The first electric Rolls-Royce is the Rolls-Royce Spectre, revealed, but camouflaged, and heading for production in 2023. It’s more than a decade since we saw the first electric Rolls-Royce – the Rolls-Royce 102EX Concept – and, for that time, it came with impressive specs. Promising around 380bhp, a top speed of 100mph, 0-60mph in 8.0 […]
Production of the Cupra Born – Cupra’s take on the electric VW ID.3 – begins
Production of the Cupra Born, Cupra’s first electric car and based on the VW ID.3, begins following an earlier reveal. On sale in November. The Supra Born arrived in public view earlier this year as SEAT’s Cupra revealed its take on the electric VW ID.3, and now it’s gone into production at the Zwickau plant […]
New Nissan Townstar Van comes with a hint of Nissan Ariya styling
The new Nissan Townstar Van arrives with either a petrol engine or electric powertrain – replacing the e-NV200 – and new styling. Nissan’s electric e-NV200 van has been something of a sales success, but now it’s time for a new Nissan Van, with the Nissan Townstar Van arriving as a replacement and using the Renault […]
Volvo’s Polestar going public via SPAC – three new Polestar models by 2024
Volvo’s Polestar is going public via SPAC – with a valuation of around £14.5bn – as it plans three new electric models in the next three years. It’s only four years since Polestar was hived off from Volvo to create an independent company to deliver performance electric cars, despite which it’s going public before its […]
Electric Cars OUTSELL Diesel in Europe – but top-seller is the Dacia Sandero
Electric cars outsold diesel-engined cars for the first time in Europe in August as total volume fell 18%. Dacia Sandero was the best-seller. It’s not so long ago that diesel cars dominated the European market – the UK included – but then came Dieselgate, since when diesel car sales have collapsed. Now, six years on […]
Volvo decides to DUMP leather from its electric cars – starting with the C40 Recharge
Volvo is getting rid of leather in its electric cars – replacing it with sustainable materials – starting with the electric Volvo C40 Recharge. The ultimate luxury in a car has always been the best of leather – even if it can be a bit of a nuisance in hot weather – but as the […]
Fiat (500) RED – an electric 500 with titivations and Pandemic-fighting aims
The Fiat (500) RED arrives as the first (RED) car from Fiat, with pandemic-fighting (RED) benefiting from Fiat’s (RED) models. (RED) – yes, brackets and all – is an international charity set up in 2006 by Paul Hewson (better know as Bono of U2) and Bobby Shriver to partner with big companies to raise awareness […]
BMW CAPS EV range at 375 miles – and 60 miles for BMW PHEVs
BMW has decided to cap the range of its electric cars to 375 miles, and its PHEVs to 60 miles, and won’t be competing in the range war. When electric cars first started to arrive in a real sense with the original Nissan LEAF, you could, if you were careful – and it was warm […]
Skoda Enyaq iV – Skoda’s VW ID.4 – gets a limited run Founders Edition at £47k
The Skoda Enyaq iV Founders Edition is revealed as a range-topping Enyaq, a limited run of 50 units for the UK with prices from £46,725. The electric Skoda Enyaq iV – Skoda’s take on the Volkswagen ID.4 – only went on sale in the UK in March, so it seems a bit early to deliver […]
Tiny electric Citroen Ami IS coming to the UK
The Citroen Ami Quadricycle, Citroen’s vision for electric urban transport, is to be sold in the UK after all. Expected to start at around £6k. At the start of 2020, just before Covid turned the world properly upside down, Citroen revealed their answer to future urban mobility with the Citroen Ami – a production version […]
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