Mitsubishi UK managed to double sale in the UK in October 2018, with strong sales of the Eclipse Cross, Outlander and Outlander PHEV. Mitsubishi isn’t a huge player in the UK, selling its range of cars mainly to private buyers and small businesses, but it’s doing pretty well. The UK new car market was actually […]
New Range Rover PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid) could save business users MORE than £10k a YEAR
The new Range Rover P400e plug-in hybrid will be a big tax saver for business users, with the new PHEV costing more than £10k a year less for many. The new 2018 Range Rover arrived last week with its sleeker styling and improved interior, along with more technology and sensible tweaks. But it’s the arrival […]
BMW 530e iPerformance – BMW’s 5-Series Plug-in Hybrid – priced from £43,985
The BMW 530e iPerformance 5-Series plug-in hybrid goes on sale in the UK from £43,985 offering low BIK and an EV range of 29 miles. It was only yesterday that we got details on the BMW M550i as BMW’s new 5-Series range rolls out, and now we get details and prices for the 5-Series plug-in hybrid […]
BMW 330e Plug-in Hybrid – because a Tesla Model 3 is YEARS away
The BMW 330e plug-in hybrid features in a new BMW advert as the German car maker promises electric car driving, years before the Tesla Model 3 arrives. Now car makers have fully worked out how to game governments’ CO2 based taxation thresholds – and the official economy tests – we’re starting to see plug-in hybrids […]
Volvo plan to sell one MILLION electrified cars (EVs and plug-in hybrids) by 2025
Volvo has set itself a target of producing one million electrified cars by 2025 – that’s pure electric and plug-in hybrids – right across its range. Volvo keeps setting itself headline-grabbing targets as it seeks to consolidate its mission to be a premium car maker with a heart and soul, and the latest is to […]
BMW X5 xDrive 40e revealed – the production X5 plug-in hybrid – promising 85mpg
The production version of the X5 eDrive plug-in hybrid – the BMW xDrive 40e – has been revealed ahead of a public debut at next month’s New York motor show. We’ve already seen BMW’s plug-in hybrid X5 as a concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2013, but now it arrives as an X5 that lets […]
Audi A3 Sportback e-tron price and specs – costs £34,950
The Audi A3 Sportback e-Tron plug-in hybrid goes on sale for £34,950 and comes with official economy of 176.6mpg. First deliveries Jan 2015. If governments are going to base car taxation on Co2 emissions, then car makers are going to build cars that ‘game’ the official tests. A perfect example of which is the new […]
BMW Brilliance New Energy Vehicle – it’s a plug-in BMW 5-Series Hybrid
BMW and its Chinese partner Brilliance reveal a LWB 5-Series plug-in hybrid for the China market ahead of the Shanghai Motor Show. The Shanghai Motor Show is looming, and we’re starting to see pre-show reveals cropping up. But this is one reveal that has no real impact on anywhere but China, but is interesting nonetheless. […]
Toyota Plug-In Hybrid on sale in 2011
Toyota has revealed it will begin to sell Plug-In Hybrid cars in 2011, although not necessarily the Prius Plug-In. Back in September Toyota released details of the Plug-In Prius which – as you would have guessed from the name – adds a plug-in facility to the Prius to allow owners to charge the Prius’ batteries […]
Axon Plug-in Hybrid revealed
Car making minnow Axon Automotive has revealed details of a UK designed and built plug-in hybrid due to hit the market in 2011. We’re used to seeing plug-in hybrids coming at us from major manufacturers as they try to out eco one another. But this time we have a UK made plug-in hybrid from minnow […]