Investment bank Morgan Stanley has declared that the electric car experiment is a failure, with only Tesla managing to make a success of EVs. The experiment of getting the car buying public to believe an electric car is a sensible alternative to an ICE car isn’t an unmitigated failure – but it’s close. And now […]
Top Gear’s James May is buying a BMW i3 electric car (with a range extender)
Captain Slow – Top Gear’s James May – has revealed he’s taking the plunge in to electric cars by buying a range extender BMW i3 EV. [nggallery id=1588 template=customlinks] Petrolheads will be up in arms at the perceived betrayal of the petrolhead code of conduct by James May, as he reveals he’s buying in to […]
Fiat 500e EV LOSES $14,000 on every one sold – so please don’t buy, says Marchionne
Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne has asked that no one goes out and buys the electric Fiat 500e because very time that happens Fiat loses $14,000. [nggallery id=1308 template=customlinks] The electric Fiat 500e arrived as a concept at the Detroit Auto Show in 2010 and finally arrived as a production reality at the Los Angeles Show […]
Electric Rolls Royce back in play – hybrid RR imminent
It looks like an electric Rolls Royce is back in play as RR look to keep up with market trends and a hybrid Rolls looks imminent. At the Geneva Motor Show in 2011, Rolls Royce turned up with the 102EX, an electric Rolls Royce that looked like it could be the future of RR cars. […]
Hyundai enlists London College of Fashion to raise awareness of Hydrogen Fuel Cell cars
With the Hyundai iX35 FCEV (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle) becoming a reality, Hyundai are turning to the London College of Fashion to help raise awareness of FCEVs. Even though car makers have been playing with the possibility of cars powered by hydrogen for years, it’s only now that an real-world FCEVs are starting to hit […]
Electric cars get a £500 million government cash boost – but will it get spent?
The government has committed an additional £500 million to boost the sales of electric cars, including money for more rapid charging points. The subsidy of up to £5000 paid to buyers of electric cars has been with us for three years, but it hasn’t had much impact on EV sales and it did look like the […]
Watch the reactions of first time drivers of the BMW i3 EV
To promote the BMW i3 electric car, BMW has been busy filming the reactions of those who take the i3 for a test drive. They seem to like it. [nggallery id=1588 template=customlinks] It’s always tough to get across the driving experience; there’s no substitute for actually doing it. So BMW decided the best way to […]
Toyota Hydrogen Fuel Cell will launch in 2015: OFFICIAL
Toyota has officially confirmed it will launch a hydrogen fuel cell car in Japan, USA and Europe in 2015, as previewed by the Honda FCV Concept. [nggallery id=1683 template=customlinks] Toyota took the lead with hybrid technology a decade ago, and that’s gone from an expensive punt on new technology to a mainstay of Toyota production, […]
MG Dynamo EV Concept debuts at SMMT
The global debut of a new electric car concept – the MG Dynamo Concept City Car – has taken place at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. MG may not be what it once was (which you can take either way), but as a marque MG is 90 years old. As part of celebrations for […]
New Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive goes in to production
Mercedes has begun production of the B-Class Electric Drive at their plant in Rastatt, Germany. On sale in Europe in 2014, UK in 2015. With the BMW i3 grabbing headlines – and flying out of showrooms – as BMW’s first electric car, Mercedes need to play catch-up with a convincing EV of their own, and […]