MG has said that the upcoming replacement of the MG3 hatchback will continue to use a combustion engine, despite the need for cars to go fully electric. MG has already got three electric models on offer here in the UK, with the MG ZS EV, MG4 and MG5 EV estate. However, MG UK commercial director Guy Pigounakis spoke to Autocar this week and said that the financials don’t add up to make a […]
The current Volkswagen Golf wasn’t expected to stick around for that long, as it was well understood that VW was planning on replacing it with the ID.3 in the coming years. However, Volkswagen boss, Thomas Schafer has said that in the future, there is room for the all electric ID.3 and a future all electric Golf to co-exist. Schafer has said that the Golf will have an all electric model again […]
Tesla is working to produce around 100 all electric Semi trucks this year, which is higher than previously expected. We reported earlier in October that the company had started production, after many years of delays and setbacks. Tesla is now ready to ramp things up, with 50,000 units per year on the target for 2024. Tesla is going to be holding a delivery event for the Tesla Semi on 1st […]
The UK government has today announced that from April 2025, owners of electric vehicles will be required to pay road tax. The chancellor Jeremy Hunt has mentioned that this change will make the road tax system “fairer” than it is now. For a long time, owners of electric vehicles have been exempt from paying vehicle road tax, which is currently £165 per year. The original idea was to encourage more […]
As of yesterday, Volkswagen in Germany is now rolling out the first deliveries of the new ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo to customers. This comes after around six months since VW started taking pre-orders and both versions are now available at all VW dealers throughout Germany. Just this week, the first customer received their ID. Buzz in Hanover, which was a white ID. Buzz Cargo. The customer was a […]
Porsche has confirmed that it is working on an all electric Macan SUV which will sit on a brand new platform, the Premium Platform Electric (PPE). The al new car will have rapid 270kW charging, 603bhp and a 100kWh battery, offering in theory pretty decent range – although Porsche hasn’t yet announced any official range estimates. Porsche has fitted one motor per axle with four wheel drive. 603bhp is delivered, […]
BMW has been producing electric versions of the Mini for a little while, but has recently announced that starting in 2023 it would be stopping to relocate production to China. The main reasoning was put down to the fact that the current Cowley factory in Oxford isn’t that well equipped to deal with EV production. However, this week a German publication Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung has reported that it has learned […]
Audi has today revealed the new SQ8 E-tron to sit at the top of the lineup, at £115,000. Audi has recently revamped the Q8 E-tron lineup, having been named from simply E-tron to now Q8 E-tron to help place the models better in the rest of the Audi range. The standard Q8 E-tron is on sale now, priced from £68,000 whereas the SQ8 model is almost double, at £115,000. This […]
Just last week, Volvo revealed the all new EX90 – an all electric SUV that is about the same size as the current, combustion XC90 SUV we are all used to. The EX90 is now the third all electric vehicle from Volvo, following on from the XC40 and C40 Recharge models. Despite looking like it, the EX90 isn’t related to the XC90 at all. This new car sits on an […]
BMW has recently launched a new, faclifted version of the Z4 sports car. The car was initially launched back in 2019, around the same time as the closely related Toyota Supra – now three years on, the company has lightly updated it with new trim levels and updated design throughout. To start with, BMW has added two new trim levels, ‘M Sport’ and ‘M’. On all Z4 models, BMW has […]
