Jeep has this week put the all-electric Avenger SUV on sale in most of Europe, except the UK for now. The only model on sale is the range topping ‘1st Edition’ and in Germany for example, it costs €39,000 which is around £33,000 here in the UK. Jeep announced the Avenger in October and is the company’s first electric vehicle, it has a decent battery pack which it shares with […]
DHL is working hard to make sure its delivery fleet is using more sustainable transport. To aid this, the company has ordered around 2,000 all-electric Ford E-Transit vans for use in last mile situations and these will be deployed around the world. Of course, delivery companies like DHL are already using EV vans as part of their fleet and DHL already has 27,000 EVs in its fleet, but this new […]
Mercedes has launched the new EQT, which is an all electric people carrier crossed with a van crossed with an MPV. The vehicle is based on the upcoming T-Class and offers a practical way to move the family and the things that go with that family about, all in quiet electric comfort. Mercedes has managed to create this, thanks to a partnership between Mercedes and Renault, which has been in […]
This week, Alpine has put the all new and hardcore A110 R on sale in the UK. Prices are way above that of the standard A110 sports car and Alpine will even offer a limited “Fernando Alonso Edition” which will be priced at £129,440. Alpine revealed the A110 R in October this year and is designed to be a more hardcore, stripped out and a car that has been made […]
This week, Honda has put the all new Civic Type R on sale in the UK, with prices starting at a pretty high, £46,995. The first deliveries to customers are due to start in January 2023, after the car was revealed back in July this year. The all new Civic Type R has a much more restrained look, with the outgoing car being a very busy design, with a lot […]
Vauxhall has today announced the new Astra Electric and Astra Sports Tourer Electric, both will be going on sale here in the UK in June 2023. The most interesting bit of news is that there is going to be an estate version, of which there aren’t many available, the other being the new MG5 which is only made in an estate option. The Astra Electric does away with the naming […]
Ford has today announced a new luxury focused version the latest generation of Ranger pickup truck. The Ranger Platinum will cost from £44,400 in the UK and is pitched as a more luxury option and Ford is hoping to convert some customers to go more upmarket than the Wildtrak model. The Wildtrak is the most popular trim level for the Ranger in the UK, with it making up 80% of […]
Tesla has been reported to be cutting production costs for the Model 3, with a new redesigned version in the works. The news comes to us from Reuters and will be one of the first thorougher reworkings of the car since the company launched it back in 2017 and will affect the exterior and powertrain performance of the car. Reuters has also reported that the Shanghai Gigafactory will start production of the new […]
Earlier this week, BMW’s head of sustainability has told the press that buyers shouldn’t purchase as many new cars as we do. Monika Dernai spoke to an audience in London and said that purchasing less new cars would help reduce waste across the entire automotive industry. Dernai also mentioned that there still is a need for car ownership, especially in the US, but he UK as well as public transport […]
Tesla has recently recalled 29,348 Model X vehicles due to a software issue that could affect the functionality of the airbag. This recall affects vehicles in the US and ones that were manufactured between 2021 2022. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a PDF outlining the specifics. According to the NHTSA, this issue could cause the airbag to deploy in some low-speed collisions when it wasn’t needed. The […]
