Author: Alex Lowe

Fiat announces new grant for 500 EV customers

Fiat has today revealed a new EV grant for customers of the electric Fiat 500 and 500C. Dubbed the ‘Fiat E-Grant’ the company will be offering this immediately as of today and gives customers £3,000 off the price of the two models. This is after the UK government got rid of the Plug-in Car Grant last June. The Fiat 500 and 500C electric are on sale now from £28,195 for […]

Targus launches new backpack with integrated Find My support

This week, Targus has launched a new backpack which has built in support for Apple Find My. The new Cypress Hero Backpack features a padded laptop compartment, which can take up to 15.6-inch laptops as well as a multitude of other pockets and zipped areas. The main area has a 22L capacity. On the top is the Find My device which allows the backpack to be tracked in the Find […]

Creator Spotlight S2 E7 – Sami Fathi

Squadshot In the seventh episode of Creator Spotlight, I spoke to returning guest Sami Fathi. Sami used to work at MacRumors and has recently set out on his own to start the Apple news website, Supercharged. We talk about starting out on your own, WWDC 2023, which is just around the corner.  Creator Spotlight is our series where we talk to creators about what they make and do and how […]

Fiat announces the new Topolino, a retro version of the Citroën Ami

This week, Fiat has revealed its own take on the Citroën Ami with the all-new Topolino. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because it was used back in the early 1900s on a car that was produced from 1936 to 1955. The new car is based on the existing Citroën Ami and is the company’s second EV. Fiat has said that the new Topolino has been designed to “encapsulate the […]

Volkswagen announces new Golf R 333 Limited Edition, yours for £65,000

Today, Volkswagen has announced the all new and exclusive, Golf R 333 Limited Edition. The new car has, as the name suggests more power than the standard Golf R, with 328bhp (333PS) and 309lb ft torque. This is 9bhp more than the standard car, with an improved top speed of 167mph and 0-60mph in 4.6 seconds. The standard kit includes an Akrapovič exhaust system with titanium silencers, 19-inch Estoril wheels […]

Many Tesla customers cancel orders, as Model X and Model S go LHD only in UK

We reported earlier this month that Tesla had stopped offering all right-hand drive versions of the Model X and Model S throughout the world, affecting customers in the UK, Japan and more. For customers who had ordered cars and had been waiting for multiple years, this was a huge disappointment. So much so that many customers have decided to cancel their orders, even with the promise of three years free […]

Audi SQ8 e-tron now on sale in the UK

Audi has put the new high end SQ8 e-tron SUV on sale here in the UK, priced from £97,500. The new car offers a high end option in the Q8 e-tron model range, with three motors in this performance focused model. The motor system has 370kW and 973 Nm of torque and is available in both SUV or Sportback coupe style. Both vehicles have the same battery, a 106kWh unit, […]

Caterham announces its first EV

Today, Caterham has announced the addition of a new model to its lineup, the very first electric car from the brand. The car will be shown off later this year in July at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The car looks pretty identical to other cars from Caterham and will have the same sort of performance as the existing petrol Seve 485, which has 237bhp. Caterham says it’ll have enough […]

Citroën Ami Buggy now on sale in the UK, from £10,495

Citroën has revealed that the special edition Ami Buggy will be coming to the UK, it pretty limited numbers as well as going on sale in Europe. Only 40 units will be coming to the UK, with prices starting at £10,495 and just 1000 to Europe. The Ami Buggy was originally a concept car, designed to show what can be done with the model. However, Citroën has decided to put […]

Ubiquiti is working on a soft-phone for UniFi Talk

In the last few days, Ubiquiti has finally confirmed that they are working on a soft-phone for UniFi Talk. Back when UniFi Connect was announced, a Talk widget was spotted inside of the UID app which hinted that the company has this in the works. However, the feature has been missing for a long time. Just a few days ago on Facebook, which was then subsequently to Reddit, Ubiquiti confirmed […]