The European Parliament has decided that electric cars have to make a noise to protect the hard of hearing, and that cars with an engine must make less noise. It’s four years since the Lotus solution for making electric cars noisy raised its head, since when the US has had a go at the Pedestrian Safety […]
New Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid goes on sale. Price from £28,249
The new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV – Mitsubishi’s new plug-in hybrid Outlander – is now on sale in the UK at prices from (after the £5k grant) of £28,249. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV arrived at the Paris Motor Show in 2012, and although it’s already available in Europe it’s only now going on sale in the […]
Volkswagen Golf GTE Plug-in Hybrid UK debut
The new Volkswagen Golf GTE – a plug-in hybrid Golf – get its UK debut at the Gadget Show Live at Birmingham NEC on 9th April. The Volkswagen Golf GTE – which VW see as a plug-in hybrid Golf GTI – was revealed in February ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show last […]
Hyundai ix35 hydrogen FCEV gets a thumbs up for Fleet buyers
Fleet management specialist Arval UK have been testing the hydrogen fuel cell powered Hyundai ix35 in the UK, and have given it a thumbs up. Hyundai has been delivering the first ix35 FCEV hydrogen-powered compact SUVs in recent months, and one of the first recipients in the UK was fleet management specialist Arval UK. The […]
Electric car range drops by nearly 60% in cold weather
The AAA – America’s equivalent of the AA – has revealed research that shows cold weather can cut the range of electric cars by 57 per cent. We already know that the range of electric cars reduces as the car ages, with Nissan conforming that the LEAF’s range will drop by up to 28 per […]
Audi R8 e-Tron WILL go in to production & get 280 mile range
The electric R8 – the Audi R8 e-Tron – has once more been confirmed for production after improved technology enable a range of 280 miles. Audi has been playing with the electric R8 e-Tron for the last five years, with a constant on and off for production. But it seems the R8 e-Tron is going […]
Hyundai to launch battery electric car in 2016
Hyundai are preparing to launch a battery electric car in 2016 as the South Korean Company hedges its bets on the future of car powertrains. Back in 2011 it seemed that Hyundai was to concentrate on building hydrogen powered and hybrid cars as it looked to the future, but that seems to have changed. Back […]
Volkswagen e-Golf goes on sale – price from £30,845
The electric Golf – the new Volkswagen e-Golf – goes on sale in the UK price from £25,845 after taxpayer incentive of £5,000. First deliveries June 2014. [nggallery id=1804 template=customlinks] The Nissan LEAF has almost had the market place for proper family EVs to itself until recently, but the arrival of the impressive BMW i3 -especially […]
Tesla Model X SUV will ONLY be available with four wheel drive
The Tesla Model X – the electric SUV based on the Model S – will only be offered with four wheel drive when it arrives in 2015 say Tesla. The Tesla Model X does promise to be a very appealing SUV, even if its main USP for business users – zero BIK – will have […]
Kia Soul EV revealed at the Chicago Motor Show
The electric Kia Soul EV has been revealed at the Chicago Motor Show, the first mass market electric car from Kia. Will arrive in the UK late 2014. The Kia Soul EV is Kia’s first effort at a proper mass production EV, and if you’re looking for an electric car it does look promising. Due […]