The Vauxhall Corsa gets updated for 2021 with updated styling, new engine options and a lower starting price for the electric Corsa. It’s not that long since the current Corsa arrived on sale, although initially only as the Corsa-e, Vauxhall’s electric take on the new Corsa. But the regular ICE versions of the current Corsa […]
Porsche Taycan proves electric cars can drift with a Guinness WORLD Record drift
The Porsche Taycan has set a world record for drifting an electric car with an outing in Hockenheim covering more than 26 miles of drifting. Ever since the Porsche Taycan arrived as Porsche’s first EV, there have been no shortage of plaudits for its immense abilities and immense performance. Whether you think electric cars are […]
Ineos Grenadier (the ‘Real’ new Land Rover Defender) could be getting Hyundai’s Hydrogen powertrain
Ineos, makers of the Ineos Grenadier – an ‘homage’ to the original Land Rover Defender – working with Hyundai on a hydrogen future. We’ve had plenty of news on the Ineos Grenadier – Jim Radcliffe’s vision of what a ‘New’ Land Rover Defender should be – as it moves towards production. And it look impressive. […]
MINI Urbanaut Concept – MINI’s depressing view of future urban mobility
The MINI Urbanaut Concept is revealed a a ‘one-box’ electric MPV potentially previewing a MINI solution to urban mobility in 2030. What does the future of personal transport hold for us? That’s anyone’s guess as we’re pushed ever more quickly in to a future of EVs and cars like white goods, with visions of autonomous […]
New electric Ford E-Transit will send White Van Man down the EV road
Ford reveals the E-Transit electric van more than a year ahead of its arrival, promising an electric revolution for van drivers. There is a strong argument that making every car driver desert ICE propulsion for EVs is the minor part of the emissions problem, when what we really should do is concentrate on getting rid […]
New BMW iX electric SUV REVEALED – a BMW EV SUV with 500bhp and 376-mile range
The BMW iX, a production take on the iNext Concept, arrives as an all-new electric BMW SUV with 500bhp and 376-mile range. A few hours ago we revealed the BMW iX, BMW’s production take on the Vision iNext Concept, thanks to an early photo leak, and now BMW has officially revealed it too. Revealed the […]
BMW iX (iNext, iX5) LEAKS ahead of today’s reveal
The production version of the BMW iNext Electric SUV – probably the BMW iX or iX5 – leaks out ahead of a planned reveal later today. BMW’s electric car plans may be in a bit of a state of flux after we revealed BMW are developing a bespoke EV platform, but that’s not going to […]
Hyundai Kona Electric gets a new look and added tech
The Hyundai Kona Electric gets a makeover for 2021, with new looks differentiating it from its ICE siblings and added tech. It’s more than two years since the Hyundai Kona Electric arrived as perhaps the best EV from a mainstream maker to date, offering a sales-friendly compact SUV shape with an electric powertrain which, if […]
BMW volte-face on ELECTRIC cars means new dedicated EV platform on the way
BMW has decided to change direction with its electric cars, and is building a new platform dedicated to EVs due in 2025. BMW’s early efforts at delivering electric cars saw the arrival of the BMW i3 and BMW i8 as proper dedicated EVs, built from scratch and delivering something very different from BMW’s regular range […]
Opel Monza (Vauxhall Royale) heading back as an ELECTRIC range-topper?
Reports from Germany say that Opel/Vauxhall are planning to revive the Opel Monza / Vauxhall Royale as a range-topping electric car. There was a time when mainstream car makers built big coupes and found a ready market, like Ford with the Granada Ghia Coupe and Vauxhall with the Royale Coupe (a Vauxhall-badged version of the […]