VOLVO REVEAL NEW XC40 WITH ALL ELECTRIC OPTION

The all new Volvo XC40 model will offer a plug-in hybrid option, although not in all markets, but the XC40 adds a distinction its bigger siblings can’t offer: it will also come in a fully electric version. Volvo made an announcement that it would build only “electrified” models within a couple of years and this was reported as […]

EUROPEAN CAR MAKERS OFFER OLDER DIESEL BUYBACK

Almost two years ago, the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal burst into public view, and nothing has been quite the same since then. The news that VW Group engineers had deliberately cheated on eight years of emission tests for the “clean diesels” sold by Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche sent shockwaves around the world. Only this year […]

TESLA REVEALS NEW MODEL 3

Getting more than a quarter of a million people around the world to put down €1,000 apiece for a car they won’t get for another two years is a remarkable feat. When Elon Musk took the wraps off the Tesla Model 3 last Thursday evening, a screen on stage showed more than 100,000 deposits. But […]

HYUNDAI’S ALL NEW IONIQ HYBRID & ELECTRIC

The Hyundai Ioniq, which made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 2015, is a historic vehicle – the first from a major automaker to be offered in three versions, all of them electrified: the Ioniq Hybrid, Ioniq Plug-In and Ioniq Electric.The first to hit showrooms will be the Ioniq Hybrid, featuring a 1.6-litre petrol engine […]

COULD VW LEAD THE WAY TO ALL ELECTRIC?

  The developing VW scandal has highlighted the lengths to which some automakers will go to find an alternative to electrification. Some industry gadflies have speculated that Volkswagen might opt to redeem itself by becoming a (sorely needed) leader in the electromobility field. “With hydrocarbon combustion we’ve hit the limits of physics,” Elon Musk told Auto express . “If […]