The electric Mercedes EQE arrives as the EQS’s smaller SUV sibling with range-topping AMG EQE with up to 677bhp. With this, the new Mercedes EQE SUV, Mercedes continues its rollout of electric models, sitting below the EQS in a smaller – although almost as commodious – package aimed at a younger audience, the EQE looks […]
Lotus Evija Fittipaldi EV Hypercar revealed with ‘John Player Special’ livery
The Lotus Evija Fittipaldi is revealed as a run of just eight special Evijas to celebrate 50 years since Emerson Fittipaldi won the F1 championship. It’s just three months since Lotus revealed the electric Evija Hypercar, complete with a 1,973bhp electric powertrain and stunning performance. With such a recent reveal, you might think it’s rather […]
New Jaguar Charging and Land Rover Charging aims to make EV and PHEV charging easier
JLR is aiming to make charging EVs and PHEVs easier with a new Jaguar Charging and Land Rover Charging scheme. There is no doubt that charging EVs and PHEVs when out and about is getting easier and more reliable, but it is still inconvenient to need a wallet full of membership subscriptions to access some […]
New Volvo EX90 EV will offer bi-directional charging – perfect for blackouts
As Volvo continues its tease for the new EX90, it reveals the electric SUV will come with bi-directional charging to power appliances and more. We know Volvo will reveal the electric replacement for the current XC90 – whilst keeping the current XC90 as a plug-in only model – on 9 November, and that the plan […]
Toyota stops the WHEELS falling off the new electric Toyota bZ4X
Toyota has restarted production of the new electric Bz4X after it was halted following an issue which could make the wheels fall off. Toyota has been big on electrification for longer than any other car maker, but the electrification focus, for both Toyota and Lexus models, has been almost exclusively on hybrid models. Toyota had […]
New Maserati GranTurismo OFFICIALLY revealed as Modena, Trofeo and electric Folgore models
The new Maserati GranTurismo is officially revealed and offered with a V6 petrol engine in Modena and Trofeo or the EV Folgore. There’s been no shortage of teasers for the new Maserati GranTurismo, with Maserati teasing both the electric Folgore and the V6-engined petrol models. But now the new Maserati GranTurismo is officially revealed as […]
Kia Soul EV range comes with new cheaper short range battery option
The Kia Soul EV is now available with short-range 39.2kWh in new Urban trim and there’s a new Explore trim too. Prices from £32,795. It’s more than three years since the new Kia Soul EV went on sale in the UK as the Soul became an EV-only offering in the UK, with underpinnings borrowed from […]
Citroen Oli: a properly QUIRKY Citroen take on an affordable EV complete with new Citroen logo
The Citroen Oli Concept arrives as a typically Citroen quirky Concept pointing at a way to deliver affordable EVs in the future. We’ve long bemoaned that the cost of electric cars excludes a big chunk of drivers who simply can’t afford to get in to an EV, and with interest rates rising and lease costs […]
Electric Peugeot e-208 gets the e-308’s tech for more power and more range
The electric Peugeot e-208 gets a bit of a makeover for 2023 with tech from the new e-308 delivering more range and more power. Peugeot is one of those car makers that have chosen to go down the ‘EV as a power option’ road rather than delivering a new range of different models to market […]
Renault’s R5 Turbo 3E Drift EV casts a HALO glow ahead of new Renault 5 EV’s arrival
The Renault R5 Turbo 3E Drift EV arrives as a one-off to celebrate 50 years since the arrival of the Renault 5 and cast a halo on the new Renault 5 EV. It’s 50 years since the Renault 5 arrived – and getting on for 30 years since it disappeared into the Renault graveyard in […]