BMW has revealed that their electric supercar – the BMW i8 – which is due to arrive in 2014 – is already sold out for the first year. [nggallery id=1638 template=customlinks] BMW’s i3 city car EV is now starting to hit the road, and the next instalment for BMW’s EV outing is the i8 Supercar, […]
Elon Musk talks sense on Tesla Model S Fire
Elon Musk has spoken about the recent Tesla Model S fires, aiming to put in to context the fires in the electric Model S compared to those in ICE cars. We’ve never pretended we’re fans of the electric car as a replacement for mainstream ICE cars; the technology is just too expensive to be viable. […]
Hyundai ix35 Hydrogen FCEV for £300 a month and free fuel – but only in the U.S.
The hydrogen-powered Hyundai Tucson (the US ix35) is being offered in California for just £300 a month and all the fuel you can use for free. It’s very early days for cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells, not least because there’s very little in the way of a refuelling infrastructure in place. But car makers […]
Tesla Model S UK Prices – starts at £54,900
Tesla has revealed that the entry-level 60kWh Model S will cost £54,900 in the UK, rising to £73,700 for the range-topping 85kWh Performance version. We’d always expected the appealing Tesla Model S EV to cost at least £60k for the entry-level model, so it’s a pleasant surprise that you’ll be able to grab the 60kWh […]
Honda FCEV hydrogen Concept teased for Los Angeles Auto Show
The latest Honda FCEV – a hydrogen powered road car – is teased for a debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. On sale in 2015. Car makers are all starting to vie for a piece of the hydrogen-powered market for road cars that is starting to develop, and Honda is now joining the fray […]
VW Twin Up Hybrid Concept does 257mpg – debuts at LA & Tokyo
The VW Twin Up Concept – a hybrid version of the VW Up city car, will debut at the Los Angeles and Tokyo Motor Shows this month. [nggallery id=731 template=customlinks] The VW Twin Up is a concept Up! from VW featuring a hybrid powertrain and heading for both the Los Angeles and Tokyo Motor Shows […]
Nissan BladeGlider EV Sports Car Concept for Tokyo Motor Show
The Nissan BladeGlider Concept is an electric sports car concept inspired by the DeltaWing project and heading for a debut at Tokyo. [nggallery id=1687 template=customlinks] Nissan are trying to push the envelope for road-going electric cars with the BladeGlider electric car concept that will debut at the Tokyo Motor Show this month and looks – […]
Hydrogen-powered Toyota FCV Concept revealed
The Toyota FCV Concept – Toyota’s latest hydrogen-powered car – has been revealed ahead of a debut at the Tokyo Motor Show. [nggallery id=1683 template=customlinks] Toyota revealed last month that their latest take on a hydrogen-powered car would be revealed at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. And here it is – the Toyota FCV […]
Mercedes want more Tesla-powered EVs. A-Class & CLA EV?
Mercedes has revealed it wants to work with Tesla on more electric cars in the Mercedes range. Will that mean electric A Class and CLA, or something new? When Tesla was still trying to be something more than just the Silicon Valley company that put an electric motor in a Lotus to create the Tesla […]
First customer UK Tesla Model S EV will be delivered March 2014
At the opening of the new Tesla Store at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Shepherds Bush, Elon Musk revealed the first UK Tesla Model S will arrive in March 2014. The Tesla Model EV may have been astonishing buyers and car journalists alike in the US for some time – and even Europe is starting […]