Tesla’s entry-level saloon starts at a whisker under £40,000 UK order books are open for the Tesla Model 3, and we finally have a price: £38,900 for the rear-wheel drive Standard Range Plus (SRP) model, inclusive of the government’s £3,500 plug-in car grant. Deliveries start in June. Maybe not as cheap as we were initially
The Tesla Model 3 is the first affordable, mass-produced model in the American manufacturer’s all-electric range, offering customers something very different from conventional rivals such as the BMW 3 Series, Audi A4, Jaguar XE and Alfa Romeo Giulia. The Model 3 has no direct electric rivals for now; it’s more expensive than EVs like the
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti isn’t waiting for Congress to act on the threat of climate change. Today he introduced the city’s own version of the Green New Deal, which establishes goals of a zero carbon grid, zero carbon transportation, zero carbon buildings, zero waste, and zero wasted water by 2050. Citing the environmental disasters
Registration figures across Europe in March show electrified cars pass 100k mark, while diesel hits its lowest point since 2000 Europe’s new car market declined by another 3.6% last month – the seventh consecutive monthly fall, with factors such as the diesel city ban, falling consumer confidence and Brexit uncertainty blamed. Figures released by analysis
Tesla’s Model 3 stormed to the top of the Western Europe battery electric car sales charts in the first quarter of 2019, outselling the second best Renault Zoe with almost twice as many sales. This is all the more remarkable because the Model 3 was only available for sale from February, and the price of
Peugeot e-208 to be another great EV after the Tesla Model 3 available in the UK Peugeot has opened reservations for the all-new 208 and its electric version e-208 in the UK. The French subcompact EV can be reserved online with a £500 deposit. Orders will be taken from late summer, while deliveries in the
It’s clearer every day: the future of transportation is electric. We should be cheering this transition—and encouraging it, because along with the benefits for drivers, electrifying transportation is going to be a critical piece of fighting climate change. Unfortunately, for many observers, skepticism about electric vehicles (EVs) has become something like an article of faith.
Leading car buying website says the zone has upped interest – particularly for plug-in hybrids. The introduction of London’s new ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) has triggered consumer interest in electric and hybrid cars, according to one of Britain’s leading new-car websites. Designed to improve air quality in the capital, the ULEZ sees vehicles failing to
Top Gear magazine has track tested the Tesla Model 3 Performance head to head against fossil fans’ favorite sports saloon, the BMW M3. The track times were conducted on the 2 mile Thunderhill Raceway Park West circuit, with the Tesla coming in a significant 2 seconds ahead of the (more expensive) BMW. Fossils must now
New Renault K-ZE 2019 review
The China-only Renault K-ZE has the potential to be the Dacia of the electric age, offering a 150-mile range for less than £13,000 Verdict: 4* Decent electric range, reasonable performance and impressive quality standards – all at an affordable price. If Renault could add ESP and bring the K-ZE to the UK for less than
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