This was a watershed year for cars. As the new Kia Soul EV and the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron bear witness, 2014 may eventually be remembered as the moment when the electric car moved from the margins to the mainstream….Read More
Toyota Sells Millions of Hybrid Cars
With sales accelerating, Toyota has now sold over 7 Million of its hybrid cars worldwide. At the end of September they had sold 7.053 million. A million hybrid cars have been sold in just 9 months. Toyota’s commitment to reduce the impact of motor vehicles on the environment is clear. Toyota’s range of cleaner, more efficient hybrids continues to grow. With a range of …
Ready For Take Off the BMW i8 Driving Review
How often does a car mark a watershed in history – so that everything that has gone before is made to look like the antiques of the last century and everything that comes after will be seen in the shining light of this advance?
Outlander PVEV Creates a Buzz in Brighton
The Outlander PHEV proved a major draw at this year’s The Eco Technology Show, Brighton. The local Mitsubishi dealership from Old Shoreham Road, Southwick, had a prime display inside the entrance to the event at the Brighton Centre. Over 130 businesses and organisations showcased a host of low-carbon ideas and innovations to promote sustainability. The game-changing Outlander PHEV reviewed by Drive here, …
Luxury as Standard Lexus IS 300h Executive Edition
Lexus adds the IS300h Executive Edition to the efficient hybrid range Now a high value proposition with £3390 no cost extras. The car is already makes a keen cost effective choice with low tax and running costs delivered by its highly efficient and refined hybrid powertrain. In addition to the wealth of equipment, comfort and styling features provided by the existing Luxury …
Hybrid Sales March On
Fourteen years after first launching the Prius at the British International Motor Show. Toyota are celebrating the sales of 100,000 hybrid cars in the UK. Their now extensive range has proved the, clean, efficient and smooth powertrain technology is now mainstream in the motoring market. The car that clocked up the first hundred thousandth is the British-built, an Auris Hybrid Touring Sports built …
Global Car, Global Testing for Electric Outlander PHEV
The new global car from Mitsubishi needs to meet all possible driving conditions in all regions. The Outlander PHEV has undergone testing in all climates, hot weather in USA as well as cold weather in Canada. Mitsubishi Motors’ engineers ticked another box after the completion of a two-month specific cold weather test in Russia, prior to the forthcoming introduction of the car in …
Top of the Green Hill the All-New Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
A greener SUV for the green lanes. The Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle PHEV with an average of 148mpg The latest Mitsubishi Outlander has an impeccable pedigree – Now the latest Outlander PHEV, is, quite simply, the best 4×4 SUV PHEV available in the UK. Years of research now resulting in a car that can fulfil the promise of a …
British Built Toyota Auris Hybrid Touring Sports Review
The latest Auris Hybrid is a high specced family estate, British built, well-priced and a great value all rounder. When the car first arrived I wasn’t that convinced but after a week with the car, it grew on me more and more. It looked good, it was comfortable, light and easy to drive with an effective hybrid system and …
Lexus IS 300h F Sport Review
I was really looking forward to driving this car, huge billboards across London, there is something new and exciting about this Sharp Looking Lexus. Hybrid is gaining popularity, the differences in the cars though, is tremendous. Some can be very good, others are getting better and some it seem are really getting it right. This car is well priced, targeted …