The regular range of the electric Abarth 500e goes on sale in the UK with prices starting from £34,195 and rising to £41,195. When the Abarth 500e – Abarth’s performance take on the electric Fiat 500e – arrived in the UK in March it was offered only as a limited edition Scorpionissima Edition model costing […]
Classic Mini ‘Drop In’ electric conversion from Electrogenic costs £18,000
EV Technology specialists Electrogenic add to their EV conversion options with a drop-in EV conversion for the Classic Mini. Electric conversions for classic cars is becoming quite a thing but, in the main, it means spending big wads of cash which pretty much rules out EV conversions for owners of more modest classics. But EV […]
Chinese ORA launching new EV in UK to challenge Tesla Model 3 and Hyundai Ioniq 6
Chinese brand ORA is launching a new electric saloon in the UK to challenge cars like the Telsa Model 3 and Ioniq 6. If you think the Japanese car invasion in the UK, which started in the 1970s, and the Korean arrival, which started in the UK in the 1980s, were the start of a […]
Electric Volkswagen ID.3 facelift on sale from today – and it’s a bit cheaper
The recently revealed facelift for VW’s first electric ID model – the VW ID.3 – goes on sale with new trim levels and a lower-price starting point. At the beginning of March, Volkswagen rolled out a facelift for its first electric ID model, the VW ID.3, in an effort to address the issues – from […]
Smart #1 electric SUV UK prices and specs – 422bhp in the Smart #1 Brabus
The Smart #1 electric SUV costs from £35,950 in the UK, with a choice of three trim levels – Pro +, Premium and Brabus. It’s a year since the first fruit of the ‘new’ Smart from the Mercedes-Geely partnership was revealed as the Smart #1, an EV around the size of a MINI Countryman promising […]
Volvo EX90 Excellence turns the luxury dial up to 11 in Volvo’s new range-topping EV
The new electric Volvo Ex90 hasn’t hit dealers’ forecourts yet, but there’s already a new range-topping version – the Volvo EX90 Excellence. It’s getting on for six months since the new Volvo EX90 was revealed as Volvo’s new flagship EV, although it won’t supplant its ICE sibling – the Volvo XC90 – for some time […]
New electric Jaguar will be a four-door GT as Jaguar Land Rover invests £15 billion
Jaguar Land Rover is investing £15 billion to transition to electric cars, and the first new electric Jaguar will be a £100k 4-door GT. Jaguar has been in self-inflicted hibernation for the last couple of years since the new electric Jaguar XJ was canned as Jaguar decided it wasn’t the right direction, and the ‘Reimagine’ […]
Electric MG Cyberster Roadster officially revealed
The electric MG Cyberster Roadster is officially revealed in Shanghai as MG finally taps in to its sports car history. Launches 2024. Finally, MG has revealed the production version of the MG Cyberster electric Roadster at the Shanghai Motor Show, although it won’t actually arrive in MG showrooms for more than a year. Originally previewed […]
Polestar 4 ARRIVES as an electric Coupe SUV to challenge the new electric Porsche Macan
The Polestar 4 arrives as a new electric coupe SUV from Volvo’s Polestar with up to 537bhp and prices expected to start around £55k. Polestar started out as Volvo’s performance tweakers, but progressed to a standalone brand back in 2017, first with the halo model Polestar 1 hybrid and then with the mainstream electric Polestar […]
Mercedes-Maybach EQS 680 SUV is a regular EQS SUV with much Lily Gilding
The Mercedes-Maybach EQS 680 SUV is revealed as the pinnacle of the EQS SUV with much added glitz and 649bhp of electric motors. If you thought the Mercedes EQS SUV was a pricey SUV, you’ll probably not like the price of the Maybach take on the EQS SUV when it goes on sale. Safe to […]