New rules of origin for electric cars due to come in to effect on 1 January 2024 have been postponed until the end of 2026. Flogging electric cars is no easy task for car makers – especially to private buyers – with high prices down to battery costs, probably 30 per cent plus of the […]
Electric Nissan Ariya COMPLETES its Pole to Pole challenge
An electric Nissan Ariya started on a quest to drive from Pole to Pole in March, and it’s now completed its journey – the first car ever to succeed. Despite EVs now coming with the sort of range that makes them suitable as an ICE replacement, most drivers still have a degree of range anxiety […]
Electric Kia EV6 and Kia Niro get special ‘Horizon’ Editions at an ‘Affordable’ price
The electric Kia EV6 and Niro EV get new ‘Horizon’ special edition models adding extra equipment at an ‘affordable’ price. We’re used to ‘Special Edition’ models being rolled out by car makers in a quest to boost sales by offering more kit or special paint jobs or whatever they can hang a hook on to […]
New Electric Renault Scenic E-Tech takes aim at the Tesla Model Y and VW ID.4. Cost from £40,995.
The new Electric Renault Scenic E-Tech goes on sale in the UK with prices from £40,995, with 217bhp and range of up to 379 miles. The compact electric family SUV market is getting increasingly crowded as car makers aim to cash in on the seemingly endless desire for high-riding SUVs with new electric versions, despite […]
New LEVC L380 Electric MPV looks to challenge the Lexus LM and Volvo EM90
The London Electric Vehicle Company – makers of the London Taxi – reveals the L380 as an upmarket electric people carrier. There was a time when MPVs/People Carriers proliferated as the perfect way to shuttle families around and take staff off to gatherings and meetings, but times have changed and buyers are now more likely […]
Range Rover Electric TEASED as the waiting list opens for the first Land Rover EV [Video]
Jaguar Land Rover teases the arrival of the new Range Rover Electric – Land Rover’s first EV – as waiting lists are opened. The current Range Rover has been with us for a couple of years, and now Range Rover is going electric with the new Range Rover Electric teased – and waiting lists are […]
New ELECTRIC Porsche Macan interior revealed ahead of 2024 debut
The new electric Porsche Macan will finally arrive in 2024, ahead of which Porsche reveals the first look at the interior. The electric Porsche Macan should have arrived a year ago, but hiccups in its development mean we’re yet to see Porsche’s second EV officially revealed, although we’ve been seeing prototypes out testing for a […]
German Press says Volkswagen and Renault in talks to jointly develop £17,000 electric car
According to the German Press, Volkswagen and Renault are in talks to jointly develop a small electric car selling for £17.000. Legislation is forcing car makers down the electric car road at an indecent pace, throwing away a century or more of ICE development to reduce CO2 emissions. But consigning profitable ICE models to the […]
Polestar 4 grabs Car Design of the Year gong, beating the Kia EV9 and Volvo XC30
The new electric Polestar 4 is voted Production Car Design of the Year, with the runners-up the Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30. Car Design is a pretty subjective thing, and if you ask groups of 16 people to pick their favourite design you’ll probably find each group chooses a different car. But if you ask […]
Honda to launch a ‘New Global EV Series’ at CES amid reports the Honda E is to be DROPPED
Honda teases the launch of a new ‘Global EV Series’ at CES in January amid reports the cute little Honda E is to be dropped. Honda, just like other Japanese car makers, seems to be a bit behind the curve with its transition to EVs, with little on offer to compete with the Korean brands […]