The government has announced the plug-in grant for electric and hybrid cars is to be extended to 2018, but at a lower amount and with a tiered structure. Back in August, the UK government announced a temporary extension to the £5k plug-in grant for buyers of electric and plug-in hybrid cars through to February 2016, […]
Hyundai Ioniq teased again as Hyundai’s answer to the Toyota Prius
The Hyundai Ioniq – a new Hyundai with a choice of electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid powertrains – is teased again as Hyundai ready a challenge to the Toyota Prius. Just last week, the Hyundai Ioniq came in to focus as Hyundai revealed a single silhouette image of a new car for 2016 with a […]
It’s OFFICIAL – Jaguar in Formula E electric racing for 2016 (video)
Jaguar has confirmed that it is back in motor racing, joining the FIA Formula E season in 2016 with a new car they hope will help them develop electric road cars. Last week we revealed Jaguar are planning to get back in to motor racing, but rather than taking a traditional racing route they were […]
Nissan to launch Range-Extender EV in 2016 – and it’s not a LEAF
Nissan are planning to launch a range extended electric car with small petrol engine to increase range, but it won’t be based on the Nissan LEAF. We still find it surprising how few electric cars come with a range-extender engine, as it seems the most sensible way to take away the range-anxiety which is the major […]
Jaguar entering Formula E to aid development of electric Jaguar road cars
Jaguar Land Rover will announce next week that they are entering the electric Formula E Motorsport Series with a Jaguar badged car. Jaguar Land Rover are signalling their move to deliver electric road cars (something we reported on earlier this year) by entering the Formula E Motorsport Series, claims Sky News. And it makes sense. […]
Citroen E-MEHARI Electric Buggy revealed – but probably not for the UK
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 […]