Polestar is back to tease the Polestar 3, a Polestar SUV with next-gen Volvo XC90 underpinnings, ahead of a debut expected next year (2022). Just this week we reported that it’s starting to look like the replacement for the Volvo XC90 is going to be the Volvo Embla, offering a more ‘Estate’ take on an […]
Now Nissan turns the Ariya in to a single seater electric concept – in a week of Nissan EV concepts
The Nissan Ariya Single Seater Concept is revealed in a week of Nissan Concepts, turning the Ariya into a 400bhp track car. This week, we’ve already seen four new Nissan EV Concepts, including what looks like a LEAF replacement. And now we get another – the Nissan Ariya Single Seater Concept. Although it seems likely all […]
THIS is the BMW i7 – BMW’s answer to the Mercedes EQS
BMW releases the first official photos of the electric BMW i7 testing in the snow in Sweden ahead of a debut in 2022. We’ve already got the electric Mercedes EQS on sale in the UK, and BMW won’t be too far behind with their electric 7 Series – the BMW i7 – due to debut […]
Electric DS 3 Crossback E-Tense gets tweaked for additional range
The DS 3 Crossback E-Tense – the electric version of the DS 3 Crossback – gets a bit of a tweak to increase its real-world range. It’s been a while since the Citroen DS 3 arrived and, following Citroen’s move to turn DS into a ‘Brand’, it departed the Citreon range to become a DS […]
Nissan Chill-Out Concept (LEAF replacement?), three more EV Concepts and Solid-State batteries too
Nissan to invest £13 billion in Nissan Ambition 30 Plan in the next five years to deliver solid-state batteries and 23 electrified models by 2030. It’s probably fair to say that Nissan has squandered the lead it had in EVs with the LEAF, but it now has a plan – Nissan Ambition 30 – to […]
Electric Skoda Enyaq iV is Scottish Car of the Year – wins too for Hyundai, Kia, BMW and more
The electric Skoda Enyaq iV is the 2021 Scottish Car of the Year, with category wins too for Hyundai, Kia, BMW, Mazda and more. It’s 2021 so, of course, the Scottish Car of the Year needs to be an EV and, to be on-trend, an electric SUV of compact dimensions. And it is, and it’s […]
Ionity to QUADRUPLE its rapid EV charging network with £590 million investment
Ionity is expanding its rapid charging network for EVs to 7,000 by 2025 with a £590 million investment from shareholders and BlackRock. The future for EV charging away from home is surely a network of purpose-built rapid charge forecourts. Just like those we already have from Gridserve and Ionity, but in much larger numbers. That […]
Polestar 5 CONFIRMED as the production version of the Polestar Precept
The Polestar Precept Concept will be the Polestar 5 when it arrives as a production model in 2024 to rival EV saloons like the Tesla Model S. It’s getting on for two years since the Polestar Precept Concept arrived as another instalment in Polestar’s EV ambitions, a four-door saloon aiming at the same bit of […]
EV Chargers in ALL new UK homes from 2022, says Boris
The Prime Minister has announced that all new UK homes, and supermarkets and workplaces, will have to be fitted with EV charging points. We’re on the road to an electric car future – whether we like it or not, and whether it’s a sensible move or not – and the newly-greened Boris Johnson is looking […]
Kia Concept EV9 is a butch-looking electric SUV previewing the production Kia EV9
The Kia Concept EV9 arrives to preview a production electric EV9 SUV, with strong looks, sustainable materials and ‘Inspired by Water’. We’ve already seen Hyundai’s Concept Seven as a view of where Hyundai see the future of big SUVs, with a design similar to the Volvo Concept recharge and looking more like an MPV than […]