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 […]
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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 […]
BMW has removed the option of a diesel engine from some BMW and Mini cars
BMW has removed the option of a diesel engine from a few BMW cars and Mini today in the UK as the demand for diesel dwindles. BMW has spoken to Autocar today about this and a couple of cars have been mode petrol only, including the 2 Series Coupe and 2 Series Convertible as well as the Countryman D in the Mini lineup. The main reason for removing the diesel is the […]
Rollout of Volkswagen ID.4 for the US is delayed
The new Volkswagen ID.3 which has recently launched here in the UK and Europe in the past few months and it wont be making its way to the US, but the new ID.4 SUV will be, well at least soon as so far it has been delayed. The ID.4 was originally supposed to launch in the US at the end of 2020, but so far it has been somewhat delayed […]
Volkswagen Passat to leave the US in 2023
The US is undergoing a change in the car market, the once popular saloon cars and hatchbacks are now being overtaken by pick up trucks and SUVs and part of the move is companies stopping selling smaller cars, such as the new Ford Fiesta which hasn’t been made available in the US and now the Volkswagen Passat, which will stop being sold in the US once the current model gets […]
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 […]
Morgan has announced the 3 Wheeler will end production next year
Malvern Hills based Morgan is ending production of the iconic 3 Wheeler next year in 2021 after what will be 10 years on the market due to approval of the S&S V-twin engine. The company has produced over 2,500 3 Wheelers over the years and to celebrate the end, just 33 limited run examples will be produced. The limited version will be called the P101 Edition and will cost £45,000, […]
Subaru announces new BRZ, refreshed design and more power
This week, Subaru has updated the BRZ sports coupe, it has a nice redesigned front end, thinner headlights and redesigned rear bumper as well as power to make it compete better in its class. Subaru won’t be bringing the new BRZ to the UK, instead it’ll go on sale in Japan and the US only in 2021. However, like with the first generation Toyota GT86 and BRZ, the two companies […]
More cars are getting support for wireless CarPlay
More and more cars seem to be offering wireless CarPlay in their new vehicles, as the rumour of the next iPhone not including any Lightning port whatsoever. For example, in the US, Hyundai is adding wireless CarPlay to the 2021 models of the new Tuscon, Santa Fe, Venue and Palisade. Here in the UK, the latest Volkswagen Golf 8 now has wireless CarPlay too. Wireless CarPlay uses a combination of […]