As the 2030 deadline is approaching for new hybrid and electric cars and vehicles to be sold in the UK, a lot of manufacturers are getting their van and commercial vehicle lineups ready and more established, with electrified versions being released all the time. Just this year, Stellantis which was formed earlier this year and owns Peugeot, Citroën, Opel, Vauxhall and more have combined forces and already have a solid […]
Ralf Brandstatter, the Volkswagen CEO has recently shared a preview of what he calls the Volkswagen ID.X. It looks to be a hot hatchback version of the new all electric ID.3 and the images show a revamped car with larger alloy wheels, green accenting in the cabin which extends to the dashboard, steering wheel, stitching and on the exterior. Brandstatter has made it clear that this doesn’t show a new […]
This week, BMW has announced the new i4, which is the company’s first all electric saloon and it aims to challenge the Tesla Model 3 and the Porsche Taycan. The i4 will go on sale later this year in the UK, with prices starting at £51,905. Range for the i4 is between 255 and 367 miles depending on the trim level. It can also charge at up to 210kW where supported, […]
Fiat has announced today that by the year 2030, it will become an electric only car company, with a promise that by 2025 the line up will not have any combustion based cars in it. Fiat recently become a part of the Stellantis group earlier this year, joining the likes of Peugeot, Citroën and Vauxhall, all of which have a number of models with an electric focus. Currently, Fiat only […]
Rivian’s electric vehicles, the R1T pickup and the R1S have been in development for quite a long time now. The company announced them back in November 2018 and since then we have learnt a lot a but them. Just last year, the R1T prototype made its debut on Long Way Up Apple TV+ where Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor ride electric bikes from South America to LA and the R1T comes along […]
BMW has launched a new charging service recently here in the UK, which offers one simple package with various pricing options. The service will have main app and give BMW and Mini customers access to charging stations from BP Pulse, ESB, Osprey, Source London, Instavolt and Ionity. There are a few options on how to pay, with the Flex tariff, BP Pulse package and the Ionity Plus package. The first […]
Over the weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted out that the new upcoming Tesla Model S Plaid will be delayed by around a week. The new Plaid version of the Model S is the most powerful version to date with 1020bhp, a top speed of 200mph and around 520 miles of range, with the upcoming Plaid Plus version. Elon said the Plaid would need around one week more of work […]
Citroën has announced the all new and all-electric e-Relay panel van and it is now on sale in the UK. It is closely related, if not identical to the new e-Boxer from Peugeot and the Opel Movano-e / Vauxhall Movano-e as that collection of companies all sit under the new parent group, Stellantis. Every commercial vehicle in the Citroën lineup now has a fully electric option and the e-Relay is […]
Opel has announced this week that Poste Italiane, the Italian post office has ordered 1,744 brand new, all electric Corsa-e cars. Opel will deliver them later this year and the main goal is to reduce how much CO2 the postal service generates. The Opel Corsa-e and Vauxhall Corsa-e are visually and functionally identical, with a 337km (209 miles) range and rapid charging from public chargers. It is unclear what Poste […]
This week, Vauxhall has announced the new Movano-e which shares the same drivetrain and battery systems as the other large panel vans in the Stellantis group, from Opel, Citroën and Peugeot. Fiat’s version, the e-Ducato looks identical but due to the timings of the merger earlier this year, the battery system is different. Like the other vans in the group, the Movano-e has the choice of two batteries, 37kWh and […]
