Starting today in the UK, the new MG ZS EV has now go on sale, with prices starting at £28,495, including the government’s £2,500 plug-in car grant. MG announced the new redesigned ZS EV last month, with its new larger battery pack, at 72kWh it’ll do 273 miles on one charge. There is a smaller pack available still, at 51kWh and that’ll do 198 miles – however that version is […]
Audi has just released a new software update for the e-tron 55 SUV, the company’s first electric car. The new update isn’t just the usual bug fixes, Audi has managed to squeeze some extra range out of it, adding an extra 12 miles for the 95kWh versions. However, unlike Tesla’s and the VW I.D family of cars, the e-tron can’t be updated over the air, it needs taking back to […]
Tesla has recently increased the price of the Model S and Model X, as current demand is delaying some orders until 2022. Both models have been bumped in price by $5,000, around £3,600. Both models were heavily refreshed earlier this year, with light retouches on the outside and full interior revamps. Earlier last week too, the entry level cars, the Model 3 and Model Y also saw price increases by […]
The UK government is planning on proposing that the cars that manufacturers sell, a proportion of them have to be fully electric, or zero emissions, such as hydrogen. The exact details of this proposal is yet to be finalised or even decided at this stage – the DfT hasn’t even had a consultation on it yet. However, the eventual aim is to improve choice for customers, now that there is a […]
Citroën’s new all electric e-Berlingo is now on sale in the UK, with prices starting at £31,302, when taking in consideration the £3,000 plug in van grant. The e-Berlingo also joins the other electric vans on offer from other Stellantis brands, Fiat, Peugeot, Opel and Vauxhall. The group has small vans, medium and large all offered with electric versions. Citroën is not offering the all electric version in the base […]
The all electric Peugeot e-Partner was announced earlier this year in February and it joins the Stellantis line up of all electric commercial vechincles, all the brands are sharing the same platforms, from Peugeot to Vauxhall. This means that like the small EV hatchbacks, such as the Corsa-e and e-208, the underpinnings and electiufcla components are identical. The e-Partner is on sale now in the UK, with prices starting at £31,262 […]
Throughout the US, the CCS charging socket is proving popular, even though for Tesla vehicles they use a propriety connector. Here in the UK and Europe, the CCS standard is prevalent and Tesla even switched to using it by default on the Model 3 when it was launched here. However, as many third party chargers that are not on the Supercharger network have switched or are switching to CCS, Tesla […]
Starting today here in the UK, Tesla has made its new Model Y small SUV available to pre-order, with shipments estimated for early 2022. Initially, the company was going to build them at the Gigafactory in Berlin, however for some markets in Europe, Tesla has been shipping some over from Shanghai. It is unclear where Tesla is going to import the Model Y cars destined for the UK from, as […]
Ford is aware of what issues EV drivers see on a fairly regular basis, a charge that doesn’t work. Naturally, this can put potential electric car owners off, so Ford’s manger of electric vehicles, Darren Palmer has announced that the company has plans to visit any electric chargers in the US that may have had data from a Mach-E, or any complaints on social media and test the chargers with a […]
MG has announced the new MG 5 EV estate, its all electric car which is destined to come soon to Europe, but the company hasn’t said anything yet whether or not a release to the UK is on the cards. The new car has a brand new design, which is much more aggressive than the outgoing model and the interior is similar to the new ZS EV which was announced […]
