Volkswagen has revealed the production version of the VW e-Up, an Up! with an 81bhp electric motor. Debuts at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2013. [nggallery id=1445 template=customlinks] It’s three years almost since we first saw the VW e-Up, an electric version of VWs city car, and now it’s almost ready to launch. VW has taken […]
Tesla Model X SUV delayed until 2015
Tesla has revealed that its Model X SUV – based on the Model S – will be delayed until 2015 so Tesla can concentrate on Model S sales. Despite plenty of cynicism in the car industry that Tesla could deliver their Model S saloon at all, never mind at a reasonable cost, Tesla has confounded […]
Toyota i-Road – a three-wheel EV for Geneva 2013
The Toyota i-Road Concept has been revealed ahead of the Geneva Motor Show. It’s a three-wheeled EV designed as an urban transport solution. [nggallery id=1425 template=customlinks]Car makers may have spent the last few years trying to get us to fall in love with electric cars, but without real success. But if there is a way […]
Nissan LEAF EV sales top 50,000
Nissan has revealed that sales of the electric LEAF have now topped 50,000 units since the LEAF went on sale in 2010. We’re not fans of the electric car as a replacement for the ICE car, but some electric cars can give a fair impression (at a a price) of a traditional family car, and […]
Chevrolet Spark EV going on sale in Europe
The electric Chevrolet Spark is heading for a European debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show and will go on sale in Europe in 2014. [nggallery id=1315 template=customlinks] The Chevrolet Spark EV debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show last year, but we had no idea whether the electric Spark was heading for Europe or […]
Nissan LEAF £2500 UK price drop
Nissan has revealed that the LEAF EV will be reduced in price by £2500 with immediate effect and ahead of the launch of the uprated 2013 LEAF. The world hasn’t exactly fallen in love with electric cars, which has as much to do with the fact that an electric car, with its limited range, is […]
BMW i3 EV WILL get BMW motorcycle engine as range extender
BMW’s head of R&D, Herbert Diess, has confirmed the BMW i3 EV will come with the option of a range extender engine. [nggallery id=713 template=customlinks] Back in 2011, we asked if the BMW i3 – BMW’s stab at a luxury electric car for the city – would come with a BMW Motorad engine as a range […]
Audi A2 EV won’t make production – but you knew that
Audi has revealed that it’s dropped plans to put the A2 electric concept – first revealed at Frankfurt 2011 – in to production. [nggallery id=764 template=customlinks] Audi’s efforts to recreate the innovation it showed with the original Audi A2 – and its cutting-edge design (for the time – 1999) and aluminium, lightweight body – by launching a new […]
Nissan LEAF: Nissan to extend warranty to cover battery capacity loss
Nissan has revealed it plans to extend the warranty on the Nissan LEAF EV to warrant against battery capacity losses. We’ve asked many times why makers of electric cars seem to believe that their batteries will continue to hold the same amount of charge as they age, especially as every battery powered gadget we’ve ever […]
Vauxhall Ampera: Try for 30 days – and then give it back
Vauxhall are offering buyers of the range extender Ampera the chance to buy risk free for 30 days and return the Ampera. [nggallery id=902 template=customlinks] New technology can be a curse and a bonus for car makers, especially when it’s a big change from what’s gone before. It’s a bonus in that it can appeal […]