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From AutoEV. In 2023 there were some really rather good new electric cars launched, including this, the new Volvo EX30. However, for reasons we aren’t quite sure of, Bryan has had to wait quite some time to get behind the wheel of one. Now that he has, what does he think? Because this car has…
From AutoEV. Oddly enough, despite the fact that he has been testing and driving electric cars for around 4 years now, Bryan has never had an EV charge point at his house. He’s always been at the mercy of public charging. But that all changes with his new Andersen EV home wall box. But how…
From AutoEV. The sun shone (mostly) for us at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, and lots of new electric cars made their debut at the West Sussex event, including a huge number of new Chinese brands. As always, we were there to bring you a quick roundup of what was there, the good, the…
From AutoEV. Peugeot have been very bold with their pricing of late, charging premium money for offerings that might not seem that much different to what has gone before. But with the new E3008, they hope to change that. In a bid to move the brand upmarket, they have created a stylish, modern Coupe SUV…
From AutoEV. We haven’t just been testing one new MINI, but two! As well as the new Cooper SE hatchback, we have also spent a bit of time in the new Countryman E, the MINI for those of your who need maximum space. But can this medium-sized crossover really feel like a MINI? Bryan, the…
From AutoEV. We liked the old MINI Electric. In fact, there was only really two things that we felt was wrong with it. It didn’t look as good as it should have, and it didn’t go far enough between charges. Well those are two things that you cannot say about the new MINI Electric. But…
From AutoEV. Polestar’s model assault gathers pace with this, the 4, which is actually smaller than the recently reviewed 3. But it is a car that the company have thrown the rulebook away on, as despite adding a lot of technology, they have removed one rather large thing – the rear window. So how does…
From AutoEV. The argument for electric cars costing a huge amount of money is not helped by this car. But then this is no ordinary electric car. – welcome to the BMW i7 M70, the fastest, most refined and probably most expensive 7 Series BMW has ever built. However, is it worth it? And if…
From AutoEV. French hot hatchbacks have always come in at the top of the class. It’s like they just can’t get it wrong. But will this track record translate untarnished into the new electrified performance car world? Bryan is dispatched to a secret location in Paris to take a look at the rather tasty new…
From AutoEV. Since Polestar stood on its own two feet as a electric car company, the brand has really just relied on one car, the Polestar 2. But now things start to change, and so here we have the next pillar in the Swedish company’s arsenal, the hotly-anticipated Polestar 3. It is, of course, a…
From AutoEV. Audi’s original e-tron was one of the very first EVs from Germany’s Big Three. It combined what most people wanted back then, a premium badge, SUV styling and of course, the electrified drivetrain that made it stand apart. A couple of years later, the e-tron S was added as the sporting member of…
From AutoEV. If there is one manufacturer that has really shifted their image over the past 30 years, then surely it has to be Kia? Once the makers of humdrum hatchbacks, the Korean firm has fully embraced electrification and now produces some of the very best electricians you can buy. After the Soul and original…
From AutoEV. At the end of 2023, Bryan took delivery of his new long term test car, the Renault Megane E-Tech. The Megane had previously won our Car of the Year Award, as well well as the Viewer’s Choice and Best Compact EV, so it was a universally liked car. And of course, running one…
From AutoEV. Although the 5 door version of Peugeot’s electric 308 had to make way for the Renault Megane and MG4 in a recent triple test, there is one advantage that might just stand the Peugeot apart – the fact that you can have it as an estate. So, to find out if this helps…
From AutoEV. We first drove the Peugeot E208 when it was launched 4 years ago. Now a revised model has been launched with improved specifications, more power, a bigger battery and more range. So does it impress as much in 2024 as it did originally? Well, as you will see, it has a lot going…
From AutoEV. BYD made quite an impact on the UK car market in 2023 with three new model launches. And it all started with this, the ATTO 3, a small/medium-sized crossover that seems to now be the de facto family car genre. However, whilst the next two cars, the Dolphin hatchback and Seal saloon, traded…
From AutoEV. Having seven seats in your electric car has so far been a bit limited to cheaper, smaller van-based MPVs or going really big on the likes of the Citroen eSpaceTourer, Kia EV9 or Mercedes-Benz EQV. But now the Stuttgart company has revised its charmingly quiet EQB compact 7 seat SUV, is this a…
