Cars

Tesla introduces new Megapack, a $1 million 3 MWh battery system

Tesla, today has announced a new product in its energy storage line moving on from the Powerwall and the Powerpack, with the Megapack. It’s designed for large scale energy storage, think power stations and solar farms. Tesla actually revealed the Megapack in July 2019, and at that time, some things were known about it apart from the battery size, but the price was unknown. The 3 MWh pack will cost […]

Audi introduces new RS3 with nearly 400bhp

Audi has introduced a brand new version of its RS3 hot hatch and saloon, this time for the third generation Audi has given it 394bhp, new four wheel drive system and like the old Ford Focus RS and new Golf R, a drift mode for the first time. The new RS3 is based on the latest fourth generation A3, which was revealed in April 2020 and comes in traditional hatchback […]

Kia updates the Ceed with refreshed design and more tech

Kia has updated its Ceed hatchback recently, which is a similar size to the Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus. The new mud life refresh includes a tweaked design, new Kia logos throughout as well as some new tech inside the cabin. The new car will go on sale here in the UK later this year with prices yet to be announced. Up at the front end of the car, Kia […]

Tesla is about to put the electric Semi truck into production

Tesla announced the new Roadster and the Semi back in the autumn of 2017 and now over three years later, the company is about to finally put the electric semi truck into production. Tesla will be the first manufacturer to produce an all electric truck with what can be classed as a long range, as there are other companies out there making electric trucks but they don’t have anywhere near […]

Tesla is planning on opening up its Supercharger network to other EVs

Tesla has announced that its Supercharger network will soon be able to work with other third party electric cars, starting later this year. Elon Musk announced the change on Twitter this week, replying to @TesLatino. Tesla has 2,500 stations accroess the world with a total of 25,000 individual charging points, 600 of which are in the UK and Ireland. We created our own connector, as there was no standard back […]

New Hyundai Kona N UK prices revealed

Hyundai has announced the pricing for the new Kona N for the UK, following the car being announced back in April this year. The Kona N starts at £35,395 and is in the same product line as the i20 N, and i30 N which take a standard model and give it more power, along wit other enhancements. The Kona N has a 2.0 litre four cylinder engine with 276bhp and […]

MG sales are up by 76.3%

Earlier this month, MG revealed that it has had a surge in sales this year, with a 76.3% increase year-on-year and the company now has a 1.5% share of the UK market. The company has also sold more cars in the first six months of 2021 than it did in 2019, which could be down to the brand’s price friendly electric cars. MG is becoming more and more of an […]

MG updates it’s all electric 5 estate with a larger battery

MG has launched a new battery option for its MG 5 SW, an all electric saloon and estate from the company. This new model has a large 61.1kWh battery pack, giving the car a range of 250 miles. It can be had in the Excite and Exclusive trim levels, priced at £26,495 and £28,995 respectively. “With the new longer-range model, we’re offering MG customers even greater value and flexibility from […]

The next Nissan GT-R is reported to be a pure combustion model

According to a Japanese car website, Best Car the next generation of Nissan GT-R that comes along will be a pure combustion only model, with no hybrid model on the cards. The report also says the next version will be a big rework of the current R35. It has been widely expected that whatever new version follows on from the R35 would be electrified in some way, be it mild […]

Vauxhall launches new redesigned Astra

This week, Vauxhall has announced the brand new eighth generation Astra hatchback which sits on a brand new platform from Stellantis with some plug-in hybrid options too. The new Astra is completely redesigned with the striking ‘Vizor’ front grille, something that has made its way to the new Grandland and Mokka. The Astra now sits on the EMP2 platform from Stellantis, which is shared between other models, including the new […]