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 […]
Electric Aston Martin Rapide to be built with £50 million from China Equity UPDATED
[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 […]