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 […]
Electric Audi R8 – perhaps
The Audi R8 has been a runaway success. Even in these difficult times it’s still selling better than ayone could have expected. And the launch of the Audi R8 V10 recently at the Detroit Motor Show has just upped interest in Audi’s ‘Halo’ car. But where do Audi go from here? Well, we know that […]
Mercedes buys a stake in Tesla
Daimler (parent company of Mercedes-Benz) announced today at a press conference at the Mercedes Museum that they have taken a 10% stake in Electric Car maker Tesla. Although no actual figure was revealed, it was said the the cost was in the ‘Double-Digit Millions’. Despite the fact that Daimler, just like everyone else, knows that […]
UK Electric Car Capital of Europe
I’m not really sure that we can currently claim to be the Electric Car Capital of Europe, but if London Mayor Boris Johnson has anything to do with it, we will be. Boris, who had a test drive recently in the Tesla Roadster, is planning a £60 million re-charging infrastructure in London Speaking at the […]
Honda Insight – the worst car in the world!
Not actually our words, we admit. But they are the words of Jeremy Clarkson, who has just done a review of the Honda Insight in his Times Online column. Do we agree? No. But only because Jeremy has done what Jeremy always does – exaggerate hugely for effect. But his points are valid, and concur […]
BYD E6 – Next Gen Electric Car battery technology
Chinese car maker BYD unveiled their Electric saloon car – the E6 – at the recent Shanghai Motor Show, and to be honest we didn’t take that much notice. Just another Chinese car maker launch and nothing that would massively interest our readers. But we were wrong. The biggest problem with electric cars (or one […]