The RAC has become the UK’s first major roadside assistance company to use an electric patrol vehicle to reach breakdowns. It is trying out a zero-emission Renault Zoe Van E-Tech, which has a range of 245 miles, as it said it dealt with some 7,000 random events every day – unlike delivery companies which can
If you’ve been following the ups and downs of the automotive industry recently then you’ll be acutely aware the future is electric. The sector globally is in the midst of its most seismic shift in its history as everyone makes the move from internal combustion engines to batteries and electric motors. Coventry car maker Jaguar
A big tech change will happen next year. The Texas blackouts caused by the severe winter storm caused havoc for millions of residents earlier this year. But never let a crisis go to waste, as the old saying goes. New Ford F-150 owners realized their trucks’ Power Boost generator could serve as a temporary solution
First impressions on British roads are very favourable – make no mistake, this is VW flexing its muscles after several tough years What is it? Like opening one of those brown envelopes from HMRC, climbing aboard the Volkswagen ID 4 for the first time is an ordinary act loaded with trepidation. Which seems ridiculous, I’ll
Our second go with VW’s upcoming EV leaves us convinced that electrification is the way forward. It’s been a long time coming, but the 2021 Volkswagen ID 4 EV is nearly here. That is, nearly ready for patient buyers to actually take the things home and experience what VW can do when it makes up
Nissan goes off-piste with an electric camper based on its e-NV200 Combi MPV This is the Nissan e-NV200 Winter Camper concept, a modified version of the brand’s electric-van-based MPV. With a host of modifications to help it deal with snowy conditions and adventurous camping expeditions, Nissan says the concept “combines the thrill of electric driving
Finally there’s a mainstream EV that takes advantage of its elements to be a thoroughly well engineered modern everyday vehicle The ID.3 is an important car for VW. It’s the first model from a ground-up exercise in the creation of not just one battery electric model, but a whole range of different electric cars across
Although 2020 will be primarily remembered for the pandemic, it has also been a watershed moment for electric vehicles. The rest of the car industry has seen massive drops in sales every month during the worst months of COVID-19, but the EV market has continued to grow. In the UK, by November, 162% more battery
Our favourite plug-in hybrids from the more affordable end of the spectrum. Thanks to CO2-based taxation rules and growing environmental concerns, the idea of running a large, diesel-powered saloon or estate as a company car is, in 2020, a pretty unattractive one for the vast majority of people. As these rules get ever stricter, a
…in real conditions so you don’t have to As it turns out, not all electric cars are created equal Electric cars are not absolute newcomers to the car industry anymore. Over the past five years or so, most carmakers have churned out at least one electric car with plans to release a handful of others
