Kia is busy testing the upcoming Kia EV9 – the production take on the EV9 Concept – ahead of a debut at the start of 2023. Late last year, Kia revealed the EV9 Concept as a pointer to a large electric SUV they plan, but we reckoned it would be very much an SUV for […]
Electric VW ID. Buzz racks up 10,000 orders – despite £60k starting price
The electric VW ID. Buzz ‘Van, and its Cargo sibling, have already racked up 10,000 orders – a third of them in Norway – despite a starting price of almost £60k. It’s only a month since the VW ID. Buzz went on sale in the UK (well, accepting enquiries at least) followed a few weeks […]
Electric Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept is an EV Muscle Car
The Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept is revealed as a look at what a retro-inspired muscle car will offer in the age of electric cars. UK roads may not be awash with V8 American Muscle Cars, but there’s enough love for them, especially classic muscle cars, that anyone with a fluid ounce of petrol in […]
BMW turns an electric BMW i4 M50 in to a four-motor electric BMW M test car.
BMW is planning the electric future of cars like the M3 and M4 with a BMW M test car based on the electric i4 M50 with four electric motors. What happens to performance cars like BMW’s M cars when even a family EV hatchback is boasting the sort of performance that was the realm of […]
Electric Smart #1 BRABUS leaks ahead of debut – expected to boast over 400bhp
The new electric Smart #1 SUV, the first from the Geely-Mercedes venture, is getting a performance Brabus version, due to debut on 26 August. Brabus has been turning out cosmetically titivated and performance-boosted versions of Mercedes’ best for a long time, and that has extended to Smart cars too, the last we saw being the Electric […]
Electric Polestar 6 on the way as 872bhp Roadster – but not until 2026
Polestar has confirmed that its O2 Concept will become the Polestar 6, an electric roadster with 871bhp. But it won’t arrive until 2026. Polestar revealed the very impressive O2 Concept back in March as a look at what an electric halo Roadster from the brand could be. And it seems the response to the concept […]
Mercedes EQE SUV Interior REVEALED ahead of October debut
The Mercedes EQE SUV, a high-riding take on the new Mercedes EQE, will debut in October, ahead of which the EQE SUV interior is revealed. Just like every other car maker, Mercedes is busy rolling out electric vehicles and so far we’ve had everything from EQA to EQS SUV, and the next up is the […]
BMW planning a HYDROGEN SUV for 2025 – with a little help from Toyota
BMW is about to build a small run of electric iX5s powered by hydrogen, but has plans for a proper hydrogen offering by 2025. It’s clear that BEVs are winning the EV race at the moment, mainly because we all have the ability to ‘fuel’ them relatively easily by plugging in, either at home or […]
New Volvo Embla – ‘replacement’ for the XC90 – LEAKED in patent images
We have what appear to be leaked patent application images for the new Volvo Embla – a replacement for the XC90 – ahead of a debut. It’s more than a year since Volvo revealed the Concept Recharge, a concept view of the replacement for the current XC90. But we’re not entirely sure the ‘new’ XC90 […]
The BMW 1602 Electric Drive – BMW’s first ELECTRIC car – is 50 years old this month
The BMW 1602 Electric Drive, BMW’s first electric car, debuted 50 years ago this month at the Munich Olympics in 1972. What’s the first electric car from BMW? Most of us suppose it’s the electric BMW i3, which has just gone out of production after nearly a decade on sale, but it’s not. In fact, […]