There’s been a fair bit of speculation that Lotus will produce an electric version of the Elise. After all, Lotus are a very innovative company and they already produce the running gear for the Tesla Roadster. And it seemed likely that Lotus would produce a Lotus Evora Electric after Lotus boss Mike Kimberley revealed back […]
Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing Electric – Official
There’s been a few bits and pieces to report on the Mercedes SLS AMG this last week. We had a release of teaser images of the Mercedes SLS and the first ‘Official’ looking image of the Mercedes SLS from a magazine cover. But one piece we reported on was the Mercedes SLS AMG Electric which, […]
Hybrid Cars are Dangerous
If we’re talking about the likes of the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight, we find them a danger to our sensibilities as they are unpleasant to drive. If you simply want to get from A to B economically that’s fine, but the driving experience is none existent. Still lots of people just want transport, […]
Tesla London opens
As we reported quite recently, Tesla are planning an expansion in their European facilities as the first Tesla cars start to arrive, and have now opened their Flagship European Showroom in London. Located in Cheval Place in Kensington, which is round the corner from Harrods and with easy access to Heathrow (depending on the time […]
Electric Smart (EV) to go in to production
Smart has been trialing its Smart EV for the last couple of years in the UK, with customers paying £375 per month for the joy of being a guinea pig for the little city car in electric form. Which actually seems like a huge amount of money to me, especially considering the benefits for Mercedes […]
Jaguar Hybrid Confirmed
We already knew back in April that Jaguar and Land Rover were working on Hybrid technologies, after they got a £300 million loan from the EIB to help push forward their ‘Green’ credentials. But Jaguar’s Chief Engineer – Kevin Stride – has revealed more about their plans, and taken a swipe at Lexus Hybrids in […]
Mitsubishi i MiEV Electric car launches in Japan
The electric car battle is now on the move in to a new phase – mainstream. Until now, electric cars have been very much an oddity. The laughable G-Whiz and the Tesla Roadster are interesting in their own way, but unless you want to look like Noddy’s best friend (G-Whiz) or are happy to have […]
Subaru Stella Plug-in Electric Car (EV)
It might have an odd name, and one that makes you think of a certain amber coloured refreshment rather than a car, but odd name or not, the Subaru Stella Plug-in Electric car has gone on sale in Japan today, with first deliveries expected in July. Not designed to be anything other than a city […]
Tesla delivers its 500th Tesla Roadster
It may not sound many, certainly in terms of volume car manufacturers, but it is quite a milestone for Tesla to have just delivered its 500th Tesla Roadster to a customer in New York. It must be making Elon Musk smile. In truth, much as we’ve criticised the Tesla and its drawbacks, it is a […]
Volvo Plug-In Hybrid by 2012
Volvo hasn’t had the easiest of times lately, so it’s good to see it pushing ahead with new technology and innovations. Today Volvo has announced that, in partnership with Swedish Energy supplier Vattenfall, it is to pursue an electric Hybrid that will hit the market in 2012. Laudable though this intent is, it’s a little […]