Ford announced the new all-electric E-Transit at the end of 2020 with a scheduled launch data of spring 2022. Like other large electric vans on sale at the moment, the E-Transit is quite pricey, at £42,695 + VAT which is actually less than the Fiat e-Ducato, Mercedes eSprinter and others. The E-Transit is based on the current generation of the van, with a 67kWh battery pack, with the choice of […]
Electric Vehicles
All electric Vauxhall Combo-e van now on sale in the UK
Vauxhalls new all electric small cargo van was announced earlier this year in February and now, starting today it is on sale in the UK with prices starting at £25,328, excluding VAT and including the Government’s Plug-in Van Grant. Customers can order the Combo-e now, for a delivery by the end of the year. The Combo-e has a single electric motor which makes 134bhp, taking it from 0-60mph in 11.2 […]
Vauxhall is now offering 30,000 miles of free charging with its new electric cars
Vauxhall has announced recently that is giving away 30,000 miles worth of free electricity for the home when a new fully electric Vauxhall car is purchased. The free electricity comes via a new tariff with British Gas. Vauxhall currently offers the Corsa-e, Mokkae (pictured) as well as the Combo-e Life and the Vivaro-e. The free electricity comes via a credit, which will get reimbursed on the account. Customers will then […]
Ford has delayed Mach-E orders, due to chip shortages
Ford has delayed the shipments of its latest electric car, the Mustang Mach-E. Chip shortages are affecting a lot of different industries, the new M1 iMac still has around a month of lead time between ordering and getting it and modern cars are now essentially computers on wheels and need a lot of chips and Ford is having a hard time getting them. Ford has informed customers waiting that it […]
Vauxhall reveals price for new electric Movano-e, on sale now
Vauxhall has put its new all electric Movano-e van on sale in the UK, with prices starting at £61,085. Vauxhall announced the new van back at the end of May and it joins the other large vans in the Stelanits group, with the Fiat e-Ducato, Citroen e-Relay and others. Movano-e has the choice of two batteries, 37kWh and 70kWh with a maximum range of 139 miles. The motor is 90kW, […]
Tesla Cybertruck now delayed until 2022
Earlier today, Tesla has quietly updated its configuration page for the upcoming Cybertruck, with a new delayed release date. When Tesla announced it back art the end of 2019, the company said that by the end of 2021 it would be released, it even had around 250,000 pre-orders in a matter of weeks. However, as revealed today and picked up by Electrek, the Cybertruck will now come out in 2022. […]
Rivian is looking into building an EV factory near Bristol, UK
Rivian, a start up in the US which has been working on an all new electric pickup truck and SUV for the past couple of years is reportedly in talks with the UK government to build a brand new, £1 billion factory near Bristol to build its vehicles, giving the company its first factory outside of the US and a good place to distribute its cars for the UK, and […]
Tesla reduces the price of the Model 3 in China
This week, Tesla has reduced the price of the Model 3 in China by 15,000 yuan, which is around £1,600 or $2,300. Meaning the car now retails for 235,900 yuan, around £26,280 or $36,500. The price reductions are down to “cost fluctuations” as Tesla’s press team said. Over in the US, the price of the Model 3 has actually been going up slightly over the past number of months.
Mercedes says an electric G-Class is coming in 2024
Mercedes has revealed that the G-Class four wheel drive will get an electric version in 2024. The EQG will be one of the many cars that the company is converting to electric over the next four years, as Mercedes is aiming to have an electric version of every segment of vehicles by 2025. Alongside the EQG, Mercedes will also have an EQS Mayback SUV made all electric, which will be […]
Tesla launches new cheaper RWD Model Y in China
Tesla has recently launched a more affordable version of the Model Y in China, its smaller all electric SUV. The Model Y RWD Standard Range is not on sale anywhere else, by the looks of it, as it used to be on sale in the US earlier this year. This version costs $42,000 and has 244 miles of range. In China, this car comes in at ¥276,000 or $42,500 which […]