Cars

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.

New 2021 Mercedes C-Class now on sale in the UK

Mercedes has introduced a new update to its mid-size executive saloon car, the C-Class. Now in its sixth generation, the new C-Class is now electrified only, meaning it still has combustion engines, but it only comes in versions that are electricity assisted, meaning mild-hybrid technology. The new car is also a lot more expensive than the outgoing car, the current model starts at £28,035, but this new version is now […]

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 […]

Mercedes has announced it’ll become electric only by 2030

Mercedes has announced a new plan for the company in terms of electrification. Like a lot of car companies at the moment, Mercedes is looking to become and electric only car company in the near future, with plans for that to happen by 2030. Earlier this year, Jaguar announced that by 2025 it would become an electric only company. Mercedes already has a number of pure EV vehicles on sale […]

Tesla introduces new Megapack, a $1 million 3 MWh battery system

Tesla, today has announced a new product in its energy storage line moving on from the Powerwall and the Powerpack, with the Megapack. It’s designed for large scale energy storage, think power stations and solar farms. Tesla actually revealed the Megapack in July 2019, and at that time, some things were known about it apart from the battery size, but the price was unknown. The 3 MWh pack will cost […]

Audi introduces new RS3 with nearly 400bhp

Audi has introduced a brand new version of its RS3 hot hatch and saloon, this time for the third generation Audi has given it 394bhp, new four wheel drive system and like the old Ford Focus RS and new Golf R, a drift mode for the first time. The new RS3 is based on the latest fourth generation A3, which was revealed in April 2020 and comes in traditional hatchback […]

Kia updates the Ceed with refreshed design and more tech

Kia has updated its Ceed hatchback recently, which is a similar size to the Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus. The new mud life refresh includes a tweaked design, new Kia logos throughout as well as some new tech inside the cabin. The new car will go on sale here in the UK later this year with prices yet to be announced. Up at the front end of the car, Kia […]

Tesla is about to put the electric Semi truck into production

Tesla announced the new Roadster and the Semi back in the autumn of 2017 and now over three years later, the company is about to finally put the electric semi truck into production. Tesla will be the first manufacturer to produce an all electric truck with what can be classed as a long range, as there are other companies out there making electric trucks but they don’t have anywhere near […]

Tesla is planning on opening up its Supercharger network to other EVs

Tesla has announced that its Supercharger network will soon be able to work with other third party electric cars, starting later this year. Elon Musk announced the change on Twitter this week, replying to @TesLatino. Tesla has 2,500 stations accroess the world with a total of 25,000 individual charging points, 600 of which are in the UK and Ireland. We created our own connector, as there was no standard back […]