Nissan teases the replacement for the Micra as an electric City Car, related to the upcoming electric Renault 5 reboot, and due in 2024. It’s received wisdom that the headlong dive into electric cars, and the banning of ICE cars, will see the demise of compact city cars because they will be just too expensive. […]
First ELECTRIC Bentley will be built in Crewe and arrive in 2025
Bentley announces that the first electric Bentley will be built in Crewe and arrive in 2025 as part of a £2.5 billion investment over the next decade. Just like every other car maker, Bentley is having to rush down the electrification route if it wants to survive a heavily legislation-driven future for car production and […]
MINI Recharged: OFFICIAL MINI Electric Conversions for the Classic Mini
MINI Recharged is launched to deliver official MINI conversions for the Classic Mini, built from 1959-2000, with 121bhp electric motor. Carmakers are rushing headlong into EVs to satisfy demands imposed by legislators across the globe – rather than real consumer demand – and we’re heading quickly down the road to zero sales of ICE cars […]
Kia EV6 is What Car? Car of the Year – wins too for BMW, Ford, Porsche, Volvo and more
The electric Kia EV6 is the What Car? Car of the Year, with multiple wins too for BMW – five wins – and Ford – three wins. It’s What Car? Car of the Year time again, and this year’s winner is…the electric Kia EV6. It’s no surprise in the current climate that an electric car […]
BritishVolt gets £1.7 billion funding for EV battery Gigafactory – Lotus a likely partner
British EV battery start-up Britishvolt has secured £1.7 billion funding for a new battery gigafactory in Nothumberland. Lotus is a likely partner. As we move towards an age of electric cars, we’re going to need an awful lot of batteries to power all those new EVs. And we need a chunk of that production in […]
Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo – the ‘Practical’ Taycan – on sale in the UK
The electric Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo, the Taycan ‘Estate’ goes on sale in the UK from £73,650, rising to £140,080. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the arrival of the Panamera Sport Turismo five years ago turned what was a challenging design into a triumph, added a dose of practicality and dialled […]
Watch Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo WORLD RECORD 3 miles in 44 hours
Watch the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo set a new world record, travelling 3.1 miles in just under 44 hours. The electric Porsche Taycan is a remarkable electric car, offering proper Porsche-ness all wrapped up in a package delivering all you’d expect from a Porsche but with stunning electric performance instead of Porsche petrol power. Not […]
Electric Peugeot e-308 details revealed – and there’ll be an electric ESTATE too
The electric Peugeot e-30 will arrive next year – and as an electric estate too – as Peugeot boss reveals what’s planned for the EV. It’s getting on for a year since the new Peugeot 308 arrived, bringing with it a new platform and new looks and receiving its fair share of plaudits, including as […]
Electric Citroen e-C4 gets new CHEAPER e-C4 Sense entry-level model in a range tweak
The Electric Citroen e-C4 gets a range update for 2022, with a new entry-level model – the Citroen e-C4 Sense – costing from £28,495. It’s only five minutes (well, last October) that the electric Citroen e-C4, and its ICE siblings, got a bit of a tweak. But Citroen is back again for more titivations for […]
Electric Skoda Enyaq Coupe iV TEASED with design sketch – debuts 31 January
The Electric Skoda Enyaq Coupe iV – Skoda’s ‘Lifestyle’ take on the Enyaq iV – is teased with a design sketch ahead of this month’s debut. As the VW ID range of EVs grows – as VW’s plans for world EV domination roll on – we’ve already had the electric VW Hatch with the ID.3, […]