Electric Vehicles

Ford announces new Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition with 480bhp

This is the new Performance Edition of the current Ford Mustang Mach-E GT, the all electric SUV from Ford and today the company has announced that the GT version will actually have more power than originally estimated, at 480bhp which is 21bhp than the company had estimated. The new Performance Edition actually has the same power, but 34 lb-ft more torque bringing it up to 634 lb-ft. The standard Mach-E […]

Volkswagen ID.3 was the best selling electric car in Europe last month

Here in Europe, electric car sales have been increasing by a lot, based on the numbers of October 2020 which saw an increase of 153% compared to October 2019. Last month, 1,127,624 cars were registered and 26.8% of those cars were electric with the best selling car being the brand new Volkswagen ID.3, which sold 10,475. Earlier this year in April, Tesla saw success as the best selling overall car […]

Tesla has had to recall some Model Y cars due to loose bolts

Tesla this week has had to recall a number of Model Y SUVs due to a potentially loose bolt in the steering system. 437 cars have been recalled so far. The bolts connecting the front upper control arm and steering knuckle may not have been torqued to specification. If not properly secured, the upper control arm can unseat from the steering knuckle, resulting in excessive negative or positive camber and […]

Tesla hints it might make a hatchback EV

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO has recently hinted that for the market here in Europe a smaller Tesla EV, in the form of a hatchback might be coming at some stage. All he said was, when speaking to Bloomberg: “In Europe, it would make sense to do a compact car. I’m sure there will be others as well.” Elon Musk More compact cars are important part of the market here in […]

Vauxhall adds more trim options to new Corsa and reduces prices

This week, Vauxhall has updated the new Corsa with more engine options, new trim options for the e-Corsa and in some cases, lower prices. e-Corsa Vauxhall has expanded the e-Corsa line up with three additional trim levels, the SE Nav Premium, SRi Nav Premium and Elite Nav Premium. The SRi model is more sporty, so it adds larger 17-inch alloy wheels, sport seats, red SRi interior, tinted rear windows as well […]

Department of Transport says the amount of public EV chargers has increased by 18% in the past year

Ever since electric cars were a part of main stream culture, a selection of people aren’t convinced they’ll be viable or work in the long run and with the 2030 ban of new car sales that are only combustion based looming, there is a need for some extra information on the infrastructure. This month, the DfT (Department for Transport) has provided some extra information on how many public electric chargers […]

Ford Mustang Mach-E now has an official range of 300 miles

The brand new Ford Mustang Mach E is due to be delivered to customers next month and ahead of the launch, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) in the US has approved the car with a maximum range of 300 miles on the top spec mode. The new Ford Mustang Mach E all electric SUV made its debut here in the UK earlier this year in February and was announced last […]

GM has had to recall over 68,000 Chevy Bolts as issues with catching fire crop up

Last week the news broke that GM has recently started recalling Chevy Bolts due to the risk of the battery catching fire, GM is recalling a lot of cars, 68,677 of them and only ones manufactured earlier than 2020 due to the new model having improved battery chemistry. Detroit News broke the news last week and the recall will aid GM in getting to the bottom of five fires between 2017 and […]

The amount of Teslas on UK roads has trebled in just one year

Tesla cars are incredibly popular and here in the UK the popularity has increased a lot since the Model 3 went on sale last year. Back in April, at the start of the lockdown in the UK, while other car companies seemed to struggle in the transition from dealership sales only, The Model 3 became the best selling car in the UK, beating out the ever popular Ford Fiesta. Thanks […]