The Infiniti LE Concept has been revealed in New York, based on the electric Nissan LEAF it’s expected to arrive in showrooms in 2014. As far back as October 2009 – when the Nissan LEAF EV was first revealed – we learnt that Nissan were planning the LEAF to be just the start of their EV adventure and that they were […]
Denza confirmed as brand name for Daimler BYD joint venture
The joint venture between Mercedes (Daimler) and BYD in China is to market cars under the Denza brand. It seems to have taken a very long time for the partnership between Mercedes Benz’ parent company Daimler and China’s BYD to come up with product or even a name. Well, they’ve managed the name although we’re still not […]
Volvo halts production of Electric cars & question EU’s CO2 & EV targets
Volvo has decided it will not put the C30 electric Car in to production and has called on the EU to address CO2 and EV targets. Just as many other car makers are doing, Volvo has had a small fleet of electric test cars plodding round the roads to see what they’re capable of in the real […]
Peugeot & Citroen cut Electric Car prices
The prices of both the Citroen C-Zero and the Peugeot iOn have been cut by £6,939 and new contract hire deals have been added. We know that sales of electric cars (EV) are woeful, and that nothing more than a handful of private buyers have actually bought in to the dream that is an electric […]
Infiniti Emerg-E supercar Concept emerges early
The Infiniti Emerg-E Supercar Concept – heading for a debut at the Geneva Motor Show – has arrived early thanks to a leak. At the start of February we got a handful of teaser photos of the Infiniti Emerg-E, a range-extender electric sports car from Infiniti, with the promise of a reveal at the Geneva […]
Tesla Roadster: Reports of total battery failure – cost to replace £25k
It’s reported that the batteries on the Tesla Roadster are being destroyed if the car is left to completely discharge. Cost to replace is £25k. We’ve long questioned just how reliable batteries in electric cars will be in the long run. After all, we all know how poor our laptop charge levels are after a […]
Infiniti Emerg-E range extender electric sports car at Geneva
The Infiniti Emerg-E – an electric sports car with a range extender engine – will debut as a concept at the Geneva Motor Show. Infiniti has been teasing the new range extender concept sport car they are taking to Geneva for the last month or so, with the usual teaser photos and dearth of real detail. But […]
Tesla Model X Premiere on 9th February
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that the Tesla Model X Suv Crossover will debut in California on 9th February. With the Tesla Roadster at the end of its life, and then Model S Saloon about to hit the road (probably), Tesla are moving on to the next instalment of their electric car pilgrimage – the Tesla Model X. […]
EV Plug-in grant extended – vans eligible too
The taxpayer grant of up to £5000 for plug-in electric and hybrids cars has been extended until 2015, and plug-in vans are now eligible too. The taxpayer bribe of up to £5,000 or 25 per cent of the vehicle cost (whichever is lower) for buyers of plug-in hybrids and EVs has been extended to 2015 […]
UK has more EV charging points than electric cars
Department for Transport figures say that there are now more charging points in the UK for electric cars than there are EVs. Yes, we have little time for electric cars as anything more than urban runarounds for those with enough spare cash to pay through the nose for inferior technology. And it’s becoming clear that […]