The first Lexus battery-powered SUV is raring to go – with order books opening up at the start of the month. Named the UX 300-e, the family- oriented off-roader comes in three grades: the standard UX priced from £40,900, Premium Plus Pack from £44,400 and the top-end Takumi Pack (which I tried) from £50,500. Prices … Read more
Where’s your pit crew when you need them? F1 ace Lewis Hamilton is forced to change his own tyre on his £65k electric Mercedes-Benz EQC By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 10:30 BST, 21 October 2020 | Updated: 10:30 BST, 21 October 2020 He is typically flanked by the world’s best engineers and mechanics. Yet … Read more
Manufacturers could be forced to sell a rising share of electric cars each year to speed-up the shift to zero-emission vehicles, according to reports. The Times said ministers are considering a California-style ‘zero emission vehicle mandate’, which would be similar to the one introduced in the US state in the 1990s and demand a minimum volume … Read more
One of the biggest criticisms of electric cars is what happens to their high-powered batteries once they degrade and have to be decommissioned from plug-in vehicles. Not only are EV batteries expensive for owners to replace, high-skilled workforces are required to extract valuable metals inside them, and even then they are difficult to recycle – … Read more
Volkswagen has confirmed its first fully purpose-built electric family car will cost from less than £30,000… but only just, for now. The current entry-spec ID.3 Life will be priced at £29,990, inclusive of the taxpayer funded grant of £3,000 paid towards the purchase of new battery-electric vehicles – though cheaper versions will arrive in 2021, … Read more
With electric car demand booming in 2020, more drivers than ever before are contemplating making the switch to vehicles that need to be plugged into the grid. However, with the price of battery electric vehicle and plug-in hybrids still at a premium over a petrol or diesel alternative, motorists will want to make sure the … Read more
Eniko Hart shows off post baby body in an electric orange set nine days after giving birth to baby Kaori Mai By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 20:25 BST, 8 October 2020 | Updated: 20:25 BST, 8 October 2020 She’s a proud new mama to a beautiful baby girl. And Eniko Hart was unafraid to … Read more
Alexa gets behind the wheel! Amazon’s custom electric delivery van will hit the road in 2022 with sensor detection and the virtual assistant to navigate Amazon has unveiled one of the electric delivery vans it is set to use The firm expects the customized vehicle will hit the road in 2022 It has sensor detection, 360-view … Read more
If you’re planning to keep your next car for a few years, you should be considering an electric vehicle to save money, that’s according to a new study. Analysis of purchase prices and running costs found that family-size electric vehicles are now more cost competitive with petrol and diesel cars – and the longer you … Read more
Electric car sales are a bright spot in an otherwise beleaguered market for new vehicles. Official figures show both battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid cars have seen strong growth in the last year while petrol and diesel motor sales have fallen dramatically. In the midst of that, a new comparison service has launched, helping … Read more