Tesla has revealed that the first Model X SUV deliveries will start in the USA in September 2015, although it will probably be another year before the UK gets Model X. The Tesla Model X SUV – Tesla’s SUV take on the Model S – has been ‘on the way’ for a very long time, […]
2018 Audi Q6: C-BEV Concept previews Audi’s Tesla Model X rival
The Audi C-BEV Concept will debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show previewing an electric Audi Q6 with which Audi will take the fight to the Tesla Model X. We discovered back in March that an electric Audi Q6 was in the making, and that it would arrive in 2018 as a pure electric coupe SUV, […]
Nissan LEAF EV loses TWO THIRDS of its value in first 12 months
The electric Nissan LEAF may be the UK’s best-selling BEV, but if you buy one new you can expect to lose 66 per cent of your money in the first year. Electric cars may not be exactly flying out of showrooms, but they are selling in bigger numbers than they were – at least until […]
Tesla Model S P85 D now with ‘Ludicrous’ mode for truly BONKERS performance
The Tesla Model S P85 D – Tesla’s dual motor, 4WD Model S – can now be had with ‘Ludicrous’ mode which allows the Model S to get to 60mph in 2.8 seconds. The arrival of the Tesla Model S P85D last year – complete with two electric motors delivering up to 682bhp and insane performance […]
Renault Zoe & Twizy EVs updated – longer range and new trim levels
Renault has updated the Zoe and Twizy electric cars with a new longer-range electric motor option and new trim levels to fit with the rest of Renault’s range. The Renault Zoe and Renault Twizy EVs may not exactly be stellar sellers, but in common with other ULEVs (and in particular plug-in hybrids) sales are growing. […]
Nissan LEAF UK sales hit 10,000 – but it’s a long way from being the nation’s favourite ULEV
Nissan has announced that the electric LEAF has sold more than 10,000 units in the UK since it went on sale in 2011, a massive 63.3 per cent EV market share. We can no loner say that electric cars don’t sell in the UK, as the Nissan LEAF hits 10,000 UK sales since its launch […]
BMW i8 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research Car – 3 YEARS after it was built
[nggallery id=2136 template=customlinks] A BMW i8 with a hydrogen fuel cell powerplant has been revealed at a BMW technology seminar, three years after it was first built to test fuel cell technology. It was back in 2011 that BMW and Toyota revealed they were planning to share technology, with BMW getting access to Toyota’s hybrid […]
Toyota Mirai goes further than any other electric car
[nggallery id=1891 template=customlinks] The hydrogen fuel cell-powered Toyota Mirai is the only zero emissions car you can buy that can go more than 300 miles without refuelling. Toyota are already increasing production of the hydrogen fuel cell-powered Mirai as demand exceeds supply – even before customer cars arrive outside Japan – as buyers look for […]
Nissan LEAF EV gets new Acenta+ option – list price £29,740
The Nissan LEAF is getting a new trim grade – the LEAF Acenta+ – which sits between the Acenta and Tekna grades. Costs from £24,740 after taxpayer grant. Maybe Nissan is hurting as sales of the Mitsubishi Outland PHEV shows the right way to go for electric cars, or maybe they’re just bigging up the […]
Tesla Model X electric SUV WILL start delivery in the autumn (in the US)
Elon Musk has declared that the new Tesla Model X – Tesla’s take on an electric SUV – will start arriving with customers in ‘three or four months’. Tesla has done remarkably well to go from a start-up electrifying Lotus cars to delivering the first truly usable electric car with the Tesla Model S. There […]