Electric Vehicles

Ford increases price of all electric Mustang Mach-E

Ford has recently raised the price of the all electric Mustang Mach-E by around £6,000. The company has cited a rise on costs for materials and energy, with the SUV now costing £47,530, a dramatic increase over the entry level price of £41,330. The Mustang Mach-E price was increased earlier this month on 1st April. Only the entry level model, the Standard Range RWD is under £50,000 in the UK, […]

Carver Electric test drives to be offered at Selfridges

Carver, a company which has been making three wheeled microcars for around 20 years now has a new all electric model, which follows on from the iconic Carver One. The ‘Carver’ is an all electric microcar with around 80 miles of range and from the top spec model, a maximum speed of 50mph. Carver Electric is going to be offering test drivers at the department store Selfridges in London, Birmingham and […]

Vauxhall stops offering diesel Corsa, now only electric and petrol going forward

Vauxhall has today stopped selling brand new Corsa cars with diesel engines, instead focusing only on the fully electric and petrol versions of the car. This is the first time in 35 years that Vauxhall has stopped offering the Corsa with a diesel engine. The first Corsa was offered with a 1.5-litre Isuzu engine back in 1987. With the previous Corsa, Vauxhall did actually pull the diesel option shortly before […]

Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV now back in production, after the battery recall

The Chevrolet Bolt EV ad Bolt EUV are now back in production following the battery recalls the company had back in August last year. Production resumed this week as the company can now get hold of a reliable supply of battery packs, that shouldn’t have any issues with fire. The Chevrolet Bolt was recalled due to having the potential to catch on fire, the issue was affecting all versions of […]

Peugeot drops the price of the e-Rifter MPV

Peugeot has dropped the price of the e-Rifter MPV to a level where it is now eligible for the nationwide plug-in car grant from the government. The entry level e-Rifter Allure Premium is now priced at £30,450 after the grant has been taken into account. Peugeot and other Stellantis companies have been making changes to their offerings of MPVs, with many becoming electric only, and this price reduction comes after […]

Elon Musk says the Tesla Cybertruck will go on sale in 2023

This week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the upcoming Cybertruck will finally start to be sold in 2023. He announced the news earlier this week at the opening party Tesla held at the new Giga Texas factory. Elon also showed off the production version of the Cybertruck, which doesn’t feature door handles and he also apologised for the delay the Cybertruck has had, after being announced in 2019 with […]

Smart has revealed its new flagship EV, the Smart #1

Smart this week has revealed its all new flagship model as the company is being re-invented with a full EV focus. The company is now undergoing its new reinvention after 28 years and is going all-in on EVs. The company is now part owned by Chinese group Geely, which also runs Volvo and Lotus as well as being owned still by Mercedes-Benz, its original founder. The Smart #1 is the […]

Hertz is expanding its EV rollout, going to purchase 65,000 Polestar electric cars

Hertz in the US is going to be rapidly expanding its rollout of electric cars, it has previously been solely relying on Tesla for its fleet but now it is broadening its horizons to Polestar. Hertz will be buying up to 65,000 Polestar 2 cars over the next five years, but this could expand to other models with time, such as the upcoming SUV the company is working on. Come […]

Ford to launch electric Puma in 2024

Ford has revealed that it will be launching an all electric version of the Ford Puma SUV in the next few years, but at the moment – the company has not revealed much about it. The only thing said so far is from Stuart Rowley who is the boss of Ford Europe. “There’s nothing further to say about Puma today other than that we will have an electric version of […]

BMW announces new all electric 3 Series, but only for China

BMW has today revealed the all new BMW i3 eDrive35L, which is an all electric 3 series. The car will only be available in China and will go on sale over there in May 2022. The BMW i3 eDrive35L will share the same technology and powertrain as the BMW iX3, BMW i4 and BMW iX. The new 3 series will also ship with the new OS8 operating system which also […]