EV Bake off – Part 3 – Nissan Leaf
Nissan Leaf So, the following weekend after having the BMW i3, it was time to give the Nissan Leaf a go. Now this is the elder statesman of the 3 cars I’m testing, having been released in the US and…
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Tesla Model X Spotted in UK
OK cheating a bit, it’s a left hand drive version and it’s in the Tesla showroom in London, so not exactly on the road, but at least it afforded me a chance to test out the rear doors and both rows…
Jaguar I-Pace – Tesla Model X alternative ?
Here’s the new Jaguar I-Pace. It may be a concept, but indications are the production car will be released in 2018. It’s slated to have a 90kWh battery, a range of 220+miles (EPA) and a rather quick 4 second 0-60…
EV Bake Off – Part 2 – BMW i3
BMW i3 So, the BMW i3, quirky, futuristic or just plain ugly? All very subjective, but as they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In my eyes, futuristic and interesting, in my wife’s eyes ugly…. just plain ugly,…
Video: Tesla Autonomous Driving with Hardware 2
Tesla have released a new video showing a Model S performing full autonomous driving, this time however they display what the car actually sees using its array of sensors. Cars with Hardware2 started rolling off the production line around mid…
EV Bake Off – Part 1 – Introduction
Introduction So I’ve been a PHEV (Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicle) driver for nearly 2 years, a Golf GTE, a fantastic car, I’ll cover it in another review here, it really is one of the best cars I’ve ever had, but…