
Mitsubishi has slashed the price of their plug-in electric car – the Mitsubishi i-MiEV – in order to compete with the likes of Nissan’s LEAF. With Mitsubishi getting in to mainstream electric cars before any other big car maker with the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, they had a big advantage. They were the first to mass-produce an electric car; […]
Electric Mercedes B-Class for China
The first electric car to come out of the collaboration of Mercedes and BYD will be based on the Mercedes B Class and sell in China under a new brand name. Back in March we reported that Mercedes and Chinese car maker BYD – they of the high-end battery technology – were getting cosy with plans to launch a new car […]