Alpine have released details on its all new and fully electric Sport Fastback A390. The Alpine A390 was designed and built in France at the brand's Dieppe faclilty. According to Alpine, the A390 captures the spirit of the brilliant A110 in a 5 seater Sport Fastback, featuring a low centre of gravity and ideal [...]
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 [...]
This is the new Polestar 2 all-electric car. The Polestar 2 is a 5 door, all-wheel drive fastback. Its electric powertrain produces 408 hp and 660 Nm of torque. 0 to 62 mph should take less than 5 seconds. Like all Polestar cars, they can only be ordered online and pre-orders are now open at polestar.com [...]
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 [...]
This is the new smart fortwo EQ Prime Premium Plus Coupe. In the past I have driven different smart cars, including the BRABUS model, which were all fun and all used a petrol engine in the rear. This smart fortwo EQ is even more quirky than the typical smart car....the reason is that this [...]
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 [...]
