The Toyota Prius plug-in has been priced at 36 per cent more than a regular Prius in the US. Which means it could cost not much more than a regular Prius in the UK. Toyota has managed to corner the market in hybrid cars over the last decade after its remarkably prescient decision to focus on ‘Eco’ cars […]
Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) at EcoVelocity
The UK debut of the Hyundai ix35 FCEV will take place at the EcoVelocity show in London next week. To all intents and purposes the Hyundai ix35 FCEV (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle) is just like any other ix35. That means it’s a well designed, well-built and value for money softroader; a Tiguan and Kuga competitor […]
Toyota sets electric car record at Nurburgring with TMG EV P001
Toyota has set a new lap record for an electric car at the Nurburgring with a lap of 7m 47.794s in the Toyota TMG EV P001 EV. Every car maker wants a lap record at the Nurburgring, and Toyota is no different. What is different this time is that Toyota has taken a non-production car […]
Nissan LEAF batteries will cost £19k to replace
Nissan has revealed that the current cost of replacing the battery pack in the Nissan LEAF is a whopping £19,392. Why would anyone buy a LEAF? We’ve long wondered just what it would cost to replace all the batteries in an electric car like a Nissan LEAF. After all, we all know just how expensive lithium ion batteries […]
Top Gear answers critics of Electric Car Test. Again.
The real ‘Mr Top Gear’ – Andy Wilman – rounds on the critics of last week’s Top Gear Test of the Nissan LEAF & Peugeot iOn. Top Gear and Electric Cars do have a habit of not getting on. And they didn’t get on in the latest Top Gear test when Jeremy (in a Nissan […]
Electric Cars: Just 50 bought in UK in last 3 months
Government figures suggest that the taxpayer’s efforts to bribe motorists to buy electric cars is a failure. Just 50 electric cars have been bought by private motorists in the last 3 months. Our stance on electric cars is well known. As far as we’re concerned they are suitable only for urban environments, and only then […]
Gordon Murray T27 electric car unveiled
Gordon Murray has unveiled the T27 electric car, expected to cost under £15k and go in to production in 2012. We first learned that the Gordon Murray T27 Electric Car was heading for an iStream process somewhere in the world back in late 2009. An electric version of the Gordon Murray Design T25 it was designed to be, and has now […]
Porsche Boxster Electric get four wheel-drive or rear wheel-drive
Porsche has been showcasing a trio of electric Porsche Boxsters at Michelin Challenge Bibendum, a RWD with 120bhp and a 4WD with 240bhp. We ran a story about the Electric Porsche Boxster back in February, but there really wasn’t a whole heap of information to impart. But now, after Porsche showcased the electric Boxster at Michelin Challenge Bibendum […]
Electric Renault Twizy to cost more than a car
Renault’s electric go-kart with a roof – the Renault Twizy – will cost from £6,990, plus an extra £40 a month to lease the batteries. What exactly is a Renault Twizy? It’s a fair enough question. Is it a miniature car? No, not really. A beefed-up motorcycle? No, it’s more than that. A tall go-kart with a roof? […]
Top Gear’s Clarkson & May run out of charge in a LEAF & iOn
Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson and James May have been testing the Nissan LEAF and Peugeot iOn in Lincoln, and appear to have run out of power. Top Gear and electric cars don’t really mix. Unless of course they build the electric car themselves, and then you have a world-beating product in the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust. But Top […]