Electric Vehicles

Tesla no longer including mobile charger with new car purchases

Tesla, as of a few days ago has stopped including the mobile charging kit with the purchase of new Tesla cars. Tesla_Adri on Twitter first spotted the issue earlier last week and shortly afterwards, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the news was indeed true. The mobile charger has long been included with new purchase of Tesla cars and allows the owner to charge the car up from a standard […]

Ford will reveal a new electric Tourneo Custom next month

Ford is planning on releasing its second all electric van next month, following on from the full size E-Transit which was announced in November 2020. All we have to go on is the above image from Ford and judging by the silhouette it looks like a Ford Tourneo Custom more than anything else, which would make sense based on Ford’s existing lineup. Ford is planning on revealing the Tourneo Custom on […]

Gridserve opens its second ‘Electric Forecourt’ in Norwich

Gridserve, the company who runs the Electric Highway charging network in the UK has opened its second ever fully Electric Forecourt in Norwich. The company opened its first Electric Forecourt in Braintree, Essex in December 2020 and since then it has gained a large media attention and glowing online reviews. Today, Gridserve has now opened a new ‘Compact Electric Forecourt’ in Norwich. The facility has 36 rapid chargers, including eight Tesla […]

Mercedes introduces new all electric EQS SUV with 410 miles of range

Today, Mercedes has introduced a new all electric EQS SUV with prices starting at around £110,00 in the UK with the top spec model set to have 410 miles of range. The new SUV is basically the equivalent to the EQS saloon but comes with seven seats. The EQS SUV is direct battery powered replacement for the GLS if you were in the market for it. The GLS will still […]

The Toyota bZ4X EV will go on sale soon for $42,000

Toyota’s first all electric vehicle, the bZ4X will go on sale in the US later this spring with prices starting at $42,000. It is due to be available at delayers soon and have a range of 252 miles, which is competitive for this size of SUV. The bZ4X isn’t technically Toyota’s first EV, the company did release an electric RAV4, but that was a bit weird. The base model bZ4X […]

Tesla is launching a new cheaper Model Y for employees only soon

Tesla is planning on launching a new cheaper Model Y model with much larger battery capacity. However, the model will only be sold to employees at the moment with a public release soon thereafter. The new Model Y will feature Tesla’s higher capacity 4680 battery cells and will be available for $3,000 less than the Long Range AWD model at $59,990 (£45,000). The Model Y Standard Range AWD will have […]

Ford increases price of all electric Mustang Mach-E

Ford has recently raised the price of the all electric Mustang Mach-E by around £6,000. The company has cited a rise on costs for materials and energy, with the SUV now costing £47,530, a dramatic increase over the entry level price of £41,330. The Mustang Mach-E price was increased earlier this month on 1st April. Only the entry level model, the Standard Range RWD is under £50,000 in the UK, […]

Carver Electric test drives to be offered at Selfridges

Carver, a company which has been making three wheeled microcars for around 20 years now has a new all electric model, which follows on from the iconic Carver One. The ‘Carver’ is an all electric microcar with around 80 miles of range and from the top spec model, a maximum speed of 50mph. Carver Electric is going to be offering test drivers at the department store Selfridges in London, Birmingham and […]

Vauxhall stops offering diesel Corsa, now only electric and petrol going forward

Vauxhall has today stopped selling brand new Corsa cars with diesel engines, instead focusing only on the fully electric and petrol versions of the car. This is the first time in 35 years that Vauxhall has stopped offering the Corsa with a diesel engine. The first Corsa was offered with a 1.5-litre Isuzu engine back in 1987. With the previous Corsa, Vauxhall did actually pull the diesel option shortly before […]

Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV now back in production, after the battery recall

The Chevrolet Bolt EV ad Bolt EUV are now back in production following the battery recalls the company had back in August last year. Production resumed this week as the company can now get hold of a reliable supply of battery packs, that shouldn’t have any issues with fire. The Chevrolet Bolt was recalled due to having the potential to catch on fire, the issue was affecting all versions of […]