The new Volkswagen ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo will debut on March 8 2022, ahead of which VW reveals more details. It feels like a new, electric VW Camper Van has been on the way forever but, following a concept reveal back in 2017, VW has finally announced the new ID. Buzz and ID. […]
New electric Mercedes-AMG EQE 53+ gets 678bhp to take on the Porsche Taycan
The new electric Mercedes-AMG EQE arrives in 43 and 53 guises with up to 678bhp and 0-62mph in as little as 3.3 seconds. We’ve already seen the first efforts of AMG to adapt to a world of electric powertrains with the EQS, and now we get the arrival of its baby brother with the reveal […]
New Polestar 5 aiming at Porsche Taycan with new UK-developed aluminium platform
The new Polestar 5 – Polestar’s flagship model and production version of the Precept concept – will have a UK-developed bonded aluminium platform. Polestar is now ploughing its own furrow after its separation from Volvo and subsequent SPAC listing, and has already delivered the hybrid Polestar 1 as a halo car to kick-start the brand […]
Looks like DeLorean is RETURNING as an electric car with new Italdesign look
It looks like the DMC DeLorean is on the way back as an electric car with a new design from Italdesign, after teases from DeLorean and Italdesign. Even non-petrolheads know the story of the Delorean Motor Company, where an American car man persuades Margarate Thatcher’s government to back the production of a sports car in […]
Lexus Electrified Sport Concept: Lexus delivers REVEALING video of the Electric Supercar
The Lexus Electrified Sport Concept, one of a swathe of Toyota and Lexus EVs revealed recently, returns in a revealing video from Lexus. Toyota isn’t a company built on unrealistic promises, but one built on solid values and well-built cars which deliver what they promise, but often with little fanfare. So to see Toyota boss, […]
This is the FIRST look at the SMART #1 – Smart’s new Electric Compact SUV
SMART reveals a first look at their new electric compact SUV – dubbed SMART #1 – as it prepares to launch the new model later in 2022. After years of limping along, propped-up by Mercedes money and seemingly never making a profit, SMART is now a joint venture between Mercedes and Geely and is planning […]
Skoda Enyaq Coupe iV vRS: Prices and Specs for Skoda’s first electric vRS
The Skoda Enyaq Coupe iV vRS, Skoda’s first electric vRS model and twin to the VW ID.5 GTX, costs from £51,885 in the UK. Last month Skoda rolled out the Enyaq Coupe iV vRS, as well as regular versions of the Enyaq Coupe, as a sister car to the VW ID.5 GTX. And now it’s […]
VW ID.3 and ID.4 CHEAPER over four years than the equivalent ICE Golf and Tiguan, says VW
Volkswagen says the cost of an electric ID.3 and ID.4 is less over four years than the equivalent ICE Golf or Tiguan. There is no question that the cost of EVs is a big barrier to entry for many, with even the cheapest EVs costing more than a year’s salary for an average worker. But […]
Electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 IMPROVED with new updates for 2022
Hyundai is giving the electric Ioniq 5 a bit of an update, including a bigger battery and (optional) battery conditioning. It only seems like five minutes since the Hyundai Ioniq 5 arrived as Hyundai’s first proper EV (yes, we had the Kona EV before that, but it’s an ICE car with an electric transplant, not […]
Volvo spending £800 million to make electric cars like Tesla
Volvo is investing £800 million at its Torslanda manufacturing plant in Sweden and introducing ‘Megacasting’ for car bodies – just like Tesla. Volvo is planning to be producing only electric cars by 2030, and has announced it will spend £800 million in the coming years to turn its Torslanda manufacturing plant in Sweden in to […]