Nissan Leaf E-Tekna e+ 3.ZERO review. For – well-equipped, high quality, terrific everywhere but the motorway. ...
Nissan Leaf E-Tekna e+ 3.ZERO review. For – well-equipped, high quality, terrific everywhere but the motorway. Against – expensive, range-threatened. Useable highspeed range 81 miles/45.2% £37,320 (after subsidy) *** The Nissan Leaf has long been a trail blazer for electric cars and its looks, size and range have all been gradually improved over the years. […]
Chinese Cheap, Practical Minicar Might Spur Europe’s Electric Car Mass Market. “We have made some changes to the Chinese design which has allowed us to get certification for the EU. So it is a totally highway legal EV in the EU” If you think all electric cars are over-priced under achievers, the little FreZe Nikrob […]
Jaguar’s Conflicted Future; “Reimagined” Partnership, Takeover, Or Demise? “Five years is a relatively short period in which to execute this shift, especially if it is still looking for a partner” The storied Jaguar brand’s prospects remain murky as it reinvents itself as a slimmed-down, soon to be an all-electric outfit which doesn’t steal sales from […]
Electric Car Sales Set To Spurt, But Subsidy End Poses Questions. “There are increasing concerns around a potential battery shortage that could change growth curves on EV adoption in coming years. Europe’s electric car revolution looks unstoppable and experts are scrambling to raise medium and long-range sales forecasts, but once well-healed first adopters have been […]
Car Sales Are Recovering, But Strength Exaggerated By Weak Comparisons. “It will now become essential to compare figures from this year to those from 2019 to chart how the industry is recovering” European car markets are flattering to deceive as sales improvements look good but compared with 2020 which was flattened by the shock of […]
Car Sales Are Recovering, But Strength Exaggerated By Weak Comparisons. “It will now become essential to compare figures from this year to those from 2019 to chart how the industry is recovering” European car markets are flattering to deceive as sales improvements look good but compared with 2020 which was flattened by the shock of […]
PHEVs Under Fire For Lacking Green Purity; “Geofencing” To The Rescue. “PHEVs offer a practical, flexible alternative to diesel, making them ideal as general-purpose vehicles for work in and around cities” Plug-in hybrids, once seen as an affordable, practical and long-range-capable stepping-stone from traditionally powered cars to pricey, range-anxiety afflicted electric ones, have run foul […]
BMW Expected to Hit Profit Target, As 1st Quarter Sales Jump By A Third. “The stabilization also reflects BMW’s considerable reduction of its fleet CO2 emissions to below the stricter targets in the EU in 2020, and the expectation of full compliance in 2021” BMW expects to more than double profits in 2021 compared with […]
Ford Tourneo Custom Titanium 1.0 Ecoboost PHEV review. For – terrific people carrier, innovative use of PHEV and geo-fencing, easy to drive. Against – often under-powered, too expensive, bigger battery required. Rating – *** out of 5. Price £65,469.00 The Ford Tourneo Custom is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and is an MPV based on […]
ID.3 Spearheads Volkswagen’s Electric Revolution With Tesla Firmly In Its Sights. “On the highway though battery capacity quickly drained away, supplying an average of 63.3% of the offered availability. Long-range travel on fast highways will be a problem” The ID.3 hatchback launched Volkswagen’s multi-billion euro gamble to challenge Tesla’s electric car dominance and despite initial […]
Jaguar I-Pace Impresses, But Limitations Make A Great Case For Plug-in Hybrids. “the I-Pace delivers about 73.25% of the promised range according to my motorway test” Battery electric cars like the Jaguar I-Pace SUV are in the fast lane for the future, but because they can only handle roughly 80% of the job required, they […]
Lower Prices, Better Range Should Sell Electric, But Beware Government Edict. “We think the transition towards a 100% EV world could happen as soon as potentially limiting factors like availability of batteries, and charging infrastructure allow for it” The electric car band-wagon is gathering speed with Volkswagen now saying 70% of sedan and SUV sales […]
Will “Affordable” E.Go Be Undercut By The Chinese? “We don’t expect competition from Chinese anytime soon in that segment because cars like this won’t easily pass EU homogolation. The e.Go represents very solid German engineering. As BMW unveils another unaffordable battery-powered behemoth, European car buyers on modest incomes may be wondering if there will ever […]
