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Vauxhall announces new cheaper Yes Edition of the petrol Corsa

In early March, Vauxhall revealed the new Yes Edition of the Corsa Electric, which at the time was the cheapest new EV in the UK, something which has been surpassed by the new Dacia Spring. However, that car is now available to order from today and prices start from £26,895 in the UK. The EV version has a 50kWh battery pack, 134bhp motor and 221 miles of range. In the […]

Fastned opens its first motorway service station in Belgium

Riding on the pioneering heels of Toddington Harper and Gridserve, Fastned is now looking to make headways into the future of motorway service stations with its first location, which only caters to electric car drivers. Although there isn’t anything stopping you if you have a combustion car visiting for a coffee, of course. The new location is located on the E19 in Brecht, Belgium, between Antwerp and Breda and only […]

Fifth Gridserve Electric Forecourt construction starts today

Gridserve has announced today that construction starts today for its fifth ‘Electric Forecourt’ location in the UK, after Braintree, Norwich and London Gatwick. The company now has two locations under construction, Stevenage and now Markham Vale. Gridserve is aiming to open the new Markham Vale location by the end of 2024, with a loose timeframe of winter. Like the other locations, it’ll have an abundance of super fast electric car […]

Ford Mustang Mach-E refreshed for US market

Ford has refreshed the Mustang Mach-E for the US market this week, now consisting of four models with Select, Premium, GT and Rally. The GT Performance Edition has been discounted in favour for a new ‘Performance Upgrade’ – something the Rally trim level comes standard as with. Across the entire lineup, Ford has improved the performance, range and charging speed but the Mach-E hasn’t changed in any other way. The […]

Alfa Romeo announces new small EV, available as EV and ICE

Alfa Romeo has just announced the new Milano, the brands smallest SUV. The new vehicle is said to be the “spiritual successor” to the Giulietta and Mito. The Giulietta was dropped from sale back in 2021. As it is widely known, Alfa Romeo is part of the larger Stellantis group and the new Milano sits on the same platform as the Citroën C4, Fiat 600, Jeep Avenger and Peugeot 2008. […]

Ubiquiti UniFi UXG Lite vs UXG Max

Ubiquiti has been on a roll lately with its new gateway products, the original UXG Pro was debuted back in 2020 and then finally went on sale in 2022 and since then, not much has changed in the lineup. The UXG Lite was launched in November 2023 as the direct replacement for the ageing USG 3P, which has since been completely removed from the official Ubiquiti Store. Previously, the USG […]

BYD Seagull could come to the UK as super affordable EV

BYD has been selling its smallest car, the Seagull in China since the end of April 2023 for the equivalent of £8,000. BYD UK is “keen to have it” when asked about the possibly of bringing the car to the UK market. In the lineup, it would sit below the Dolphin, the smallest car that the company currently sells in the UK. In some other markets, the Seagull is sold […]

UI Chat – March 2024 – “Screengate”

SquadShot Show Notes In this episode, Alex and Evan talk about the UWC conference that took place in Chicago, the “Screengate” with the Cloud Gateway Ultra, the new G5 Ultra cameras revealed as well as the many accessories. Also, the deluge of software releases launched in the past month and an update on Alta Labs. We love to hear from our listeners! Get in touch about what you thought about […]

Charging Status | EV Podcast – March 2024

SquadShot Show Notes In this episode, Alex and Jim are back to talk about a BYD Media Day they both attended and the VW ID cars Alex has been driving. Also, Jim’s dog makes a special guest appearance, some chat about the Dacia Spring and why it might not be it is all made out to be and some riveting conversation about various EV vans. We love to hear from […]

Creator Spotlight S3 E8 – Imogen Bhogal

SquadShot In this episode, I chatted to Imogen Bhogal from Fully Charged. We spoke about her background in automative engineering, life at Fully Charged, how we deal with negativity surrounding EVs and much more. Creator Spotlight is our series where we talk to creators about what they make and do and how they got started. We really hope you enjoy this new episode. We love to hear from our listeners! […]