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Audi e-tron GT vs Porsche Taycan 4S
Audi e-tron GT vs Porsche Taycan 4S

Audi e-tron GT vs Porsche Taycan 4S

If you want an EV but you're also a keen driver, the Audi e-tron GT and Porsche Taycan 4S are tempting propositions - but which is best?
Car group tests
22 Sep 2021
Addison Lee: Britain’s biggest taxi firm to go all-electric by 2023 with VW ID.4 fleet
Addison Lee VW ID4 - side

Addison Lee: Britain’s biggest taxi firm to go all-electric by 2023 with VW ID.4 fleet

Addison Lee will spend £160 million on the switch, with a fleet of Volkswagen ID.4s set to join the company’s ranks
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21 Sep 2021
Lotus reveals LEVA lightweight electric sports car architecture
Lotus teaser

Lotus reveals LEVA lightweight electric sports car architecture

The new LEVA architecture will form the basis of three new Lotus electric sports cars – the most powerful of which will have up to 870bhp
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21 Sep 2021
New hot Volkswagen ID. Life GTX variant on the cards
Volkswagen ID. Life GTX - exclusive image

New hot Volkswagen ID. Life GTX variant on the cards

The new Volkswagen ID. Life GTX electric car is set to arrive in 2025, and our exclusive image previews how it could look
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20 Sep 2021
'I'm not asking to scrap the ICE ban, just delay it a little'
Opinion 2030

'I'm not asking to scrap the ICE ban, just delay it a little'

Mike Rutherford calls on the Prime Minister to push back the 2030 ban
Opinion
19 Sep 2021
Citroen joins electric car subscription service ‘Onto’ with e-C4
Citroen e-C4 Onto

Citroen joins electric car subscription service ‘Onto’ with e-C4

You can now choose Citroen’s e-C4 Shine Plus on car subscription site Onto with no deposit, servicing, insurance and breakdown cover included
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17 Sep 2021
Plans for 1,500 new electric car chargers in four years at new Osprey Charging hubs
EV charging

Plans for 1,500 new electric car chargers in four years at new Osprey Charging hubs

The £75m scheme will see high-powered chargers rolled out at 150 Osprey Charging locations near A-roads and motorways
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16 Sep 2021
Mercedes EQC 400: long-term test review
Mercedes EQC long termer - final report header

Mercedes EQC 400: long-term test review

Final report: The electric Mercedes EQC SUV puts electric car efficiency firmly in the spotlight
Long-term tests
15 Sep 2021
Pure-electric Mercedes EQS saloon on sale now from £99,995
Mercedes EQS - front

Pure-electric Mercedes EQS saloon on sale now from £99,995

The new Mercedes EQS luxury electric limo has reached UK showrooms, with a range of up to 453 miles and an S-Class-rivalling price tag
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15 Sep 2021
Polestar doubles UK research and development team at MIRA facility
Polestar Precept construction

Polestar doubles UK research and development team at MIRA facility

Polestar cements its UK development operations with a 250-strong team at its MIRA testing facility, where engineers will help bring the Precept concep…
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14 Sep 2021
Volkswagen ID. models to get over-the-air software updates
Volkswagen ID.3

Volkswagen ID. models to get over-the-air software updates

Volkswagen shifts towards a software-based business model, with improved safety and additional features enabled through updates
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13 Sep 2021
Only special standalone Mercedes-AMG electric cars to get ‘63’ badge
AMG Munich

Only special standalone Mercedes-AMG electric cars to get ‘63’ badge

The brand's current EVs are too heavy to wear AMG's top-line boot badge, with the high-performance 63 tag to be reserved for all-electric replacements…
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10 Sep 2021
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The perfect electric car revealed for World EV Day
Autovia EV-21

The perfect electric car revealed for World EV Day

Autovia EV-21 blends the best of the current EV crop to show why the perfect electric cars are already here...
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8 Sep 2021
New Cupra Tavascan Extreme E concept hints at production SUV
Cupra Tavascan Extreme E concept

New Cupra Tavascan Extreme E concept hints at production SUV

Cupra says its next entry for the electric off-road racing series will share design elements with the upcoming road-going Tavascan SUV
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8 Sep 2021
New Volkswagen ID. Life wows at Munich Motor Show
Volkswagen ID Life - Munich front

New Volkswagen ID. Life wows at Munich Motor Show

The new Volkswagen ID. Life concept previews a future affordable electric car that will sit below the ID.3 in the brand's line-up
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7 Sep 2021
New Audi Grandsphere concept makes Munich Motor Show debut
Audi Grandsphere - Munich front

New Audi Grandsphere concept makes Munich Motor Show debut

The Grandsphere is the second model in Audi’s trio of ‘sphere’ concepts, with the luxury four-door saloon previewing a future A8 limo with Level 4 aut…
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7 Sep 2021
Polestar Re:Move concept unveiled as last-mile delivery scooter
Polestar Re:Move electric scooter

Polestar Re:Move concept unveiled as last-mile delivery scooter

The Polestar Re:Move electric scooter is designed for inner city couriers, has a payload of 180kg and a top speed of around 15mph
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7 Sep 2021
Renault and Dacia seek petrol and diesel car ban extension to 2040
Renault Megane E-Tech Electric SUV - charging