From AutoEV. For years, Ford were the purveyor of the people’s performance car with the likes of the Escort Mexico, XR3i, RS Turbo and of course the Sierra RS Cosworth. However these days in this new world of electrification the term "affordable" isn’t one that comes around often, especially when it comes to more performance-orientated…
From AutoEV. Renault are on somewhat of a roll recently. Not only is the Megane one of our favourite electric cars (Bryan is still crying about his one going back to Renault) but the new 5 and hotly anticipated 4 are cars that we are just gagging to drive. But the latest electric car from…
From AutoEV. The new BMW X2 is now here, and it is a lot different to the old model. There’s an electric variant for a start. But does BMW’s smallest SUV Coupe really have what it takes to justify its existence, price and your attention? It’s design might not be to everyone’s taste, but then…
From AutoEV. Fiat has always excelled at building stylish small cars that were perfect for that urban centric lifestyle of those that lived in the heart of cities such as Turin and Rome. Yet of late, their absence in the critical B-Segment of the market may have caused many to forget about their illustrious past…
From AutoEV. And that is the new BYD Seal. In the second part of his review of the BMW i4 eDrive 35, Bryan puts it head-to-head with the new BYD Seal Excellence. A car that not only has a bigger battery, better range, twin motors, more power and more performance, but is actually significantly cheaper…
From AutoEV. BMW have always produced compact saloons that are great to drive, and the all-electric i4 is no exception. And we have always preferred it in the less powerful, single motor eDrive40 over the range-topping M50. But now they have introduced a less powerful, smaller battery entry level model, so could the new eDrive35…
From AutoEV. After 3 months and 2,600 miles, Bryan’s long term Megane E-Tech is going back to Renault. In our final episode of the Megane Diaries, he talks us through what it’s been like to live with the car. What has annoyed him? What did he love? Is he going to miss it? Whether a…
From AutoEV. Unfortunately we had to miss the UK launch of the new Kia EV9 at the end of last year, however that has meant that instead of spending just a few hours with the car we had it for a lot longer. And this has meant we got to properly understand the car and…
From AutoEV. Whilst many have seen Polestar as just an offshoot of Volvo, their constant push at the boundaries of design shows the all-electric Swedish brand to be very much master of their own destiny. Perhaps more so now with the launch of the new Polestar 4, a premium, D-Segment SUV Coupe. Not only is…
From AutoEV. The new Volkswagen ID.7 has a lot to prove. The Wolfsburg car maker hasn’t exactly set our pulses racing with their electric offering so far, save for the fairly niche ID.Buzz. A drop in quality, lacklustre style and technology that felt way off the pace of it’s rivals has sent them back to…
From AutoEV. We love the Renault Megane E-Tech at AutoEV. But we also rate the MG4 very highly. So how will Peugeot’s new E308 fare against, what we believe, are the two best 5 door family hatchbacks you can buy? There was only one way to find out and that was to assemble all of…
From AutoEV. No-one has ever said that a Mercedes-Benz was cheap, but the new EQE SUV is a lot of money. But is it actually the best electric Mercedes-Benz yet? And is a better bet than the larger, even more expensive EQS SUV? In our first road test review of 2024, Bryan puts the new…
From AutoEV. It’s that time of year again folks where we crown the winners, and the losers, of the EV world in the AutoEV Awards 2023. This is our third year of these awards and as always, all the cars we tested in 2023 have come under close scrutiny to be in with a chance…
From AutoEV. Whilst we don’t normally believe everything we see or read about how electric cars can’t do long trips, we did feel it was time to redress the balance a little. As many people might have guessed from his indecipherable accent, Bryan originally hails from Scotland. Yet for the past 25 years he has…
From AutoEV. The Audi e-tron GT is a fine car. We tested it a couple of years ago and were bowled over by it’s charms. But we hadn’t driven the RS version, the very first all-electric Audi RS model. Does it do anything more than the standard car can? An upcoming social engagement gave Bryan…
From AutoEV. Bryan has a new long-term test car, its our 2022 Car of the Year, the Renault Megane E-Tech. Over the next three months he will be using it as his everyday car, enabling him to get properly under the skin of it and find out what it’s really like. So far it has…
