There’s a new ‘Edition’ Polestar 2 on offer – the Polestar 2 BST Edition 230 – with enhanced performance and cosmetics. Costs from £73,900. The Polestar 2 is an appealing EV – although far from bargain basement – offering good looks and decent performance as a left-field take on Volvo’s more mainstream offerings. Although the […]
Kia Concept EV5 ARRIVES as a baby brother to the new Kia EV9
The Kia Concept EV5 has been revealed at Kia’s Chinese EV Day, previewing a new production EV5 SUV, first for China. It’s only a week since the reveal of the big Kia EV9 electric SUV, so we weren’t expecting anything else new from Kia for a while. But we were wrong. At Kia’s Chinese EV […]
Audi’s EV plans means an UPDATED nomenclature differentiating ICE and EV
Audi is planning to deliver at least 10 new electric cars in the next two years, and it’ll mean new model designations for ICE and EV. Audi, despite the German motoring industry’s doubts about the headlong rush in to EVs, is planning an electric car blitz in the next couple of years. We’ve already seen […]
Volkswagen ID.2all Concept is a first look at VW’s more affordable ID.2 EV
The Volkswagen ID.2all Concept is revealed previewing a production ID.2 for 2025 and expected to cost from £22k. Volkswagen may now be churning out plenty of electric cars as it rushes headlong into an EV future, but none of them is really affordable for normal car buyers, with prices even for the ID.3 electric Hatch […]
New BMW 5 Series TEASED – and there’ll be an electric i5 and i5 Touring
The next generation BMW 5 Series is teased for the first time, promising ICE, Hybrid and PHEV powertrains and BEV i5 and Touring. BMW has been busy adding electric cars to its offerings, and next in line to go electric is the next-generation 5 Series, teased today ahead of a debut in October. But BMW […]
New Kia EV9 Electric SUV revealed as Kia heads in to Range Rover territory
Kia reveals its new range-topping electric SUV – the Kia EV9 – as a full-size EV SUV looking very like the Concept EV9. It was late 2021 when the Kia EV9 Concept arrived to point towards a new, full-size, electric SUV range-topper from Kia, since when Kia has confirmed the EV9 will be sold in […]
Looks like the electric VW ID.2 concept is arriving this week
Volkswagen promises the debut of a new electric Concept on 15 March, previewing a new design language and, probably, a new VW ID.2. Volkswagen is trying hard to turn itself into a proper EV company with its ever-burgeoning array of ID EVs. But despite that, most are out of the reach of ‘normal’ car buyers […]
Electric Porsche Cayenne and new range-topping K1 SUV CONFIRMED by Porsche
At its Annual Press Conference, Porsche confirmed the electric Porsche Cayenne for production and a new ‘K1’ range-topping electric SUV. Porsche is heading hard down the electric route, with the Porsche Taycan already in production, the Electric Porsche Macn next up and the 718 Boxster and Cayman Electric already confirmed. Now, to no one’s great […]
Nissan ‘X-in-1’ Drivetrain will make E-POWER hybrids as cheap as ICE models
Nissan is aiming to cut production costs for EVs and e-Power hybrids with a new modular process promising a 30 per cent reduction. Nissan may have squandered the EV lead they had with the LEAF, but they’re now back in the game with the new Ariya and plans for many more EVs – and e-Power […]
New MINI Countryman SUV will add to MINI’s electric offerings
The new MINI Countryman, due to be revealed in September, will grow in size and come with an electric powertrain option. It’s 13 years since BMW’s MINI adventure first delivered a new Countryman as a MINI suitable for MINI fans with families and, despite the incongruity of seeing a super-sized MINI, it’s been quite a […]