Renault and Dacia seek petrol and diesel car ban extension to 2040

Renault Group’s director of engineering believes hybridised combustion-engined cars could still have a place beyond 2030, offering affordable mobility…
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6 Sep 2021
New Porsche Mission R concept hints at future electric Cayman
Porsche Mission R - Munich front

New Porsche Mission R concept hints at future electric Cayman

Designed to support customer racing, the Mission R points towards a pure-electric Porsche Cayman for 2024
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6 Sep 2021
New Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 surges into Munich with 751bhp
Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 - Munich front

New Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 surges into Munich with 751bhp

The new Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 is the AMG division's first fully electric performance car, and it arrives with 751bhp and a 3.4-second 0-62mph time
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6 Sep 2021
Hyundai announces plans to go all-electric in Europe in 2035
Hyundai EV at Munich 2021

Hyundai announces plans to go all-electric in Europe in 2035

Hyundai will stop selling internal combustion-powered cars in Europe in 2035, and become completely carbon neutral by 2045
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6 Sep 2021
New BMW i Vision Circular concept showcases brand’s view of a sustainable future
BMW i Vision Circular - Munich front

New BMW i Vision Circular concept showcases brand’s view of a sustainable future

The new BMW i Vision Circular concept is a vision of a 2040 hatchback made entirely from recycled and recyclable materials
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6 Sep 2021
New Skoda Enyaq Coupe iV prototype review
Skoda Enyaq iV coupe prototype - front

New Skoda Enyaq Coupe iV prototype review

We hit the road in a prototype version of the all-electric Skoda Enyaq Coupe iV 80
Road tests
5 Sep 2021
New Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD 2021 review
Hyundai Ioniq 5 front tracking

New Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD 2021 review

The new rear-wheel-drive Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV saves you £6k on the AWD version
Road tests
3 Sep 2021
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Lotus confirms four new electric cars including two SUVs by 2026
Lotus EV news - teaser

Lotus confirms four new electric cars including two SUVs by 2026

The new ‘lifestyle’ Lotus models will be built in China, but the UK will remain the home of the brand’s sports cars
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31 Aug 2021
New Vauxhall Combo-e electric van goes on sale from £25,238
Vauxhall Combo-e van

New Vauxhall Combo-e electric van goes on sale from £25,238

Vauxhall's Combo-e small electric van has a range of 171 miles and is available to order now
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31 Aug 2021
New 2022 Mobilize Limo unveiled with focus on car-sharing
Mobilize Limo

New 2022 Mobilize Limo unveiled with focus on car-sharing

Renault’s new Mobilize sub-brand has revealed the first of its four car-sharing models - the Limo
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27 Aug 2021
New Opel Rocks-e revealed as Citroen Ami-based micro EV
Opel Rocks-e

New Opel Rocks-e revealed as Citroen Ami-based micro EV

The Opel Rocks-e is a German-bound Citroen Ami derivative with tweaked styling and increased range
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25 Aug 2021
New Fiat 500 Action 2021 review
Fiat 500 Action - front

New Fiat 500 Action 2021 review

The new all-electric Fiat 500 Action is only available with a smaller 24kWh battery, but is significantly cheaper than the 42kWh model
Road tests
24 Aug 2021
New dual-motor Skoda Enyaq iV 80x SportLine revealed with 261bhp
Skoda Enyaq iV 80x

New dual-motor Skoda Enyaq iV 80x SportLine revealed with 261bhp

The new four-wheel-drive Skoda Enyaq iV 80x SportLine model is unveiled as most powerful version yet
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23 Aug 2021
New Kia Soul EV Maxx model arrives
Kia Soul EV Maxx front

New Kia Soul EV Maxx model arrives

The Kia Soul EV model updates swap the old First Edition for the new Maxx model with 280-mile range unchanged
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19 Aug 2021
Hyundai Group to launch new pure-electric city car in 2023
Kia teaser

Hyundai Group to launch new pure-electric city car in 2023

City-car sized EV could launch under Hyundai, Kia or Ioniq brand and will likely be a mini SUV
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17 Aug 2021
Small SUV set to join Honda e in brand’s pure electric car range 
Honda electric SUV due in 2023

Small SUV set to join Honda e in brand’s pure electric car range 

Honda’s UK boss tells Auto Express that the firm will fully electrify its line-up in 2022 before its second electric car, a small SUV, arrives a year …
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14 Aug 2021
Audi charging service now covers 75 per cent of UK charge points
Audi charging

Audi charging service now covers 75 per cent of UK charge points

Audi’s e-tron charging service now gives drivers access to more than 17,500 charge points across the UK with just one account
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13 Aug 2021
Pininfarina Battista unveiled in production form at Pebble Beach
Pininfarina Battista

Pininfarina Battista unveiled in production form at Pebble Beach

The covers have finally come off the first production-ready Pininfarina Battista hypercar at the 2021 Monterey Car Week
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13 Aug 2021
Vauxhall offers 30,000 miles of free charging with EV models
Vauxhall Corsa-e - cornering front

Vauxhall offers 30,000 miles of free charging with EV models

Vauxhall extends 3-year/30,000 mile charging deal as part of wider EV push
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12 Aug 2021
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