Volvo has renamed the XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge to EX40 and EC40 respectively amongst a range of updates for 2024. Despite a lot of antipathy from private buyers towards EVs, Volvo is ploughing ahead with its aim to be a maker of only electric cars by 2030. Volvo says their EV sales in 2023 […]
New Electric Dacia Spring TEASED ahead of imminent debut – and it’s heading for the UK
The Dacia Spring -Europe’s cheapest electric car – is getting an update expected to be revealed in a few days and is heading for the UK. There aren’t any properly cheap electric cars on the market in the UK, unless you think getting on for £30k is a cheap car. But in Europe, the Dacia […]
Electric Jaguar I-Pace first owned by King Charles up for grabs
A 2018 Jaguar I-Pace, first supplied to the then Prince Charles for his personal use, is up for grabs at auction with a guide price of £55-70k. We regularly see cars with a Royal provenance coming up for sale and commanding quite a premium over a similar model without Royal connections, like the late Queen’s […]
Range Rover Safari by Lunaz is an electric Range Rover Convertible
Lunaz, purveyors of classic car EV conversions, have created an electric Range Rover Safari with a 375bhp electric powertrain. Whatever your take is on converting classic cars to EVs, there’s no doubt specialists Lunaz have created some very interesting classic EVs, including an Aston Martin DB6, Range Rover Classic, Bentley S2 Continental and more, even […]
First look at the ELECTRIC Abarth 600e, Abarth’s take on the Fiat 600e
We get a first look at the electric Abarth 600e, Abarth’s take on the Fiat 600e, boasting a purple paint job, limited-slip diff and 237bhp. We’ve already seen the Abarth 500e as Abarth’s take on the electric Fiat 500e and now, with Fiat having launched the 500e’s big brother, the Fiat 600e, Abarth is readying […]
New BMW 5 Series Touring arrives with a 5 Series PHEV and two electric i5 Touring models
The new BMW 5 Series Touring is revealed with a choice of a single PHEV variant and a pair of electric i5 Touring models. It’s nine months since the new BMW 5 Series arrived, since when we’ve had a trio of teases (here, here and here) for the arrival of the new BMW 5 Series […]
2024 Porsche Taycan comes with up to 939bhp, more range and quicker charging
Porsche gives the electric Taycan a raft of updates for 2024 including cosmetic tweaks, more power more range and higher prices. Electric car sales may be growing, but there’s a long way to go before private buyers are convinced an EV is the way to go, especially as affordable EVs for real buyers are pretty […]
New car registrations UP by 8.2% in January – but private buyers SHUN Electric Cars
New car registrations in the UK rose by 8.2 per cent in January 2024, driven entirely by fleet sales, as private buyers shun EVs. We’ve got used to new car registrations in the UK rising month on month as supply chains normalise, and January 2024 marked the 18th rise in registration, up by 8.2 per […]
First look at the new ELECTRIC MINI Aceman – debuts 24 April
MINI delivers photos of the new electric MINI Aceman with pink camouflage as it finishes testing ahead of a 24 April debut. In the summer of 2022, we got the electric MINI Aceman Concept, pointing at yet another electric MINI to fight for sales. Since then, we’ve had the arrival of the new electric MINI […]
New smart #1 Pro launched to cut the entry price of smart’s new EV
The new smart #1 electric SUV went on sale in the UK last year, and it’s now joined by a new model – the smart #1 Pro – to cut the entry price. It’s nearly two years since the first fruits of a deal between Mercedes and Geely to give Smart a future were revealed, […]