The BMW iX electric SUV is updated for 2025 with minor cosmetic tweaks, more power, more range and new model designations. The BMW iX was revealed at the back end of 2020 as BMW’s flagship electric SUV (well, SAV as it’s BMW) going on sale in March 2021. The iX is quite a divisive model […]
Fiat Grande Panda, EV and Hybrid UK Prices and Specs – and it’s even CHEAPER than expected
The new Fiat Grande Panda will be available in the UK as an EV or Hybrid with prices for the Hybrid from £18,995 and for the EV from £20,995. When Fiat revealed the new Grande Panda last year, they declared it would be available for under £20k for the Hybrid and under £22k for the […]
Volvo EX30 Cross Country reveal CONFIRMED for February
The Volvo EX30 Cross Country – a rufty-tufty take on the electric EX30 SUV – will be revealed in Sweden on 10 February 2025. If you know anything about Volvo’s nomenclature, you’ll know that the ‘Cross Country’ badge is used by Volvo to denote models with a bit of extra ride height and a smattering […]
Electric Audi Q6 E-Tron Off-Road Concept is a BONKERS Off-Roader With Portal Axles
The Audi Q6 E-Tron Off-Road Concept is revealed as a butch off-road take on Audi’s electric Q6 with big ground clearance and Portal Axles. Electric car sales are not exactly spectacular for VAG despite huge financial commitment, so Audi has come up with the spiffing wheeze of turning the somewhat bland Q6 e-tron EV into […]
New Tesla Model Y goes ON SALE in the UK
The new Tesla Model Y ‘Juniper’ update goes on sale in the UK, initially only as a Dual Motor Launch Edition costing £60,990. There’s been a bit of a flurry of news on the Tesla Model Y ‘Juniper’ update reveal earlier this month for China and Australia as Tesla aims to keep the Model Y […]
Electric Skoda Elroq PRODUCTION starts – UK customer cars due in the spring
Production of the new electric Skoda Elroq – Skoda’s new entry-level EV – starts in Skoda’s Czech factory. UK customer cars are due in the spring. Skoda, just like all legacy car makers, is desperately trying to turn car buyers on to electric cars, but a look at Skoda’s sales for 2024 shows that although […]
Alpine A290 – the SPORTY take on the Electric Renault 5 – prices and specs announced
The Alpine A290, Alpine’s take on the electric Renault 5, goes on sale with two powertrain options and five trim levels. Costs from £33,500. The electric Renault 5 E-Tech went on sale in the UK in November with prices starting at a quite sensible, for an EV, of £22,995, since when it’s been declared the […]
New Tesla Model Y ‘Juniper’ in PRODUCTION – heading for the UK soon
The recently revealed Tesla Model Y ‘Juniper’ update is already in production in China and Germany and is expected to go on sale in the UK shortly. It’s just a week since the Tesla Model Y ‘Juniper’ update was revealed six years after Tesla launched the Model Y, but the reveal was only for China […]
New Vauxhall Frontera now on SALE – and the EV costs the same as the Hybrid
The new Vauxhall Frontera is available with a pair of Hybrid powertrains, a single electric powertrain and two trim levels. It’s nine months since the new Vauxhall Frontera was revealed as a budget SUV offering both Hybrid and Electric powertrains, and now it’s ready to go on sale in the UK. The electric Frontera comes […]
Volkswagen ID. 7 Pro S does 584 miles on SINGLE charge – but it’s meaningless
Volkswagon has taken the ID.7 Pro S to the Nardo test track and managed to eke 584 miles out of a single charge. Car makers have long tried to prove that their cars can go much further on a single tank of fuel than official economy figures by using hypermiling to eke every drop of […]