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
“I HAD David Beckham in the car a few weeks ago,” says our guide Manu, as we buzz past Qatar’s Lusail stadium. “To be honest I am not a big football fan, so we talked about our families instead.” This quietly spoken IT engineer has a job for the next few weeks chaperoning the stars
Entry-level electric SUVs from MG and Hyundai are put through their paces to find the penny-pinching champion The words “budget” and “electric” seem to sit a little awkwardly beside each other in the new-car world at the moment. While the cost of batteries has tumbled significantly since the early mass-market EVs from as little as
If you’re thinking of making the switch to an electric car, our award winners are the ideal choices to help you make the move… The winners of the What Car? Electric Car Awards for 2022 were announced on Wednesday. Held in association with OVO Energy, these are held every year to celebrate the finest cars
If manufacturers are truly serious about widening the appeal of electric vehicles, the market could use more Nissan LEAF and Hyundai Kona electrics. Remember, our current dependence on the automobile was built on the back of everyman’s Ford Model T and not the wealthy’s Cadillac. Many of the makers committing themselves to a major shift
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has been named ANWB Tow Car of the Year 2022. A first, because it is the first time that a fully electric car has received this award. The Ioniq 5 takes over from the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid that was crowned the best caravan tractor in the Netherlands last year. The battery-electric
Electric vehicles make a lot of sense for the pragmatic aspects: their ownership costs and environmental advantages. But once you’re in one, everything changes. As results from J.D. Power’s U.S. Electric Vehicle Consideration Study indicate, a lot of American consumers still need to simply get a ride in an EV. The firm, in the study
We’re not alone in having been wowed by Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 EV since it made its debut late last year. However, until now we were yet to drive what should, based on price at any rate, be the range’s most impressive offering – the one with the most powerful, all-wheel drive powertrain. So, is this
In a nod to the assured arrival of the battery-electric age, electrified vehicles swept the World Car Awards presented at the New York Auto Show this week. This year marks the first that EVs dominated the annual awards, which are presented at the show every spring. The awards, which are chosen by 102 jurors from
The top three finalists in the running to be named as the 2022 World Car of the Year have been announced, and all are electric vehicles, rather symbolic of where things are heading. Whittled down from the previous round, the final showdown will see the Ford Mustang Mach-E duking it out with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6, the 2022 European
