Maybe it lost something in translation, but my first attempt at a voice command with Mercedes-Benz’s smallest electric car – the new compact crossover EQA – seemed to fall on deaf ears. Half in jest I thought: ‘I’ll try it in a German accent.’ After all, I was driving an early left-hand drive version straight … Read more
Chris Hemsworth puts his bulging biceps on display as he explores Sydney with wife Elsa Pataky on $3,400 electric bicycles By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:16 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 20:16 GMT, 3 March 2021 They threw a wild ’80s-themed party with a host of celebrity guests over the weekend. … Read more
Cars with petrol and diesel engines waste hundreds of times more raw materials than an equivalent electric vehicle, according to a new study by a green campaign group. Over the course of a fossil-fuel car’s lifetime it burns through the equivalent of a stack of oil barrels 25 storeys high, while electric vehicles waste only … Read more
It took me all of about five seconds and a few hundred yards of driving to get the measure of Audi’s new flagship electric grand tourer – the e-tron GT. There are very few cars with which you feel almost instantly at ease and intuitively in tune – and this is one of them. The … Read more
Volvo’s entire line-up will be fully electric by 2030 as it phases out all cars with internal combustion engines, including hybrids, it said today. The Chinese-owned Swedish company followed the likes of Ford and Jaguar Land Rover in recent weeks, in outlining plans to ditch petrol and diesel engines by the end of this decade. … Read more
Rumours have been swirling for months about how Denise Drysdale managed to fracture her shoulder on family-friendly golfing show Holey Moley. But the speculation was finally put to rest on Sunday night’s episode, as footage of the 72-year-old’s horrific fall finally went to air. The incident occurred while Denise was competing against ex-Olympic speed skater … Read more
One of biggest energy services specialists in Britain switching transport fleet to electric vehicles and will install chargers at employees’ homes By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 27 February 2021 One of the biggest energy services specialists in Britain is switching its entire transport … Read more
There’s nothing quite like the buzz and intrigue when road testing a car that’s yet to be officially unveiled, never mind hit the road or appear in showrooms. Especially if the lightening-fast car you are driving under-cover is the very same one that will be revealed live to the world, priced at £140,000, at the … Read more
Hyundai is the latest car maker to unleash a new electric vehicle on the market, and it has clear intentions of taking down the market-leading Tesla Model 3. The Ioniq 5 is a bold new family-size crossover to be launched under the Korean manufacturer’s ‘Ioniq’ electric car sub-brand this summer. Reports suggest entry models will … Read more
Hyundai is the latest car maker to unleash a new electric vehicle on the market, and it has clear intentions of taking down the market-leading Tesla Model 3. The Ioniq 5 is a bold new family-size crossover to be launched under the Korean manufacturer’s ‘Ioniq’ EV sub-brand this summer. Reports suggest entry models will cost … Read more