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 […]
Cupra has recently added more choice to the engine lineup for the Leon hatchback and estate. The two new engines offer some middle ground between the plug-in-hybrid and the more raucous, 242bhp and 306bhp offerings. The Leon is one of two models that Cupra offers which is also available as an equivalent Seat. The Seat version of the Leon is pretty well specced the same and in some versions, close […]
BMW revealed the all new flagship XM SUV earlier this year – and in November, it has now gone on sale. The XM is a super-SUV at a super price tag too, starting at £145,885 in the UK and is only the second standalone M car the division has created. 2022 is the 50th anniversary of the M division and is the first electrified car we have seen to wear […]
Fuel duty in the UK is set to rise by 12p per litre in March 2023, according to a new report from the Office for Budget Responsibility. The UK government hasn’t had to raise the fuel duty on fuel for a long time, not since January 2011. Fuel duty in the UK sits at 52.95p per litre and that’s purely tax, it was dropped by a token 5p per litre […]
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 […]
MG has said that the upcoming replacement of the MG3 hatchback will continue to use a combustion engine, despite the need for cars to go fully electric. MG has already got three electric models on offer here in the UK, with the MG ZS EV, MG4 and MG5 EV estate. However, MG UK commercial director Guy Pigounakis spoke to Autocar this week and said that the financials don’t add up to make a […]
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 […]
