Rumours of a 21st century Kombi van we brought you last week have come to fruition, with Volkswagen releasing teasers of another I.D electric concept, in the style of the iconic Microbus/Kombi of the 1960s and 1970s. Although it clearly borrows its two-tone paint theme from the original Type 1 […]
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Mitsubishi to share future Renault-Nissan EV platform – report
Renault-Nissan will share an EV platform and technology with not only Renault as previously reported for the next LEAF and Zoe, but also newly-acquired Mitsubishi. The plans is set to help reduce costs on upcoming electric vehicles. According to Nikkei, Nissan and Renault are already well underway working on the […]
Tesla Model S P100D previewed for Electric GT racing
The Electric GT (EGT) racing series has announced it is opening up a separate division of the racing fixture that will accommodate the even more powerful Tesla Model S P100D. Back in September it was reported that the new Electric GT racing series was set to (silently) tear up the […]
Tesla starts charging users for ‘parking’ in Supercharger spaces
Tesla has introduced a new idle fee system that will charge Supercharger uses who leave their fully-charged vehicle unoccupied in a congested Supercharger centre. The new fee is a response from Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk to a tweet he received from a frustrated Tesla owner last week. The system will […]
New Volkswagen Microbus EV in the works – report
Hippies, surfers and fans of classic German vans alike rejoice as Volkswagen is set to revive the old Microbus, only in electric form. According to an Autocar report, the new Microbus is one of many favourable choices that could showcase VW’s MEB electric car platform. The first candidate is obviously […]
Lucid Air is new Model S fighter; 1000hp, 600km+ range
The first real threat to the Tesla Model S’s electric super sedan supremacy has come today as the Lucid Air was unveiled to a rapturous audience. Said to commence production in 2018, the Air is a luxury sedan with either a 100 or 130kWh battery pack- the latter exceeding Elon […]
Nissan and Renault to share future small car EV platform, for next LEAF & Zoe
Renault and Nissan have announced plans to collaborate and develop an all-new EV platform to be shared for the next-generation Renault Zoe and Nissan LEAF models. The news comes via Arnaud Deboeuf, senior VP of Renault-Nissan’s strategic management unit. Speaking with the press, he confirmed that although the cars will […]
Trump to meet with Elon Musk, Google, Apple execs tomorrow
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, alongside CEOs from some of the world’s biggest tech companies including Google and Apple, are reportedly meeting president-elect Donald Trump at a summit tomorrow. Executive members from companies including Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Intel, Google, Tesla and Oracle make up “a very heady group of less than […]