Nissan has slashed prices of its Ariya EV range to offer a better proposition to owners and boot sales.
All existing 63kWh ARIYA will be reduced by £3,000 and all 87kWh variants will be reduced by £3,750, making the price difference between the 63kWh and 87kWh batteries £5,000. while the line up now starts at £39,645 and the top spec ARIYA is available from £59,025.
Councils have started removing thousands of 20mph road signs in Wales ahead of the new 20mph default speed limit being introduced on 17 September.
The action has been branded as “outrageous” and “wasteful” by Welsh Conservatives who say it will cost taxpayers almost £27Million on top of £30M in new enforcement measures.
Genesis confirmed the Electrified GV70 and Electrified G80 have secured a five-star Euro NCAP safety rating.
The two electric models, which both made their debuts in 2022, were handed high marks from Europe’s leading safety testing organisation and mean that the entire current European line-up, including GV60, G70, GV70, G80 and GV80, have now received the maximum five-star score.
Volvo Cars reported global sales of 54,165 cars in July, up 21 per cent compared with the same month last year.
This was the 11th consecutive month of growth year over year and its first seven months of global sales this year were up 18% as the Swedish brand moved to axe its estate and saloon ranges and concentrate on SUVs from now on.
The Fremantle Highway transport ship which caught fire last month off the Dutch coast has been towed out of shipping lanes but experts say its entire cargo of some 4,000 new cars is probably just scrap.
Estimated insurance bill is likely to exceed $260 Million in losses and salvage costs, after the inferno started in electric cars being taken to Egypt and spread to over 3,000 non-evs, which caused the death of one seaman and led to the rescue of the crew who were unable to contain the fire.
Some 75% of vehicles checked at a public event by Halford’s technicians were given “advisory” warnings about their tyres.
The Tyresafe event drew attention to the state of the nation’s cars and vans and most users were unaware of their rubbers’ deterioration and stress although they generally knew about inflation and wear issues.
