The past year has seen the arrival of some truly great cars so you’d be forgiven for simply assuming that the new car market was in rude health. After all, it wasn’t long ago that we told you 2016 was a record year for new car sales. However, what goes …
Read More »Toyota and Mazda buddy up for electric future
Peugeot and Citroen, Hyundai and Kia, Audi and Skoda: what do all these brands have in common? Answer: they all have models in their ranges that share identical technology. Soon, we’ll be able to add Toyota and Mazda to that list after the two Japanese giants formed an alliance to …
Read More »Electric board tracker moped unveiled
Since batteries and electric motors can take just about any shape, designers are free to create all sorts of strange vehicles, even this board tracker from European company Avionics. They have unveiled their electric board-tracker-style moped made of wood and steel with orders from September, but no prices announced yet. …
Read More »Self-driving BMW all set for 2021 release
Anyone who’s ever dreamt of sitting back and relaxing while their car chauffeurs them around (i.e. anyone who ever watched I, Robot) might be in luck if they stick with BMW. The automotive brand has said it is aiming to get its first fully-automated, driverless car on the road in …
Read More »Honda Clarity – what the critics think
Electric cars have rapidly evolved from kooky novelty to a commonly spotted fixture on UK roads. For better or worse, it’s no longer an event to witness a Nissan Leaf or a Tesla Model S quietly taking off from the lights. In light of limited oil resources, many consider electric …
Read More »What are the best tax-free cars, post tax shake-up?
April 2017 marked the introduction of a new road tax system. Previously, any car that emitted 100g/km of CO2 or less qualified for free road tax (or ‘vehicle excise duty’ (VED) as it is officially known). However, sometime around 2014/15, the UK government twigged-on that new cars were becoming ever …
Read More »Faraday Future’s 1000bhp+ potential Tesla rival.
You may have seen or heard about the Faraday Future FF 91 that has everybody so intrigued, so we analyse the mind blowing stats of the FF91 and whether the car will truly rival Tesla. The FF 91 was first revealed at CES in Las Vegas last week and it …
Read More »Top 5 electric cars on sale right now
Electric cars have gone from a peculiar novelty to an everyday part of Britain’s motoring landscape in a few short years. The arrival of the Nissan Leaf in 2011 was a landmark moment for electric vehicles when it became the world’s first mass-produced battery-powered car. Before that, electric cars were …
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