Polestar rolls out the Vivaldi web browser on the Polestar 2, allowing owners to access a full-scale web browser on the go. Cars are rapidly changing into mobile computers, with buyers seemingly more interested in what technology is available than the ‘drive’. And, it seems, despite having a mobile phone in their pockets – or […]
Electric Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 UK Price and Spec Announced
The Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+ goes on sale in the UK in Touring and Night Edition specs with prices starting from £154,995. The Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 was revealed back in September as the first proper electric AMG model, and now it’s going on sale in the UK with prices starting from a not insignificant £154,995 and […]
Peugeot 208 and electric e-208 updated for 2022
Peugeot updates the 208 – including the electric e-208 – for 2022, including a revised model range and streamlined engine offerings. Last month, Peugeot gave the 3008 and 5008 SUVs a bit of a titivate although, sensibly, without changing too much on what are already successful models. Now it’s time for a 2022 update for […]
Electric NIO ET5 joins NIO ET7 to BATTLE Tesla saloons – promise of up to 620-mile range
The Electric NIO ET5 is revealed as a Tesla Model 3-sized electric saloon promising EV range of up to 620 miles. Almost a year ago, we had the reveal of the electric NIO ET7, a large electric saloon car from Chinese EV specialists NIO, promising impressive performance and huge range and clearly aimed at the […]
Vauxhall CUTS £3,000 off price of Electric Mokka-e and Corsa-e in response to PiCG reduction
Vauxhall responds to the cut in the Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) by cutting £3,000 from the price of the electric Mokka-e and Corsa-e. When the Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) was cut earlier this year, we were met with a raft of car makers cutting prices to get their cars in under the new £35k limit […]
Nissan Newbird EV – the electric love child of the Nissan Bluebird and Nissan LEAF
The Nissan Newbird is a 1980s Nissan Bluebird with the heart of the electric Nissan LEAF, celebrating 35 years of Nissan in Sunderland. Now Nissan has woken up to the need for a bit more than the LEAF to drive it into an EV future, we’ve seen the Nissan Ariya priced ahead of arriving on […]
CUPRA Born Electric Hatch – the VW ID.3’s Spanish cousin – costs from £33,735
The Cupra Born Electric Hatch – Cupra’s take on the VW ID.3 – costs from £33,735 in the UK, with cheaper versions to follow in 2022. Another day and another VAG electric car gets priced up, and this time it’s the Cupra Born, SEAT’s ‘performance’ brand Cupra’s take on the VW ID.3, and it costs […]
Electric Toyota bZ4X UK prices and specs announced
The electric Toyota bZ4X, the first of Toyota’s new wave of EVs, will cost from £41,950 in the UK when it goes on sale next year. The big Toyota (and Lexus) news yesterday was the reveal of 15 new EVs heading for showrooms in the next few years, alongside the first officially revealed Toyota EV, […]
Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) for electric cars CUT to £1,500 – price cap now £32k
The Plug-in Car Grant to subsidise electric cars is cut again and is now just £1,500, and only for EVs with a list price of under £32,000. It was only in March that the UK Government cut the subsidy for buyers of electric cars from £3,000 to £2,500, and lowered the price cap for eligible […]
Skoda Enyaq Coupe iV – Skoda’s take on the electric VW ID.5 – TEASED ahead of debut
The Skoda Enyaq Coupe iV, a coupe version of the Enyaq iV and Skoda’s take on the VW ID.5, is teased ahead of a debut in the New Year. We’ve had the Skoda Enyaq iV with us for more than a year and it is, many say, a more rounded and practical EV its VW […]