The Tesla Model S EV – perhaps the only truly desirable electric car – has started to hit the secondhand market in the UK, but you’ll have to pay a premium. The Tesla Model S is now, finally, starting to the UK in RHD, and it offers, for the first time, an electric powertrain that […]
Toyota’s production hydrogen car will be the Toyota Mirai
Toyota’s recently revealed production hydrogen fuel cell car will be named the Toyota Mirai when it goes on sale in 2015, it’s reported. [nggallery id=1891 template=customlinks] Toyota are planning to join what looks set to be a bit of a rush by car makers to introduce mainstream hydrogen fuel cell cars with a production version of […]
First BMW i8 for US to be auctioned at Pebble Beach
The first BMW i8 – BMW’s hybrid supercar – for the US market is to be auctioned off at Gooding and Co’s sale at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The other end of the scale from BMW’s i3 City Car is the BMW i8 Supercar and, despite its modest 1.5 litre range-extender engine for […]
China to boost electric cars with 30% Government EV fleet
The Chinese government has ordered its officials to boost the take-up of electric cars for official uses with a requirement for 30% EVs by 2017. The UK government has just announced its commitment to use electric cars for its own vehicles in an effort to boost the take-up of EVs, but China is going even […]
Tesla’s BMW 3-Series competitor will be the Tesla Model III
The next new Tesla – a smaller saloon to take on cars like the BMW 3-Series, Mercedes C-Class and Jaguar XE – will be the Tesla Model 3. Due to be revealed in 2016. The next Tesla car to hit showrooms (well, online orders certainly) will be the Tesla Model X SUV, a high-riding take […]
Hyundai ix35 FCEV completes record distance on a tank of hydrogen
The Hyundai ix35 FCEV hydrogen compact SUV has broken records for the longest distance by a hydrogen-powered car on a single tank – 435 miles. Now the Hyundai ix35 FCEV (the hydrogen-powered version of Hyundai’s iz35) is starting to move out in to the real world (in a small way) Hyundai are keen to shout […]
Tesla Model X Electric SUV production confirmed for early 2015
The Tesla Model X SUV will go in to production in early 2015 after production prototypes are built in Autumn 2014, Tesla confirms in an email to Model X buyers. The Tesla Model S electric car has been a bigger success than anyone could have guessed, and is probably the only electric car that offers […]
Tesla opens up its electric car patents to encourage EV growth
In a move that has been widely expected, Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will allow car makers free access to its electric car patents to promote EV sales. When we reported earlier this week that the Tesla Model S has launched in the UK, we also reported that it seemed Tesla were planning to free […]
Kia Soul EV goes in to production for UK and Europe
Production of the electric Kia Soul for the export market has begun in South Korea ahead of its arrival in the UK and Europe later in 2014. The electric Kia Soul was revealed at the Chicago Motor Show back in February, with Kia promising it would go on sale in the UK and Europe late […]
Tesla Model S EV UK launch – Tesla considering patent giveaway
The Tesla Model S has launched in the UK in right hand drive, and Tesla boss, Elon Musk, hints at freeing up Tesla’s EV patents to encourage EV growth. The electric Tesla Model S – probably the only electric car that makes sense – has finally been launched in the UK in right hand drive, […]