Global delivery giant UPS has ordered 10,000 electric vans from UK startup Arrival, with an option for a further 10,000, and invested in Arrival too. The first time you may have come across Arrival – a UK startup building very efficient electric CVs – was when Hyundai invested £85 million earlier this month. Hyundai’s investment […]
Electric Volvo XC40 Recharge goes on sale (but not in the UK yet) – Electric Volvo XC90 on the way
The electric Volvo XC40 Recharge has gone on sale in selected markets in Europe (although not in the UK yet) and an electric XC90 is on the way. It’s three months since the electric Volvo XC40 Recharge arrived as Volvo underpinned their very successful XC40 with an electric powertrain, and it looks very appealing. Retaining […]
Nissan does deal for 2,000 Nissan LEAF EVs for London Uber drivers
Nissan is supplying 2,000 LEAF EVs for Uber drivers in London at special rates to help drive the uptake of EVs by Uber drivers in the capital. Uber isn’t having the best of times at the moment as it fights to keep the right to operate in London, but it’s pushing ahead with its EV […]
Electric Smart Fortwo EQ and Forfour EQ UK Prices and Specs – starts at £16,850
The new Smart Fortwo EQ and Forfour EQ – which are now electric only – are now on sale in the UK with prices starting from £16,850 (after PiCG). The new Smart ForTwo EQ and ForFour EQ were revealed last September as Smart went all electric as a fill-in until an all new Smart arrives […]
Electric BMW i4 heading for Geneva as a ‘Production-Ready’ Concept
The electric BMW i4 will make a debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March as a ‘production-ready’ concept, earlier than first thought. BMW are starting to get close to delivering on the early electric promise offered by the i3 and i8 with some proper ‘mainstream’ electric cars on the horizon, just as the i8 […]
Jaguar Land Rover to deliver 700 electric Jaguar I-Pace for Public Sector staff
Jaguar Land Rover is supplying 700 Jaguar I-Pace to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to lease to public sector employees across the UK. If we’re all going to dive headlong in to electric cars, then there has to be progress in making that affordable and accessible. And one good way, which doesn’t seem to have […]
Ionity increases electric car charging costs to a WHOPPING 69p per kWh
Ionity, the rapid charging network for electric cars – founded by BMW, Mercedes, Ford and VW Group – to charge 69p kWh for charging. It’s more than two years since BMW, Mercedes, Ford and the VW Group announced the creation of Ionity, a network of rapid charge electric forecourts across Europe to deliver up to […]
Hyundai Kia drop £85 million in to UK Electric CV startup Arrival
Hyundai Kia is looking to expand its electric offerings in the commercial vehicle arena, investing £85 million in Arrival, a UK electric CV startup. There may be a huge push going on to get car buyers in to electric cars – although there’s still no real evidence that will happen any time soon – but […]
Nissan e-4ORCE 4WD tech for EVs promises sports car handling and greater comfort
Nissan has revealed their eForce 4WD tech for electric cars at the CES, promising sports car handling and greater refinement for four-wheel drive electric cars. Nissan has revealed its new eFORCE technology for 4WD electric cars at the CES in Las Vegas, promising a transformation in handling and comfort for electric cars. Using knowledge garnered […]
Sony Vision-S (or maybe Sony ‘AutoMan’?)- an autonomous electric car to showcase Sony tech
The Sony Vision-S is a surprise reveal at CES, an autonomous electric car built by Sony to showcase its future car technology. It seems that the arrival of the electric car means just about any company – from startup to established player – can come up with their own electric car. And that’s exactly what […]