The UK’s efforts to become a global player in electric vehicles (EVs) are back in the spotlight with two government announcements: a £500 million loan guarantee for Ford and a £73 million package to support various smaller clean transport projects. The loan guarantee is enabling Ford to spend £230 million on its Halewood plant near Liverpool to nearly double
Science has repeatedly shown EVs are better for humans, despite the meme you just retweeted. I’ve heard all the supposed arguments. It seems every time anything even tangentially related to electric cars is published, certain people feel compelled to share their own research. You’ve probably heard it all, too: A Prius is worse for the planet than
There’s an age-old ritual argument among driving enthusiasts, and Lexus is about to throw fresh wood on its fire. We can’t wait. It happened with power steering. When everyone got used to the feel of pneumatic power steering, the argument moved on to electric power steering. We’ve even heard folks argue over drum vs. disc
Sales of electric cars are booming, and no wonder: the best are quiet, cheap to run and smooth to drive. But which are the brightest sparks – and which are the loose connections?… Electric cars have now entered the mainstream, accounting for around 15% of new car registrations last month. What’s more, their rise is only going to accelerate as
An investment of £380 million will see the Liverpool plant ramp up EV production to 420,000 units a year Ford has announced it will be investing heavily in its Halewood factory, creating Ford’s first European electric car component production facility. The transition from manufacturing internal combustion engine transmissions to electric power units will create 500 new jobs in
The all-electric Honda e has a spacious and comfortable interior, but the impressive technology makes it really stand out from the crowd. The Honda e is an amazing all-electric vehicle. When Honda presented it as a concept car, it looked like a million dollars. However, in the cold light of day, while trudging to the off-license or
I’M guessing you’ve seen Hyundai’s pitch-side advertising at the World Cup. They’ve got animations of Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 nudging footballs along the touchline and munching the word Hyundai as they go. Reminds me of Pac-Man. But then so do the cars. Every Ioniq model has pixel lights inspired by Eighties video games. Very cool. Now check out
A “first of its kind” study by the University of Lincoln in the UK, in partnership with British car sales website CarGurus, has concluded that dogs are more relaxed in electric vehicles (EVs) than internal combustion engine (ICE) diesel ones; diesel presumably chosen to represent the extreme opposite in electric in terms of noise and
The all-electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 is like an eight-bit fever dream that will make you wonder why all everyman cars can’t It’s just the sad truth: many cars look the same these days. Handsome enough but, you know, just another collection of artful swoops on wheels. Which is why when you roll down the street
There’s no doubt that electric vehicles can be beneficial for the environment. In fact, one electric car can save up to 1.5 million grams of C02 every year. We all know EVs are good for the planet, but are they economically viable? The true cost of electric charging is the question on everyone’s mind, but the
