Mitsubishi has revealed the UK price and specifications for the UK version of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric car, which goes on sale in January 2011 at £38,699. As part of Mitsubishi’s wish to be thought of as the maker of eco-cars and the saviour of fluffy-bunnies and polar bear cubs, they’ve been pushing forward with their urban milk-float […]
Nissan LEAF – UK made EV +Video
Nissan has announced that Sunderland will be the third Nissan facility to produce the electric Nissan Leaf (EV). Production begins 2013. Carlos Ghosn – head of Nissan – is convinced that electric cars will account for 10% of the market by 2020. Which is a huge leap from where they are now. We’re not convinced […]
SEAT at Geneva: SEAT IBE Concept
SEAT are showing the SEAT IBE Concept at Geneva, a city-car sized electric coupe which seems to have VW Up! underpinnings. Car shows are always about concepts. From the wild and wacky to the cars that are obviously production-ready in all but name. The SEAT IBE is neither of these. It’s a very convincing exercise in what can be […]
Citroen Survolt – Electric Sports Concept at Geneva
Citroen has revealed the Citroen Survolt Concept at Geneva, a super-mini size electric sports car perhaps destined for a one-make track series. Citroen has a long, long history. In fact, it’s ninety years old (we did a ‘Citroen at 90’ story a few months ag0 with an interesting history video) and it’s always been a […]
Audi A1 e-tron detail – it’s a Wankel-Electric
Audi has revealed details of the Audi A1 e-tron concept, featuring and electric motor a a single-pot Wankel engine as a range extender. Early yesterday we reported that Audi were to bring the third iteration of their e-tron concepts to the Geneva Motor Show – the Audi A1 e-tron. Which makes a lot more sense […]
Audi at Geneva Motor Show: Audi A1 e-tron
The rumour mill ahead of the Geneva Motor Show says Audi will unveil their third e-tron concept. This time the Audi A1 e-tron. Which makes real sense. The Geneva Motor Show – which in case you’ve been living as a hermit in a cave for the last few weeks – starts tomorrow for press and […]
Plug-in Car Grant – Up to £5,000 off a ‘Low Carbon’ car
The UK Government has confirmed plans to offer a £5ooo subsidy for electric cars and is installing recharging stations around the country. What a lot of nonsense. Last year – even before the Scrappage Scheme was launched – we reported that the UK Government was planning to offer a subsidy to buyers of electric cars […]
NLV Quant – née Koenigsegg Quant – at Geneva
An update on the NLV Quant – which was shown at Geneva ’09 as the Koenigsegg Quant – ahead of its showing at Geneva 2010. Last week we ran a story on Koenigsegg taking somethig new to Geneva after we’d had a chat with them. But part of that story was on last year’s Koenigsegg […]
Koenigsegg – “Something New” at the Geneva Motor Show
We’ve been having a chat with Koenigsegg about their plans, and they’ve told us they will have something new at the Geneva Motor Show. But what? The last time we had major news from Koenigsegg – apart from the ongoing Koenigsegg buys Saab saga of the last few months – was when the Koenigsegg Quant […]
Rinspeed UC? Electric Car Concept Press Release
Rinspeed combines Cars, Trains and the Web in a New Mobility Concept – “UC?” – Clever High-Tech Bubble with Electric Drive Filled with emotions and new ideas – that is the signature feature of the concept cars from Swiss car visionary Frank M. Rinderknecht that have added colorful bright spots to the Geneva Motor Show […]