Volkswagen reveals a new Style trim for the ID.5 Coupe SUV, available at prices from £49,735 rising to £55,570 for the GTX Style. [adrotate group=”4″As Volkswagen continues its mission to dominate the EV market, they’re busy adding new varients to try and tempt buyers in. The latest of these is a new trim level – […]
Kia EV6 GT – Kia’s 577bhp electric EV6 range-topper – heading for the Goodwood Hillcimb
The electric EV6 GT, the range-topping version of Kia’s electric EV6 range with 577bhp, will make its dynamic debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It’s more than a year since the Kia EV6 was revealed as Kia’s take on the Hyundai Ioniq 5, and it’s turned out to be rather a good, if not […]
BMW iX Electric SUV with 700-mile range thanks to ONE’s Dual-Chemistry battery tech
BMW has teamed up with Our Next Energy (ONE) to fit their Gemini dual-Chemistry battery in the BMW iX, promising a 700-mile range. With electric cars, we’ve probably now moved from range anxiety to charging anxiety as most EVs now have sufficient range for almost everyone’s reasonable needs, but the less than reliable public charging […]
Polestar 5 Prototype – the production take on the electric Polestar Precept – heading for Goodwood FoS
A prototype version of the new Polestar 5 – the production take on the Polestar Precept – is heading for the Hill climb at Goodwood. It’s more than two years since we first saw the Polestar Precept concept, and at the time we thought it would eventually arrive as the Polestar 4. But trying to […]
Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) for electric cars SCRAPPED
The UK government has announced that the Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) for electric cars is scrapped from today, 14 June 2022. We’ve had a grant for buyers of electric cars for more than a decade, although it’s been regularly reduced as EV sales rise, with the last cut in December meaning only cars selling for […]
Electric Hyundai Ioniq 6 is Hyundai’s “Electrified Streamliner” – and the tease begins
Hyundai starts the tease for the Ioniq 6, the production take on the Hyundai Prophecy, with an “Electrified Streamliner” video. It’s more than two years since we saw the Hyundai Prophecy revealed as a sleek, stunning electric coupe saloon – with more than a hint of Porsche 911 in its looks – but apart from […]
Electric VW ID.4 Pro 4MOTION adds new AWD option to the ID.4 range
VW is extending the ID.4 electric range with the addition of the ID.4 Pro 4MOTION, a second AWD version joining the ID.4 GTX. Volkswagen’s mission to reinvent itself as an electric car company is gathering pace, with the ID.3 followed by the ID.4 last year, and the ID.5 here as an ID.4 SUV Coupe. With […]
CUPRA previews three new ‘Electric’ models – CUPRA UrbanRebel, CUPRA Terramar and CUPRA Tavascan
Cupra, the SEAT brand that was, previews three new ‘Electric’ models – the CUPRA UrbanRebel, CUPRA Terramar and CUPRA Tavascan. It’s starting to look like Cupra, previously a badge for SEAT but now a standalone brand in the VW group of car makers, is going to overshadow its former parent with an increasingly convincing range […]
THIS is the Polestar 3 Electric SUV – Polestar’s take on the upcoming Volvo Embla
The first official photo of the new Polestar 3 electric SUV arrives following Polestar’s confirmation of an October debut for their take on the new Volvo XC90 / Embla. A few weeks ago, Polestar confirmed that their next model, the Polestar 3, will debut in October, adding to the current Polestar 2 and underpinned by […]
Polestar 2 ‘BST Edition 270′ – it’s a ‘Dynamic’ electric Polestar 2 with added power
Polestar delivers a special edition of the electric ‘2’ – the BST Edition 270 – with additional power and a focus on improved dynamic performance. Last year, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Polestar turned up with what they called the ‘Experimental Polestar 2‘, a regular Polestar 2 with power and suspension tweaks to give […]