From AutoEV. Its no exaggeration to say that the Tesla Model 3 changed the EV world significantly when it was first introduced back in 2019. Here was an electric car that could stand comparison with the very best ICE cars in the same class and be justifiably bought as an alternative with little compromises. But…
From AutoEV. The Vauxhall Astra is as dependably British as a Melton Mowbray pork pie. And now, there is a new electric drivetrain available to try and tempt people away from the VW ID.3, Renault Megane and MG4. But at a price. Literally. Is the new 8th generation Astra worth the premium? As always, Bryan…
From AutoEV. The Vauxhall Corsa Electric has always been a likeable little electric car, and for that reason, it is easy to see why it is Britain’s best-selling supermini. But over the years, the price has crept up, and despite some small incremental improvements, we’ve found it starting to really lag behind other cars in…
From AutoEV. BYD has been busy this year having already launched two new cars into the UK with the ATTO 3 and the Dolphin so far. And here is the third, an all electric compact sports saloon that is taking on some very established, and very talented competition. Say hello to the new BYD Seal.…
From AutoEV. When BMW launched the i3 in 2013, they looked like they had invented the future of BMW. Yet every EV they have brought out since then has failed to innovate the way that original electric supermini did. And with the new 5 Series, they can’t afford to take any risks. After all, like…
From AutoEV. Peugeot once proudly proclaimed that the Lion went from strength to strength. Perhaps in the 1980s-1990s that was true, but come the ‘noughties, and the Lion was more of a lamb with a product line-up that lacked charisma, suffered from poor build quality and questionable design. But over the past few years, the…
From AutoEV. Renault have an illustrious history of designing and building great cars. Unfortunately, they have also given us some quite dreary ones too. But when it comes to their EVs, they always seem to deliver the goods. And now, as we move towards the "Renaulution" (their words, not ours!) of full electrification, they have…
From AutoEV. Many enthusiasts fear the demise of the internal combustion engine, especially those who love their sports cars. But is that fear justified? Perhaps its a sign that a company like Caterham, manufacturers of what many believe is the ultimate driver’s car, the Caterham Seven, have decided to show a concept of what they…
From AutoEV. Hyundai’s Kona Electric and Peugeot’s e2008 have always been two compact family crossovers that have been firm favourites of ours. However, they were starting to show their age in places, especially in the light of some new and fierce competition. Thankfully, their makers have seen fit to wield the surgeon’s scalpel, with the…
From AutoEV. Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 was always going to be their difficult second album after the sensational Ioniq 5, but the signs were good. Our initial Sneak Peek of the car told us what we needed to know about the design and technology, and our first road test of the car told us how good…
From AutoEV. For a company so used to giving us technical innovation and solutions, Honda have been slow to truly enter the mainstream EV world. Yes, they gave us the wonderful little Honda e, but that is an expensive, and very niche product. If they are really serious about electrification, they need to compete in…
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From AutoEV. Bryan has been testing a lot of high-performance EVs of late, and many have failed to back up their crazy speeds with driving dynamics to match. But the three letters of AMG gave us some hope with their interpretation of the excellent Mercedes-Benz EQS. Over 760bhp and in excess of 1,000Nm is more…
From AutoEV. The Kia EV6 has been one of our firm favourites since it was launched back in 2021. In fact we we liked it so much, it was our Car of the Year back then, and we even compared it to another one of our all-time favourite EVs, the Jaguar I-Pace such was our…
From AutoEV. BYD may be a new name to the British car market, but they aren’t exactly a minnow when it comes to the size of their business; or intent. We drove the ATTO 3 crossover/SUV back in March which waded straight into battle in one of the most fiercely contested market sectors. And now…
From AutoEV. Despite their sales, SUVs still have a social stigma attached to them, especially in more urban centric areas. So how can a brand such as Jeep, who only builds SUVs, appease those of us with a social conscience? The new Avenger is the company’s first electric vehicle in their 80 year history, but…
From AutoEV. It would be fair to say that any Tesla review gets our comments section filling up with lots of opinions – some who agree with what we say, others not so much. And we have always said that we will speak as we find here at AutoEV, and so not everyone will agree…