Aston Martin has attempted to develop an EV before, with the Rapide E. The company had planned from as early as 2015 to produce a limited number of all electric saloon cars, under the Rapide brand but as recent as 2020, this project was cancelled. However, earlier last month Aston Martin announced that by 2026, it would stop selling pure-combustion cars. Following on from then, it would only focus on […]
Volvo has today revealed a new facelifted version of the XC40 Recharge as well as a new single motor version of the C40 at a lower price point. Volvo has introduced a new less expensive version of the C40 Recharge, the coupe edition of the XC40. The C40 can now be specced with a single motor, which will drive the front wheels only, the existing dual motor version is still […]
Rivian has announced this week that it is increasing the prices of some of the variants of the R1T pickup and R1S SUV. The base price of the R1T has been increased from $67,500 to $79,500 for the quad motor version with large battery packs. This is a very significant $12,000 jump and will apply to people who have pre-ordered and reserved. The R1S SUV is also seeing a similar […]
Some older Tesla models from 2012 onwards are starting to see issues with connecting to the 3G networks, as some phone carriers are starting to disable their legacy 3G networks in favour of the new 5G rollout, with 4G LTE being the new minimum going forward. Right from the start, Tesla started including 3G modems in their cars to make sure remote firmware updates can be managed, customers can connect […]
Tesla’s latest all electric car is now on sale here in the UK as well as some other right-hand-drive markets. The Model Y is available now with prices starting at £54,990 for the Long Range All Wheel Drive model. Orders started back in October for the first deliveries to start in early 2022 and here we are, the first customers in the UK are starting to happen. Initially, Tesla was […]
Nissan has refreshed its iconic electric car, the Leaf for 2022 with a variety of visual improvements, rather than focusing on the core technology and battery specifications. For a start, there are some new funky alloy wheels available in 16-inch and 17-inch sizes as well as the brand new Nissan logo used throughout the car. Nissan is also offering some new paint options, with Pearl Blue and Magnetic Blue brought […]
Consumer Reports has updated its recommended electric vehicle for the first time in a few years. For the past two years, the organisation has been recommending the Tesla Model 3 as its top choice for an EV in the US. However, since the introduction of the Ford Mustang Mach-E Consumer Reports has now changed its stance. Consumer Reports is now recommending the Mustang Mach-E, describing it has having a “far easier” […]
Tesla has been adding support for other electric cars to charge at its Supercharger network for a little while now, in the Netherlands. The company started a small pilot in November 2021 with just ten Supercharger stations having support. Now, all 36 Supercharger stations in the Netherlands can accept Tesla’s to charge as well as any third party models. Tesla is also going to be starting expanding the program to […]
BMW has released a new high performance variant of the already rapid, all electric iX SUV. This marks the first EV from the M performance division inside BMW. For the cars size, it has some impressive specifications, with 611bhp, 811lb ft of torque and a 0-60mph time of 3.9 seconds. Price is from £111,905. This new model will be available in the UK this summer and follows on from the standard […]
Škoda has launched its very first electric vRS model, geared towards performance. The vRS brand has been around a for a long time and is Škoda’s equivalent to Volkswagen’s GTI performance brand, with VW now using the GTX name for its performance electric cars. The new Enyaq Coupe iV vRS has a dual motor system with 295bhp, with a 0-60mph time of 6.5 seconds. Top speed here is 111mph and […]
