Hertz plans to add 65,000 new VEs to its fleet in a deal with Volvo and Geely-owned Polestar, adding to the 100k Tesla fleet. As Volvo and Geely seek to establish Polestar as the premium EV brand, there are big ambitions, not least a massive increase in production, but also a Spac listing valuing the […]
UK New Car Registrations DOWN by 14.3% in March – Tesla takes top TWO spots
New car registrations in the UK fell in March (2022) by 14.3 per cent, with the Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3 the best sellers. There will come a point where demand for new cars is met by production volumes, but that still seems a way off as shortages – especially of ‘Chips’ – […]
New Kia Niro Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid models are emissions-free – in REVERSE
Kia details the powertrains of the new Niro, available in Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and Electric, and the Kia e-Niro becomes the Niro EV. Kia may have started its blitz to deliver pure electric cars with the very good Kia EV6, but that doesn’t mean it’s dumping the electric Niro. In fact, a new Kia Niro […]
Electric Toyota bZ4X has a bit more range than Toyota thought
The new electric Toyota bZ4X will be arriving with buyers in the next couple of months, and those customers will get more range than Toyota thought. It’s taken Toyota a while to take BEVs completely seriously, but with governments around the world legislating ICE and Hybrids out of existence in the next decade or so, […]
New Electric SMART SUV – the SMART #1 – teased ahead of next week’s debut
As the debut of the new electric Smart SUV – the Smart #1 – nears, the Mercedes-Geely joint venture teases its arrival. In case you hadn’t noticed, Smart is now a joint venture between Mercedes and Geely, and it’s moving away from building tiny city cars like the ForTwo – and bigger ones like the […]
This is the new electric BMW i3 – but it’s probably not the new i3 you expect
A new electric BMW 3 Series arrives with the launch of the BMW i3 eDrive35L in China, a long-wheelbase electric take on the 3 Series. The BMW i3 has been with us for a very long time as an appealing electric oddity from BMW, but it’s about to head for the BMW graveyard as BMW […]
This is the new Lotus Eletre SUV – Lotus are calling it ‘the world’s first electric Hyper-SUV’
Lotus reveals the new Lotus Eletre electric SUV, dubbed the ‘world’s first electric Hyper-SUV’ by Lotus, with at least 600bhp and 100kWh battery. The last thing anyone would expect a few years ago from Lotus was a big, heavy SUV joining the ranks of its ageing sports car lineup. But then Geely arrived with pots […]
Kia EV9 Electric SUV CONFIRMED for the UK in 2023
The Kia EV9 Concept, a large electric SUV, will turn in to a production model in 2023, and it will be on sale in the UK and Europe. Back in November, Kia revealed their EV9 Concept as a big electric SUV, potentially pointing to a new range-topping electric model. The potential for the Kia EV9 […]
Electric Classic Cars turns a wrecked 1972 BMW 3.0 CSi in to an ELECTRIC BMW 3.0 CSL
Electric Classic Cars add to its impressive list of Classic EV conversions with a wrecked BMW 3.0 CSi turned in to an electric BMW 3.0 CSL. It seems inevitable that more and more classic car specialists are turning to electric power to keep classics on the road, and give them the ability to be daily […]
Lotus gives their new electric SUV a name – and yes, it starts with an ‘E’
The new Lotus electric SUV will be revealed tomorrow (29 March 2022), ahead of which Lotus has revealed it has a name beginning with an ‘E’. As you’d expect. For almost 65 years, Lotus has given its cars names all starting with the letter ‘E’, from the 1958 Lotus Elite through Elan, Europa, Elite, Eclat, […]