Nissan has revealed that the price of the electric Nissan LEAF is rising to £30,000 – before it’s even hit the road in the UK. Weren’t the prices of electric cars supposed to plummet as soon as they went from being a tiny niche to something resembling real production? Nissan has – quietly – revealed that the […]
BMW “i” Sub-Brand launches Monday – the i-Setta?
BMW are to launch their MegaCity sub-brand on Monday 21st February, which will produce cars designed for urban living. Will it be BMW i-Setta? If you want to be taken seriously as a 21st century company with cutting-edge products, you have to have an “i”. An “i” is the key to success in an on-line […]
Electric cars cheap to run? The tax backlash begins
In the first case of a tax backlash against the electric car, Washington State proposes a levy on electric cars to compensate for the loss of revenue on fuel tax. Proponents of Electric Cars claim two USPs when they urge you to see the light. One is the zero emissions they claim for their fascination, the other […]
Porsche Boxster E: Electric Boxster revealed
Porsche has revealed a trio of electric Boxsters – the Porsche Boxster E – to act as a rolling test bed for future electric Porsches. Last year we reported that Porsche had plans to build a trio of electric Boxsters and send them out to play, to act as a rolling laboratory for all things […]
Toyota EV: Toyota iQ-based electric concept at Geneva
Toyota are to take the Toyota EV Prototype to Geneva, a Toyota iQ-based city car with the electric bits from the Prius Plug-in. It’s well-known we hold no truck with the motor industry trying to portray the electric car as a replacement for the ICE car. It’s palpable nonsense. But a compact electric car with a short city range […]
Honda EV Concept and Plug-in Hybrid Platform at Geneva
Honda are to take the Honda EV Concept – a preview of the Honda Fit EV – and a new plugi-n hybrid platform at the Geneva Motor Show. Honda are of the opinion that electric cars and hybrids are at best a short or medium option to move away from our dependence on oil. As […]
BMW ActiveE: Electric BMW 1-Series at Geneva
BMW will reveal a production version of the electric 1-series – the BMW ActiveE – at Geneva before producing 1,000 to run as a trial. It’s been a while since we first saw the BMW ActiveE, the BMW 1-Series with the gubbins from the MINI E bolted under the bonnet (and various other places) and intended […]
Nissan ESFLOW: Electric Sports Car
Nissan has produced an electric sports car – the Nissan ESFLOW – which will do 0-650mph in under 5 seconds and will debut at the Geneva Motor Show. As Tesla has already proved, if you throw enough money at it, employ enough publicists (including self-publicists) and string enough laptop batteries together, you can make an […]
BMW MegaCity Range Extender option
BMW has revealed that their MegaCity cars will have the option of a range extender engine to make them more than just commuter transport. A year ago, when BMW revealed the BMW Concept ActiveE 1-Series in Detroit we had a big old press release. And inside that press release was the small gem that the MegaCity […]
‘Hydrogen Petrol’. Is this the answer?
UK Cella Energy Limited has developed what can best be described as ‘Hydrogen Petrol’. Could this be the Holy Grail of alternate fuels? Many accuse us of a Luddite attitude to new technologies aimed at replacing our reliance on oil and the internal combustion engine. But nothing could be further from the truth. We embrace new technology, […]