The electric Dacia Spring will go on sale in the UK in 2024, with updated design and equipment, bringing Dacia value to the UK EV market. Production of EVs may be booming as car makers head towards a future without ICE cars, but much of the EV sales are to business and fleet buyers who […]
Electric Kia EV9 takes aim at the Volvo EX90 with prices from £64,995
The new Kia EV9 – Kia’s big electric SUV – costs from £64,995 in the UK, rising to £75,995 for the range-topping EV9 GT Line S. A few years ago, if anyone had suggested Kia would market a big SUV starting at £65,000 and heading up to nearly £80,000, it would have caused some hilarity. […]
Electric MG4 XPower OFFICIALLY revealed with 429bhp and 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds
The electric MG4 XPower is officially revealed, confirming the quickest MG ever with 429bhp and 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds. A couple of weeks ago, we revealed that MG is planning a very hot hatch take on the electric MG4 EV thanks to a slightly premature listing by an MG dealer. Now, MG has officially revealed […]
Electric Fiat 600e arrives to take on EVs like the Hyundai Kona Electric and MG4
The electric Fiat 600e -Fiat’s take on the Jeep Avenger – arrives with a 250-mile range to take on EVs like the Hyundai Kona and MG4. A few weeks ago, we got our first look at the new electric Fiat 600e as Fiat buried it in an off-topic video, and now it’s officially revealed. Looking […]
New Hyundai Kona Electric costs from £34,995
The new Hyundai Kona Electric, bigger and more upmarket than the current Kona, will cost from £34,995 when it goes on sale in the UK. We’ve seen the new Hyundai Kona with its new, more grown-up looks and tech, as Hyundai revealed it back in March. But, until now, we had no idea of specs […]
Upgraded electric Lexus UX 300e will cost you around £5k more – prices from £47,495
The recently revealed upgrades for the Lexus UX 300e add around £5k to the price, with prices starting at £47,495. It’s almost three years since the Leux UX 300e went on sale in the UK as the first Lexus EV, although not a dedicated electric model – like the new Lexus RZ 450e – but […]
Nissan LEAF Shiro is the new ‘Bargain’ LEAF EV
The Nissan LEAF Shiro arrives as the new entry-level LEAF, based on the N-Connecta LEAF but with prices from £28,495. The Nissan LEAF has been with us since 2010 and, more so even than Tesla, is responsible for bringing electric cars to a much wider audience. But it’s not got too long to go before […]
Aston Martin will travel the electric future with Lucid EV tech
Aston Martin announces it will be using Lucid EV technology and batteries for its future EVs, but Mercedes will stay provide electric architectures. It’s tough for small car makers to really have financial stability without a deep-pocketed parent company to provide economies of scale. And no other car company has proved that more than Aston […]
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N – Hyundai’s first electric ‘N’ Car – final testing at Nürburgring
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, Hyundai’s first electric N car, undergoes final testing at the Nurburgring ahead of a Goodwood debut on 13 July. Almost a year ago, we had the first look at a camouflaged Hyundai Ionioq 5 N – Hyundai’s first N car for the electric era – ahead of what was expected […]
Electric MG4 XPOWER incoming with 429bhp – costs from £36,495
MG is set to reveal a performance version of the electric MG4, with an MG4 XPOWER getting 429bhp and costing from £36,495. Update 05/07/23: The MG4 XPower has now been officially revealed. Yesterday, we reported that the BYD Dolphin – a new electric hatch – will undercut, but not by much, the MG4 when it […]