New entry-level Tesla Model S coming September
Tesla has introduced a new entry-level Model S in an effort to strengthen the electric saloon’s appeal. Available to order now with deliveries in September, the all-wheel drive Model S 70D can cov...
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Deja EVu – blind man hit twice by the same electric car
All electric cars should come with sound generating systems as standard, a charity for the blind has said, after a blind man was knocked over twice in the same place by the same electric car. Karl ...
Interview: Mark Tapscott of Tesla Motors
We speak to Mark Tapscott who is heavily involved in leading UK fleet sales for Tesla Motors. Leasing.com: Tesla has opened seven stores in the UK in the past 12 months, how many more are you hop...
BMW X5 hybrid will rival Audi’s plug-in Q7 from this Autumn
A plug-in hybrid version of BMW’s X5 will go on sale this Autumn. The X5 PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) will be the third plug-in BMW to reach production following the i3 hatchback late 201...
BMW wins UK Car of the Year for second year running
BMW’s i8 has been named the UK Car of the Year 2015, ahead of the Jaguar F-Type and Porsche Macan. A panel of 27 UK motoring writers voted over 12 categories before 14 of the 27 judges chose the pe...
Leasing is the only way to go electric
Electric cars have been set an ultimatum by the Government: when 50,000 have been sold in the UK or come 2017, the £5,000 grant currently on offer will be removed. For some buyers, this will be eno...
New criteria to be introduced for plug-in vehicle grants from April
Plug-in vehicles will have to meet new emissions criteria to be eligible for the Government’s £5k plug-in car grant from April. Currently, plug-in vehicles just have to emit less than 75g of CO2 ev...
Detroit Electric to build SP:01 electric roadster
Small American brand Detroit Electric is planning its entry into the pure-electric sports car market with the SP:01. Intended to be the world’s fastest pure-electric, two-seater sports car when it ...
Electric B-Class goes on sale with £27k asking price
The Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive – the Stuttgart-based company’s first volume production electric car – is now available to order with prices from £26,950 after the £5,000 government grant....
Renault collaborates with La Poste to explore EV advances
One of Renault’s biggest EV customer, La Poste has signed a new agreement with the carmaker to explore the development of the next-generation of electric vehicles. France’s mail service already us...
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