Electric Vehicles

Tesla recalls 40,000 cars due to power steering issue

Tesla has this week has recalled around 40,000 cars, which include the Model S and Model X – coincidently, the two most expensive models the company makes. BBC News reported the information yesterday and it affects exactly 40,168 units. The issue is down to a software issue which can detect potholes and other road imperfections as steering assist torque, which according to the NHTSA can be so serious, it could result in […]

Zoom is coming soon to Tesla vehicles

Today, Zoom has revealed that soon, Tesla vehicles will have native access to the video conferencing app. The news came via the company’s annual Zoomtopia 2022 event today. The Zoom app will run natively on Tesla vehicles and utilise the cabin camera that is located just above the rear-view mirror. To date, the interior camera has gone unused and hasn’t really served a purpose. Earlier this year, some people noticed […]

Mercedes starts taking orders for the all electric EQS SUV

As of last week, Mercedes started taking orders for the new, all electric EQS SUV. The car is on sale now in the UK, with prices starting at £129,170. So far, Mercedes has a large range of fully electric SUVs and the new model joins the line of ultra premium models, comparable with the likes of the BMW iX and Audi E-tron. Mercedes is offering just a few models, with […]

The all new Hummer EV is now sold out for the next two years

The all new Hummer EV is pretty much sold out for the next two years, according to GMC Global VP Duncan Aldred. GM has more than 90,000 reservations for the new vehicle, but has only made 2,570 in the first nine months of 2022. 700 units were made in September alone, which showed an increase. The GMC Hummer EV has 1,000bhp and 11,500lb ft of torque. Range is rated at […]

Ubiquiti reveals new EV Station electric car charger

Today, Ubiquiti has revealed the all new EV Station charger, which will be part of the upcoming UniFi Connect platform. The device is in early access at the moment and the news came via a new YouTube video that Ubiquiti shared. Ubiquiti claims that this is the “worlds first EV charging platform.” The EV Station is specifically designed for organisations, with support for access scheduling, statistics monitoring and granular control […]

Tesla adds some of its prototypes and unreleased vehicles to the Petersen museum

The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles has announced that it is going to be exhibiting some of the most rare and unreleased vehicles from Tesla. The new exhibit is to be called “Inside Tesla” and show off the likes of the prototype Model 3 from 2016, the original Tesla Roadster and much more. Cars in the exhibit Original Tesla Roadster Tesla Roadster Prototype (2005) Tesla Roadster (2020) Tesla’s 1,000,000th […]

Tesla Model Y was the best selling car in Europe in September

The Tesla Model Y hit the top of the charts for sales in September in Europe, with 29,367 units registered, up by 227% since September 2021. Tesla has seen explosive growth in the UK and Europe, becoming the best selling cars in various markets here. This is the first time Tesla has had a best selling car in Europe, selling more than the Peugeot 208 and Dacia Sandero in September […]

MG will reveal the all-electric Cyberster roadster in April

MG has announced this week that the new upcoming Cyberster EV roadster will be revealed next year in April 2023. The all electric sports car is to be revealed next year, with first deliveries to customers to commence in the first half of 2024. The car is known internally as the ‘Project E’ and was revealed last year as the Cyberster concept. The car was due to be revealed at […]

London Routemaster has been retrofitted to be fully electric

The iconic Routemaster London bus, specifically the new hybrid bus that was launched back in 2012 has had a new conversion kit been developed. Equipmake, a company based in Norfolk has revealed a new conversion kit developed which will allow the bus to be converted from a diesel-hybrid setup to be fully electric. Back in 2012, diesel was something that was considered eco-friendly, but a lot has changed in that […]

Škoda reveals the all electric Enyaq iV vRS

Earlier this week, Škoda revealed its first vRS branded electric car, with the upcoming Enyaq iV vRS. As the name suggests, this is a performance version of the standard Enyaq iV SUV. The car has the same battery pack as the standard model, same power output, same 0-60mph time and the range is even the same. The new car is identical in specs to the Coupe, with 295bhp and 460Nm […]