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, […]
EVs are Dead, Long Live Tesla says Morgan Stanley analyst
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. […]