Today, Abarth has announced a new performance version of the Fiat 500 Electric. Fiat and Abarth have been working together for a very long time, producing loud, performance oriented versions of existing Fiat models, including the Fiat 124, Fiat Punto and most famously, the Fiat 500. However, now that Stellantis (the parent company behind Vauxhall, Fiat, Abarth and many more companies) is going all in on electric vehicles, Abarth has […]
Earlier today, Ford has revealed an all new electric E-Tourneo Custom, a multipurpose vehicle for transporting people, for families or shuttle companies. While Ford has offered a Tourneo version of the Transit Custom and the Transit Connect, this is the first time that the company is moving it to a fully electric vehicle. The Tourneo models take the commercial van of which it is based and make it more sutuibale […]
Today, Mazda has released a new promotional video off, discussing its future in the world of electric vehicles. The Japanese firm is investing £8.9bn into the endeavour, but something more interest came out of the video, the MX-5. Mazda didn’t mention the MX-5 by name, but the image above is clearly a sports car of some kind, whether it be something new, revive an old badge name or be a […]
Geely this week has provided more information about the new Radar Auto RD6. The new pickup truck is an all electric model and sits on the same platform as the other cars that are in the Geely family, such as the Polestar 4, Smart #1 and Lotus Eletre. Geely announced the RD6 back in July this year, but not much information about it was known. However, this week the company […]
The current Volkswagen Golf wasn’t expected to stick around for that long, as it was well understood that VW was planning on replacing it with the ID.3 in the coming years. However, Volkswagen boss, Thomas Schafer has said that in the future, there is room for the all electric ID.3 and a future all electric Golf to co-exist. Schafer has said that the Golf will have an all electric model again […]
Tesla is working to produce around 100 all electric Semi trucks this year, which is higher than previously expected. We reported earlier in October that the company had started production, after many years of delays and setbacks. Tesla is now ready to ramp things up, with 50,000 units per year on the target for 2024. Tesla is going to be holding a delivery event for the Tesla Semi on 1st […]
The UK government has today announced that from April 2025, owners of electric vehicles will be required to pay road tax. The chancellor Jeremy Hunt has mentioned that this change will make the road tax system “fairer” than it is now. For a long time, owners of electric vehicles have been exempt from paying vehicle road tax, which is currently £165 per year. The original idea was to encourage more […]
As of yesterday, Volkswagen in Germany is now rolling out the first deliveries of the new ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo to customers. This comes after around six months since VW started taking pre-orders and both versions are now available at all VW dealers throughout Germany. Just this week, the first customer received their ID. Buzz in Hanover, which was a white ID. Buzz Cargo. The customer was a […]
Porsche has confirmed that it is working on an all electric Macan SUV which will sit on a brand new platform, the Premium Platform Electric (PPE). The al new car will have rapid 270kW charging, 603bhp and a 100kWh battery, offering in theory pretty decent range – although Porsche hasn’t yet announced any official range estimates. Porsche has fitted one motor per axle with four wheel drive. 603bhp is delivered, […]
BMW has been producing electric versions of the Mini for a little while, but has recently announced that starting in 2023 it would be stopping to relocate production to China. The main reasoning was put down to the fact that the current Cowley factory in Oxford isn’t that well equipped to deal with EV production. However, this week a German publication Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung has reported that it has learned […]
