BMW has revealed the i3 Coupe Concept ahead of its debut at this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show, a 3-door version of the BMW i3. [nggallery id=1316 template=customlinks] Whether BMW are still intent on pursuing the electric car assiduously, or whether they are going the more pragmatic route of a range-extender, is still not clear. […]
Chevrolet Spark EV revealed
The Chevrolet Spark EV – an electric version of the Spark – has been revealed ahead of the Los Angles Auto Show this week with a 130hp electric motor. [nggallery id=1315 template=customlinks] Our antipathy towards electric cars is well documented, but if you really must have an electric car then the new Chevrolet Spark EV ticks […]
2013 Nissan LEAF updated
Nissan has updated the LEAF EV in Japan for 2013 with better range, less weight and a new LEAF S entry-level model. [nggallery id=1310 template=customlinks] The Nissan LEAF may not be leaving showrooms in droves, but when it comes to electric car sales it’s the clear winner, and Nissan want to move that forward with […]
Saab 9-3 back with a petrol engine?
When National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) bought Saab they planned to produce electric Saabs. But now they’re looking at relaunching the 9-3 with an ICE engine. Finally, after what seemed decades of trying to find a way to divest itself of Saab, GM agreed a deal with National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) to take the reluctant Griffin down the dead-end route […]
Nissan LEAF: Fleet sales double
Nissan has revealed that fleet sales of its electric LEAF have doubled in the UK, with overall Nissan fleet sales up 9 per cent. Sales of electric cars are not exactly stellar, but there is a light at the end of a very long tunnel shining dimly on UK EV sales – the fleet sector. […]
Toyota Ha:Mo – Future City Transport?
Toyota is trialling their vision of future city transport in Toyota City with Ha:Mo using COMS single seat electric cars. With our cities getting ever more congested and pollution a big concern (the NOX and particulates), car makers and local governments are seeking ways to make getting around in a city kinder to the air. London has […]
Electric Cars not fit for the market say Car Industry bosses
Motor Industry bosses have said this week that the Electric car market is carnage and that EVs are not fit for primetime sales. We’ve made no secret of our views on electric cars: they’re simply not fit for the market. And now it seems motor industry bosses are finally standing up and saying much the […]
Audi R8 e-tron: Killed off before it launches?
It’s being reported that the electric Audi R8 e-tron is close to being killed off before production starts, as Audi question its viability. [nggallery id=266 template=customlinks] The electric R8 – the Audi R8 e-tron – arrived in a fanfare of electric car evangelism at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show – complete with outrageous claims for its power and torque – and […]
Electric car sales DOWN 20% in 2012 – time to scrap subsidies for EVs?
The SMMT are reporting that sales of electric cars in the UK have fallen by 20 per cent in the year to date (2012). Despite every green evangelist proclaiming that electric cars are the way to save the planet from imminent doom, UK car buyers obviously disagree. Despite a taxpayer bribe of £5000 to buy an over-priced electric car, car […]
Fancy driving Hyundai’s Hydrogen ix35 Fuel Cell?
As part of the European Hydrogen Road Tour, Hyundai are offering members of the public the chance to drive the ix35 FCEV. As we revealed back in August, the Hyundai ix35 FCEV – Hyundai’s hydrogen-powered electric ix35 – is going in to production before the end of 2012, the first proper production fuel cell vehicle…in the world. The […]