The Volvo EX90 has gained a single-motor variant that trims the electric SUV‘s starting price by nearly £14,000. Available to order now from £82,660, the new Single Motor variant adds a rear-wheel-drive option to the EX90 line-up, which from launch has been exclusively four-wheel-drive. The rear-mounted motor produces 276bhp and 361lb ft for a 0-62mph time of 8.4sec,… Continue reading New single-motor Volvo EX90 shaves £14k off SUV’s starting price
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Volvo EX30 Cross Country goes on sale at £47,060
The Volvo EX30 has spawned a jacked-up, off-road-focused model that has become the first EV and the first SUV to wear Volvo’s Cross Country badge. Priced at £47,060, the new EX30 Cross Country is £2000 more than the Twin Motor Performance Ultra variant of the standard EX30 on which it’s based. Compared with that car, it has been raised… Continue reading Volvo EX30 Cross Country goes on sale at £47,060
Volvo XC60 gets refreshed look and upgraded interior for £49,240
The updated Volvo XC60 has gone on sale, priced from £49,240, as the Swedish brand bids to maintain the appeal of its best-selling model. The range tops out at £69,860 in T8 Plug-in Hybrid Ultra Black Edition. Deliveries will begin in the third quarter of this year. The big changes come visually, with the SUV sporting a new grille similar to that fitted… Continue reading Volvo XC60 gets refreshed look and upgraded interior for £49,240
Forget WEC – Super Taikyu is way cooler
Think of endurance racing and your mind probably turns to the World Endurance Championship, in which bespoke hypercars rub wings with some of the world’s ultimate sports cars. It makes for stellar viewing but, given the sheer cost and complexity of the cars involved, can feel a bit samey once you’ve followed it for a… Continue reading Forget WEC – Super Taikyu is way cooler
Private EV sales finally on the rise, thanks to cheap deals, greater choice
Private customers are turning towards electric cars in greater numbers than ever before in a sign that growing choice at the cheaper end of the market is persuading customers of petrol and diesel models to make the switch. Figures seen by MG show that retail sales of electric cars were up 59% in the first two… Continue reading Private EV sales finally on the rise, thanks to cheap deals, greater choice
Ford launches EV incentives to win over buyers with new Puma
Ford UK believes the launch of the new Puma Electric can prompt buyers of its existing vehicles to make the switch to electric, and is launching a new range of incentives to help buyers do so. The manufacturer has launched a new Power Promise, giving every buyer of one of its EVs a free home… Continue reading Ford launches EV incentives to win over buyers with new Puma
Banning hybrids from 2030 would’ve been “too soon” says PM
It will follow up the revamped ZEV mandate with the unveiling of a “modern industrial strategy” in the summer, “which will help British businesses realise the potential of industries of the future”. The government is still attempting to negotiate a new trade deal with the US in a bid to neutralise the impact of the… Continue reading Banning hybrids from 2030 would’ve been “too soon” says PM
When I quit road testing, I want to be a driving instructor
This may well say more about my own lack of reflection on the subject than anything else, but the job of a road tester seems to me to be quite particular and the skills that it requires a little, shall we say, non-transferable. I’ve always imagined that I personally would be ill-matched to the corporate… Continue reading When I quit road testing, I want to be a driving instructor
Hybrids can be sold until 2035 as government relaxes EV targets
Toyota, for example, had previously threatened “there would be an impact on a number of areas” of its business in the UK if full-hybrids – like the Corolla it builds at Burnaston in Derbyshire – were banned from sale alongside pure-ICE cars in 2030. And Kia’s UK boss Paul Philpott told Autocar recently that clarity… Continue reading Hybrids can be sold until 2035 as government relaxes EV targets
This extreme off-road racing series will show what hydrogen can do
The hydrogen fuel cell could be one of the most highly developed and rigorously tested automotive technologies never to reach mainstream production, but that doesn’t mean it won’t. The FIA Extreme H World Cup, a new off-road motorsport championship due to kick off later this year, aims to demonstrate just how capable the technology is. … Continue reading This extreme off-road racing series will show what hydrogen can do