Electric Vehicles

More powerful, MG4 EV XPower announced

Rumours about a new, more powerful MG4 model have been circulating for weeks at this point. Some details were leaked by Bristol Street Motors recently which has the accurate price and other details. The new car is to go on sale this month, priced from £36,495. The new MG4 EV XPower will be making its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year which will also see the […]

Volkswagen reduces its EV production

Volkswagen has announced that it is going to be temporally scaling back EV production at its Emden plant in Lower Saxony, Germany. This is due to a quoted “strong customer reluctance” to EVs and the demand for them is 30% below that of what they are making. In response, Volkswagen is going to be canceling a shift at the factory for the next two weeks, ahead of a four week […]

BYD Dolphin starts at £25,490 in the UK, on sale soon

BYD has revealed today that the upcoming Dolphin all electric hatchback will go on sale in the uK this summer, priced from £25,490. The car made its debut earlier this year at Fully Charged Live South and when it does go on sale, it’ll be undercutting a lot of its competition, such as the MG4, ID.3 and Vauxhall Corsa Electric. The top spec Dolphin trim level with cost from £30,990. […]

MG4 SE Long Range Review, is it as good as they say?

⭐⭐⭐☆☆ 3/5 “Solid effort from MG and impressive price but some areas need improvement.” Intro I had the MG4 for a week, which is pretty standard for press cars and in this review, we’ll go over my experience. Some headline stats about the MG4 – I was given the MG4 SE Long Range which is in the middle of the lineup, with around 280 miles of range and DC fast […]

BYD will be offering three electric cars in France

BYD, a relatively newcomer to Europe is already set on expanding throughout France. The Chinese manufacturer only has one model on sale here in the UK, the Atto 3. However, over in France the company is gearing up to launch five new electric cars for France, with the initial trio, the Atto 3, Han and Tang. BYD has partnered with four large dealers in France, but so far has only […]

Vauxhall Corsa updated with new design, improved range for EV

Late last month, Vauxhall updated the popular Corsa with the company’s new vizor design front end. This new design fits in with the rest of the Vauxhall lineup and dramatically modernises the car. Other changes include more technology as standard, new mid hybrid options and improved range for the Corsa Electric. Corsa Electric Looking at the updated Corsa Electric, it now has an upgraded battery pack, which is now a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]