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 […]
Volkswagen’s Arteon saloon and shooting brake are now on sale in the high spec R trim, with prices starting at £51,615. This marks quite a hefty premium over the standard car, which comes in at £35,435. This new model is based on the second generation car and at the moment, only the most premium models are offered, with less expensive versions to come, including an eHybrid plug in version. The […]
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 […]
Last year, at the start of the coronavirus pandemic the organisers of the Geneva Motor Show were forced to cancel the annual motor show. However, while the event was postponed last year and this year, the 91st show will now take place early next year. The organisers of the show are planning on hosting it between 19th and 27th February 2022. The organisers themselves have losses to recover from, due […]
The golden age of the large MPV is over, the rise of the SUV is proliferant and Volkswagen has now taken the Sharan off of sale in the UK. No replacement for the model is planned and already in the Volkswagen product line is the Touran and the Tiguan Allspace, both of which have seven seats. Back in the mid-90s, Ford and Volkswagen noticed how popular the MPV and people […]
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 […]
