LATEST ELECTRIC CAR NEWS & STORIES

We’ve known about the Mazda MX-30 range extender for a few years, but now it has gone into production and reaches the UK later this year. It was back in the summer of 2020 when we wrote about range extender vehicles and how they had almost but not quite disappeared....

Some exciting cars arrive before the end of the year, and while new EVs dominate there’s still room for internal combustion. With six months of new vehicles now on the roads,  here’s our look at the new cars of 2023 coming over the course of the rest of the year. BYD Seal You...

Climate change conscious drivers and their vehicles are invited to take part in a brand new motoring event that sees entrants strive for the lowest carbon emissions whilst driving from Paris to Venice. LeZero is a brand new zero carbon ‘rally’ with two categories for entrants – Adventurer and Competition....

The London EV Show is all set to be bigger and better than ever before, with the confirmation of over 100 exhibitors just a few months ahead of the event launch. The London EV show, The largest EV event in the UK, which focuses on electric vehicles, clean energy, and...

It's ten years since the outlandish VW XL1 appeared, so it’s time to remind ourselves of what it was all about. The motoring world was a very different place a decade ago when the Volkswagen XL1 was announced. The combustion engine was still very much king, and for anyone wanting...

The amazing Wiesmann Project Thunderball – the world’s first all-electric convertible roadster – will make its UK debut at the exclusive Salon Privé London automotive event next month at Royal Hospital Chelsea. Marking the return of the iconic brand, the Wiesmann Project Thunderball represents an exciting evolution of the exclusive...

Buying a used car should be exciting, but the lack of transparency in the used vehicle market is frustrating. This hasn’t changed with the increasing prevalence of electric vehicles. While many people shift to electric cars to reduce emissions, running and maintenance costs, a study by carVertical shows EVs...

The Festive MINI is back and brighter than ever before, this year wrapped in 3,000 smart LED lights by creator Nicholas ‘Nico’ Martin and supported by MINI UK, to raise money for MS Trust and Duchenne UK. First started over four years ago, the festive MINI Electric is wrapped in 3,000 app-controlled twinkly...

Electric vehicle owners are to pay vehicle excise duty from April 2025, the chancellor has said in his latest budget update. Electric vehicles will no longer be exempt from vehicle excise duty from April 2025, the chancellor has announced in his Autumn Statement. Jeremy Hunt said the move was designed...

The Tesla Model 3 is said to be one of the best electric vehicles around, but what do you do if its look isn't quite what you'd want from a high performance car? Wheeler Dealer's Marc 'Elvis' Priestley gives us the lowdown on his new Tesla Model 3 body kit...