The Abarth 500e arrives as Abarth starts its EV journey as a more powerful and dynamic Fiat 500 Electric with performance better than the Abarth 695. Abarth has been rolling out endless iterations of its 595 and 695 hot versions of Fiat’s 500, but now it’s time to join the EV party with the arrival […]
Ford E-Tourneo Custom REVEALED as an E-Transit Custom MPV with seats and windows
The Ford E-Tourneo Custom arrives as an MPV take on the new E-Transit Custom with eight seats and a 230-mile range. Just last month, Ford announced it was ending production of the Galaxy and S-Max MPVs (and the Fiesta) as it moves focus to EVs. But that doesn’t mean it’s given up on offering transport […]
Electric Pininfarina Battista BLASTS to 62mph in 1.86 seconds
The Electric Pininfarina Battista set new performance records, hitting 62mph in just 1.86 seconds, and braking as impressively. It’s getting on for four years since the electric Pininfarina Battista opened reservations as a new electric hypercar, with bonkers specs and serious performance potential. But with underpinnings borrowed from the Rimac Nevera, delivering up to 1900bhp […]
Electric Mercedes EQE and EQS “Acceleration Increase” SUBSCRIPTION on the way
Mercedes looks to be heading down the subscription route for add-ons, with an ‘Acceleration Increase’ subscription for EQE and EQS EVs. In recent years, we’ve all become used to paying modest subscriptions for stuff like Netflix and Amazon, and we’re now very used to paying a monthly mobile phone payment bundling handset, calls and data […]
Electric Cars to pay VED, but not until 2025. BIK rates for EVs on the rise too
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s international money market appeasement includes the arrival of VED for electric cars and increases in BIK too. Buyers of electric cars may be paying a lot more to buy their cars than buyers of ICE vehicles, but they’ve had a bit of a free ride when it comes to ongoing costs. Even […]
Toyota bZ Compact SUV PREVIEWS a new Toyota ‘bZ’ electric SUV
Toyota reveals more details of its next ‘bZ’ electric path with the arrival of the Toyota bZ Compact SUV at the LA Motor Show. Toyota’s hybrid darling returned to the world stage (well, some of the world stage) with the arrival of a new Toyota Prius this week as Toyota tries to breathe new life […]
New Genesis X Convertible Concept REVEALED as Hyundai’s posh brand takes the roof off the Genesis X Concept
Ahead of a debut at the LA Motor Show Genesis, Hyundai’s ‘posh’ brand, revealed the electric Genesis X Convertible Concept. Hyundai hasn’t found it easy taking its ‘posh’ Genesis brand to the point where it can take on Toyota with its Lexus brand, but after a few false starts the Genesis brand is now starting […]
Watch the Rimac Nevera hit 258mph and become the world’s FASTEST production EV
Watch the Rimac Nevera hit 258mph on the Automotive Testing Papenburg track in Germany
Hyundai Ioniq 6 First Edition SELLS OUT in 24 hours
The Hyundai Ioniq 6 First Edition – the launch model for Hyundai’s new electric Ioniq offering – sells out in the UK in just 24 hours. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 was Hyundai’s first ‘proper’ EV, built on a dedicated EV platform and offering impressive retro vibes in a clever package with good range and decent […]
Volkswagen has delivered MORE than 500,000 electric ID models in the last two years
Two years on from the first VW ID.3 electric models reaching customers, Volkswagen announces more than 5000,000 ID models have been delivered. It’s seven years since the news broke that VW had been using ‘defeat devices’ to fraudulently improve emissions figures on their cars, as the US government ordered the recall of half a million […]