UK new car registrations for 2019 fell -2.4%. There was a total of 2.3 million units registered last year. Record levels of registrations for battery electric cars up 144%. “A third year of decline for the UK new car market is a significant concern for industry and the wider economy. Political and economic uncertainty, and [...]
Yesterday Volkswagen delivered the 100,000th e-Golf. The Pure White e-Golf was handed over to Maik Jaehde from Landolfshausen near Hanover. Around 27,900 e-Golfs have been delivered to their customers worldwide from January to October 2019. The e-Golf has already been our ambassador for e- mobility for more than five years. Today’s delivery milestone of 100,000 [...]
Yesterday afternoon Porsche launched its first fully-electric sports car - the Taycan. The four-door sports saloon will be avaliable in two versions. The Taycan Turbo 500 KW (680 PS) and Taycan Turbo S 560 kW (761 PS). The Taycan Turbo S will accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in 2.8 seconds, have a range of [...]
The lotus Evija made its public debut at the Monterey Car Week. It has a targeted power output of 2000 PS, a driving range of 250 miles, 0 to 62 mph in sub 3 seconds and a top speed of over 200 mph from this all-electric hypercar.The Evija production is limited to just 130 with [...]
Today is the launch of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London. Could you imagine a car that can do 0 to 62 mph in under 2 seconds, has 1,900 hp, 2,300 Nm torque and can drive through the heart of London City and pay no congestion charge? Well....this is it. The pure electric Pininfarina [...]
For me this year's Geneva Motor Show was full of optimism for the motor industry. No, we still don't know what impact the slow down in growth in China, Trump's thoughts on tariffs on imported cars into the USA or even Brexit will have in the next coming days or months.... but there was a good [...]
This is the new Peugeot 208 which will be launched at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. The new 208 will be available in petrol, diesel and (EV) electric powertrain from launch. The new e-208 (EV) has a 100kw electric motor and a 50kWh battery. According to the WLTP procedures it will have a range of [...]
This is something I thought is an interesting read. The guys at DrivingElectric.com have revealed the 10 most common questions motorists ask about electric cars. They are: 1. What happens if my electric car is struck by lightning? Vicky Parrott says: “There are protective fuses which will prevent damage to the car or its [...]
94,094 new cars were registered for the month of August 2018. The big news is that the UK’s growing range of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric cars grew by 88.7%. This means that 1 in 12 people in the UK choose one of these ultra-low and zero emission vehicles. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief [...]
In this, the first of 2 blogs, I wanted to highlight 2 of the best electric cars from the Geneva International Motor Show. In my opinion I think that they both look stunning, but most of all....they don't look like Electric Vehicles (EV). The first is the new Jaguar I-PACE. The new I-PACE is [...]
