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 […]
BMW iNext / iX / iX5 SPIED testing ahead of next week’s reveal
The BMW iNext – or BMW iX or BMW iX5 – caught testing on video ahead of the debut next week of BMW’s next electric vehicle. BMW, just like other car makers, is finally taking electrification seriously – despite seemingly squandering an early lead with the i3 and i8 – and is busy delivering new […]
Bentley going ALL electric, with the first Bentley BEV in 2025
Bentley announces it plans to be fully electric, and ‘carbon neutral’ by 2030, with plug-in hybrid Bentleys and a BEV by 2025. Bentley is feeling bullish despite the Covid-related problems all car makers are facing, and are convinced they can transition from makers of 12-cylinder luxury cars to makers of electric luxury cars, and do […]
Electric Volkswagen ID.4 COUPE spied as VW already look to expand the ID.4 range
The newly revealed Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUV looks set to get a coupe sibling as spy video of an ID.4 with coupe roofline arrives. It’s only been a bit over a month since the VW ID.4 was revealed as Volkswagen build on the ID.3 to deliver an SUV take on the electric ID range, an […]
Swindon Classic can turn your classic Mini in to an EV for £10k – but it’s really more than £35k
Swindon Classic announce a Classic Mini EV kit which will turn your original Mini in to an electric Mini for £8,850. But it’s really over £35k. Want to turn your classic Mini in to an electric car for a stylish and fun way to blat around town? If so, Swindon Classic look to have the […]
Ford Mustang Mach-E is the FIRST Tesla Competitor, says Ford boss
Ford boss Jim Farley has declared that the new Ford Mustang Mach-E – Ford’s electric SUV – is the first real Tesla competitor. Tesla’s indisputable lead in electric cars means that every new electric car that turns up is compared to what Tesla delivers but, at least technically, no car maker has managed to get […]
An ELECTRIC Aston Martin is on the way (again) but not for another five years
Aston Martin will deliver an electric car, although not for five years, using Mercedes EV tech, and add electrification across its range. Aston Martin, and Lagonda, have been promising to deliver an electric car for a long time now, but nothing yet. We were supposed to get new electric Lagondas rolling out of Wales next […]