Tesla has this week revealed an all new wireless phone charger that seems to closely resemble the technical undertaking that Apple had planned for the AirPower back in 2017. Apple never got round to actually launching the wireless charger and was ultimately scrapped a few years later. However, the new Wireless Charging Platform from Tesla has managed to do what Apple couldn’t. Tesla say that the charger can charge up […]
Dacia will be putting the new Jogger Hybrid on sale here in the UK next month, will the first cars for customers to be available in March. The car will be the first electrified UK model we will have seen from the Romanian company and while we haven’t seen prices yet, it is likely to be the cheapest hybrid MPV on the market. Dacia will be opening up for orders […]
Ford has revealed that the decision to kill of the iconic Fiesta was down to production capacity. Ford Model E boss Martin Sander has said that the hatchback was dropped because Ford is focusing on new electric cars, with a large $2 billion investment in new EVs. Production space was needed at the company’s Cologne factory in Germany. Martin Sander spoke to Autocar a few days ago and said that Ford “needed […]
Vauxhall has this week updated the all-electric Mokka Electric with a new larger battery pack which is now 54kWh with 51kWh usable capacity, which is replacing the previous 50kWh pack. The same larger pack will be coming to other Stellantis vehicles, including a refreshed Peugeot e-208. The larger capacity helps the Mokka Electric out with more range, which is up by 20% over the outgoing model at 252 miles. The same […]
UK supermarket and department store, Marks & Spencer (M&S) has signed a new deal with BP to build around 900 new electric charging points at around 70 of the company’s stores. The chargers will be built over the next two years and will have a capacity of at least 50kW. At least one of the chargers at each store will have the ability to charge at up to 150kW. Once […]
The all new Hyundai Ioniq 6 will go up for orders here in the UK at the start of 2023, with prices starting at £46,745 in the UK for the rear wheel drive model. Hyundai has has also released more details about the specification of the car. Ioniq 6 will go on sale at the start of next year, with a wide range of options, trims and motors. Trim Levels […]
EV focused magazine and website, DrivingElectric has awarded the all new MG4 EV with ‘Car of the Year’ for 2023. The budget focused EV from MG comfortably undercuts the likes of pretty much everything on the market, coming in at just £25,995 in the UK, over £10k less than the comparable Volkswagen ID.3. The VW is currently priced from £36,990. It isn’t like the MG4 is down on specs, it […]
The new Volkswagen ID. Buzz is pretty safe, as reported by the latest Euro NCAP testing conducted this week. The all-electric bus was one of 11 cars tested in December to achieve a full five star rating, with an over 90% rating for passenger occupants, both adults and children. However, due to its slab sided van like design, which it can’t really get away from – the ‘vulnerable road users’ […]
Polestar has this week released a new software update for the Polestar 2 which adds more power to the car, to the tune of 68hp and 15lb ft of torque, but is available for a flat one time fee. Other companies, such as Mercedes do the same, but charge an annual fee of $1,200 (£1,000) for boosted acceleration on the EQS and the EQE. Polestar will be selling this new […]
2022 has been an expensive year so far and not just for the cost of living issues in the UK, but also the rising expenses for company car fleets. According to ALD Automotive the costs for company cars have increased by 18% so far this year. New orders for electric vehicles, both vans and cars have increased and 27% of the orders for new vehicles have been BEVs. For companies, […]
