[nggallery id=2201 template=customlinks] Aston Martin has already confirmed it is building an electric Rapide, and it looks like that will be achieved with the help of a £50 million from China Equity. UPDATE: Aston Martin caught up with the news on the new RapidE electric super saloon after we published the story. There is little […]
First Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell cars handed over to their UK users
[nggallery id=1891 template=customlinks] The Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car has now reached its first UK owners, with the first two cars handed over to ITM Power and Green Tomato Cars. It’s two months since the first of a small wave of Toyota Mirai’s landed in the UK, and now Toyota has found time to […]
Volvo dives headlong in to Plug-in Hybrids, EVs and a new Compact range
Volvo has revealed plans to offer plug-in hybrids across its range, a new range of electrified compact cars and a new, all electric car on sale by 2019. Volvo has been doing a lot right of late and, on the back of the recent ‘Bad Diesel’ headlines, its announcement that it planning plug-in hybrid versions […]
VW Emissions Scandal: HALF of UK car buyers now want an EV or Hybrid
The fallout from the VW Defeat Device scandal seems to be having a profound effect on UK car buyers, with half now looking for an EV or hybrid. It’s taken far too many years for the penny to drop, but UK car buyers have finally started to get the message that diesel cars are not […]
Mitsubishi eX Compact SUV Concept previews Mitsubishi’s design and Electric future
[nggallery id=2197 template=customlinks] The Mitsubishi eX Concept is a new compact SUV crossover from Mitsubishi, heading for the Tokyo Motor Show, and previewing future design and electric powertrain. With the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show looming later this month, the Japanese car makers are starting to preview their offerings for their home show. And today we have […]
Tesla Model X electric SUV arrives in production guise – up to 751bhp and 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds
[nggallery id=2192 template=customlinks] The Tesla Model X SUV – the world’s first electric SUV – arrives in production guise with up to 751bhp and 0-62mph in 3.2s. Arrives in the UK late 2016. The Tesla Model X – Tesla’s SUV take on the Model S – has been on the way for what seems like […]
Porsche Mission E Concept is a stunning 600bhp electric supercar: Frankfurt 2015
[nggallery id=2182 template=customlinks] The Porsche Mission E Concept has taken the Frankfurt Motor Show by surprise as a stunning 600bhp electric supercar – perhaps an electric Panamera to come. The Porsche Mission E Concept has hit the floor at the Frankfurt Motor Show as Porsche surprise with an electric supercar concept that could preview a range-topping electric […]
Nissan LEAF EV gets 30kW battery option for extra range
The Nissan LEAF EV is getting the option of a 30kW battery pack on Acenta and Tekna models, which increases the range to an official 156 miles. Costs from £29,490. The Nissan LEAF was the only really credible electric car until quite recently, but as other car makers start to eat in to the LEAF’s […]
Peugeot Fractal Concept is a 201bhp Urban EV Coupe (+video)
[nggallery id=2159 template=customlinks] The Peugeot Fractal Concept has been revealed ahead of a debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show as a 201bhp electric urban coupe and clever sound technology. It looks like Peugeot are working on a new electric car, with the reveal of the Peugeot Fractal Concept showcasing what a new electric Peugeot could […]
Plug-in car grant extended in the UK – but is it time to SCRAP it?
The grant for Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEV) – which offers up to £5k off a qualifying car – has been extended until February 2016, pending review. The grant the taxpayer divvies up for anyone buying an Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle (ULEV) – the plug-in grant – was likely to run out in November as […]