With Valentines Day in mind, National Tyres and Autocare surveyed 1,000 of their customers to find out their turn off’s when it comes to someone else's vehicle and the way they drive. Nearly half of respondents told us that if they discovered that their date drove an electric or hybrid car, it would not give off a good impression. In fact, 41.3% of drivers … [Read more...]
EV News
MG ZS EV range gets newcomer
Hot on the heels of the award winning New MG ZS EV Long Range, the UK’s fastest-growing mainstream car brand has announced further details of the great value New MG ZS EV Standard Range. On-sale now, the ZS EV Standard Range doubles the number of versions in the New MG ZS EV range and offers even greater value to customers, while still offering an … [Read more...]
Newslines 8 February
Rolls-Royce has reimagined its iconic Spirit of Ecstasy figurine to grace the bonnet of its new all-electric motor car, Spectre, 111 years after the Spirit of Ecstasy was first registered as intellectual property of Rolls-Royce on 6 February 1911. The figurine has been remodelled with a lower, more dynamic stance that brings her much closer to the … [Read more...]
Newslines 7 February
Volvo Car UK has launched its first ever Pure Electric Test Drive Hub at the iconic Eden Project and reaffirms the business’s commitment to being an electric-only car manufacturer by 2030. The Eden Project attracts more than one million visitors every year who will be given the opportunity to test drive Volvo’s pure electric fleet around the picturesque … [Read more...]
EV sales offer hope as new car market staggers
New car registrations in Wales rose the most in mainland Britain last month, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufactuers and Traders. Welsh showrooms saw 4,166 new cars leaving in 2022 compared to 2,654 as the year started in 2021, a 56.97% jump. The latest figures from the SMMT show that 115,087 new cars were registered in January, some … [Read more...]
First drive: All new Kia Sportage arrives
Having given our readers a static view sneaky peek of the all-new Kia Sportage last November at a Kia UK media test driving event for other models in the range, this week we got behind the wheel of this important mid-sized SUV family favourite, writes David Miles. Here is a quick specification résumé of the all-new Sportage UK line-up: It is the fifth … [Read more...]
£10,700 average claim by motorists for EV complaints
Dealers and software are failing buyers of electric cars, says The Motor Ombudsman. It's dedicated to the automotive sector, and has reported that a third (33%) of disputes submitted by consumers in relation to the purchase or ownership of an electric vehicle, to its dispute resolution service in 2021, were due to an issue at the point of sale, or because … [Read more...]
EVs depreciate less than petrol or diesel cars
A leasing company has analysed a popular online car marketplace and compared the prices of the UK’s most popular used cars against the number of miles the car had done to uncover the average depreciation cost per mile our cars drive. The average price an petrol or diesel car depreciates is 67ppm or by £4,669.90 a year compared with an evs cost of 55ppm and … [Read more...]
Newlines 1 February
Tesla has delayed production plans for their cyber truck until 2023. It has also postponed launching a compact European sized electric Model2 below its current Model3 and ModelS as it builds on capacity for the current cars enjoying unprecedented demand which will see the company make over a million models this year. Toyota Motor Co sales rose by 10.1% … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Nissan LEAF e+ Tekna ProPilot 62kWh
How a car holds onto its popularity and value is a good indicator of its real worth, as in the case of the Nissan LEAF. The world’s first mass market all-electric family car was introduced in 2010 and for the UK and Europe it’s built in Sunderland where about 200,000 have been made in a decade and it's won seven used car awards in three … [Read more...]
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