The Citroen E-MEHARI has been revealed by Citroen as a utilitarian buggy with a plastic body and hose-down interior. Goes on sale in France in 2016. The Citroen C4 Cactus M Concept turned up at Frankfurt this year, drawing inspiration from Citroen’s 2CV-based Mehari, and now it arrives in production guise as the Citroen E-Mehari. The […]
Hyundai Ioniq is an EV, Hybrid & Plug-in – takes aim at the Toyota Prius
The Hyundai Ioniq is being teased as the first car to offer a choice of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and BEV in one car as Hyundai look to attack the Toyota Prius. Hyundai has already made a significant dent in the dominance of Japanese brands with its accomplished range – and dents in European brands like […]
Looks like the BMW i8 Spyder is about to go in to production UPDATED
[nggallery id=1013 template=customlinks] The BMW i8 Spyder – the open-top version of BMW’s i8 eco supercar – was revealed in 2012 as a concept and now looks, finally, to be going in to production. Update: BMW has now revealed a new i8 Concept (presumably one that’s more or less production-ready) will be revealed at the Consumer […]
Porsche Mission E Electric Supercar heading for production to take on Tesla
[nggallery id=2182 template=customlinks] The Porsche Mission E electric supercar – previewed by a concept in Frankfurt – is heading for protection as Porsche invest €700 million in an electric future. The Porsche Mission E Concept arrived at the Frankfurt Motor Show a couple of months ago previewing a possible future electric supercar. But that possible […]
Hyundai Tucson sets land speed record for a hydrogen production car. But it’s meaningless.
The Hyundai Tucson FCEV – the car formerly know as the hydrogen-powered Hyundai ix35 – claims a pointless land speed record for a production car. We’re not entirely sure what Hyundai were thinking when they took the hydrogen-powered Tucson to a dry lake bed in California with the aim of setting a new land speed […]
Tesla Model X SUV gets an entry-level 70D version
[nggallery id=2192 template=customlinks] The Tesla Model X electric SUV was officially revealed in September, with just a range-topping 90D version. But now Tesla are to launch a more affordable 70D version. When Tesla revealed the production version of the Model X SUV back in September, all that was on offer was the 90D with 510bhp and […]
Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell – 50 new cars on European roads in October
The Hyundai ix35 Hydrogen Fuel Cell car continues its roll out in the UK and Europe, with 50 new cars delivered in October, and 250 in total now on Europe’s roads. The hydrogen fuel cell car news of late has been mainly about the Toyota Mirai (with, more recently, the Honda Clarity FCV popping up too), […]
Nissan IDS autonomous concept points at the future Nissan LEAF
[nggallery id=2207 template=customlinks] The Nissan IDS Concept has been revealed at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show to demonstrate Nissan’s autonomous driving plans – and a future Nissan LEAF. Just as the German car makers love to make a splash at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Japanese aim to do the same at the Tokyo Motor Show, […]
Honda Clarity FCV: Honda’s production hydrogen fuel cell car arrives at Tokyo Motor Show
The Honda Clarity Hydrogen Fuel Cell car has been revealed in production guise at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show and will go on sale in the UK in 2016. You wait ages for a proper production hydrogen fuel cell car to arrive (the Toyota Mirai) and before you know it there’s another – the Honda […]
Nissan & Ecotricity want EV charging signage installed on UK roads
Nissan and Ecotricity are calling on the government to install signage on UK roads directing drivers of electric cars to the nearest EV charging point. Battery electric cars may still be a real rarity on UK roads (nothing but the Nissan LEAF really sells in any numbers) but with the rise and rise of plug-in […]