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Vauxhall Corsa-e

The learner drivers favourite car, the Corsa now has an electric version. The car comes with a 50kWh power pack and a range of 209 miles.

Honda e

Marie Kennedy

The new urban Honda e, all electric runaround with no gears and no wing mirrors has the world’s first, full-width, digital dashboard.

The Hyundai IONIQ Electric Car is a grown up family EV. It's more serious than its more quirky competitor the BMW i3, and it has a better range than the Nissan Leaf. Add your Review of the Hyundai ...

Jaguar I-PACE

Marie Kennedy

ECE first impressions on the Jaguar I-PACE are that it looks amazing with it's sporty, aerodynamic design and definitely has the WOW factor. Priced from £65,195, the Jaguar I-PACE has a 90 kWh ...

MG ZS EV

Marie Kennedy

Is the new MG ZS EV one of the first 2020 electric vehicle models to actually bring the price point down to a realistic level? Priced from £22,495 (after Plug-in car grant) for the entry level Excite ...

Mercedes-Benz B250e Electric Drive

Marie Kennedy

The very popular Range Rover P400e Sport now comes with PHEV version with up to 31 miles in electric only mode, enough for school runs, shopping and short trips.

Toyota Auris Hybrid Review

Marie Kennedy

The Toyota Auris Hybrid is no longer available to buy new but can be found on the used car market. Toyota now offer hybrid models of the Yaris, Prius, Corolla, C-HR, RAV4, Camry, and Highlander, each ...

Volvo XC60 Recharge T8 Polestar Review

Peter Hilton

Beautifully finished with great technology the Volvo XC60 Recharge is a welcome addition to the PHEV market. However the limited electric only range of 20 miles is disappointing. What do you think? ...

PHEV January registrations grow 85% in European markets

Peter Hilton

In tough trading conditions sale of hybrids and pure electric cars continue to grow YOY. With the overall European car market down 26% YOY, PHEVs grew 85% and all electric grew 18%. Market share ...

Both Jaguar Land Rover and Ford announced all electric production by 2030

Peter Hilton

An all electric future is in sight with two major manufacturers committing to all electric production. Both Jaguar Land Rover and Ford announced all electric production by 2030, in line with UK ...

SMMT reports new car registrations fall 39.5%

Peter Hilton

Only 90,249 new cars registered in January 2021, the worst start to a year since 1970.

PM Boris Johnson’s green plan bans sale of new petrol and diesel cars in UK from 2030

Peter Hilton

In his statement on Tuesday 18th November 2020, Boris Johnson stated that new cars and vans powered wholly by petrol and diesel will not be sold in the UK from 2030. Disapointingly (from ECE ...

2020 Budget cuts Electric Car grants

Peter Hilton

In todays budget the chancellor announced a cut in the new electric car purchasing grant. The grant will be reduced from £3,500 to £3,000 from midnight 11 March 2020. In addition cars costing ...

Electric car sales grow – with 243% growth in February, but market share still remains low.

Peter Hilton

Electric cars sales grow continuing the trend set in January with monthly YOY growth of 243% in February. This resulted in a market share of 3%, up from 1%, which matched January market share. ...