In the early 2000s, it would have been difficult to consider an EV as your everyday car. They were too expensive to buy, offered a limited driving range, and the charging network was too small to make them a realistic prospect. Matters began to improve when the Nissan Leaf arrived in 2010, and EV uptake has
Next year will see various well-priced EVs come to market, but let’s look at what are currently the most affordable It’s an exciting time in the electric car world at the moment, with more and more models going on sale. There is big news today, too, with Dacia’s announcement that it will bring its compact
As EV technology continues to improve, electric cars are become more and more viable, and here are some advantages to owning one. Electric vehicles have been around for many years, but they have only recently started to gain more traction in the market. They offer a lot of advantages compared to conventional gas-powered cars. They
New EVs are still by-and-large expensive products, but we look at the most affordable models currently available If Volkswagen sticks to its promise, the ID.2 will arrive as the cheapest new electric car on the market, and tap into the relatively untapped affordable end of the segment, as EV manufacturers have so far been largely
The electric Fiat 500 is not related to the regular petrol 500 that’s been on our streets since 2007. For starters it is 60mm longer and the same measurement in extra width Dacia is looking likely to bring its Spring electric car to the UK. I applied thumbscrews to a Dacia spokesman at the recent launch
From Mazda to Mini, Vauxhall to Volkswagen, these are the EVs to buy on a budget “The Fortwo is like a hypercar. And not just ‘cos it’s a two-seater. We mean that it’s great in its chosen environment, and pretty rubbish elsewhere. In crowded streets it’s agile like a little kitten, as parkable as your
The new Fiat 500 is a superb all-electric city car, and one that should be at the top of your shortlist if you’re in the market for a stylish and immensely capable small EV. The 500 retains all of its familiar Italian flair, and is now even more appealing with updated on-board tech along with
The electric supermini segment is getting increasingly competitive, so where does the new Fiat 500 fit in? Verdict Since the first generation of the ‘Nuova 500’ was launched in 2007, Fiat’s 500 city car has been a massive success for the Italian brand. The switch to pure-electric power for the third generation model shows that
