electric cars

Audi to bring e-tron electric cars to SA in 2022

Audi South Africa has revealed its plan to locally introduce its e-tron range of electric vehicles, with the first cars set to arrive in…

Tesla breaks 0-100kph record in new test

Tesla’s electric cars are known for extremely nippy acceleration — hell, most electric cars are a kick in the pants. But a test found that…

FF 91: Faraday Future finally reveals electric car

Chinese-backed electric car firm Faraday Future has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. But the brand has finally showed off…

You can now rent BMW i3 from Europcar in Cape Town

Want to go for the cutting-edge car rental? Or maybe you just want the environmentally responsible car during your business trip. Either way, Europcar…

Jaguar I-Pace electric car revealed: set for 2018 launch

Jaguar has become the latest manufacturer to reveal an electric vehicle, in the form of the Jaguar I-Pace concept. The automaker is touting some…

Tesla ends free charging for life (for new buyers)

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has announced that it will be drastically changing its Supercharging initiative for free public charging. The company’s Supercharger network of…

Tesla warned against Autopilot marketing in Germany

Germany’s transport ministry has called on Tesla to stop using the term “Autopilot” in marketing for their electric vehicles. “It can be confirmed that a…

What’s Tesla going to announce on 17 October?

US automaker Tesla has been on a roll over the past few years, and everyone is eagerly anticipating the “affordable” Model 3 car, set…

BMW to launch electric Mini in 2019

The new BMW electric Mini series is set to roll out sometime in 2019 with a battery-powered version of the BMW X3 to hit the…

Chevrolet Bolt gets price tag in USA

The Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle has been bandied about for a good few months now, but the price tag wasn’t quite set in stone….

Chevrolet Bolt: is it actually a Tesla Model 3 killer?

Tesla’s Model 3 gets all the headlines, being marketed as the first affordable electric car from the US manufacturer. But General Motors and the…

How many BMW i3 and i8 electric cars have been sold in SA?

BMW and Nissan have announced the launch of the first joint charging stations for electric cars in South Africa – but buried in the…

BMW, Nissan launch first joint charging stations in Cape Town

Following their memorandum of understanding (MOU) last year, BMW and Nissan have launched their first joint charging stations for electric vehicles in South Africa….

Egoista EM01 Stradale is the Formula E-inspired car of your dreams

Crowdfunding is a wonderful thing. It got bankrupt Caterham to the Abu Dhabi GP, and now it could get you a fully fledged open-wheel…

With help from BMW we’ll be able to charge our electric cars at street lights

Electric cars are awesome. Though one of their biggest challenges is finding hotspots to charge the vehicles’ batteries. With an ingenious concept, BMW thinks…

Clean tactics: 3 ways Formula E will transform the electric vehicle industry

I’m a stubborn Formula 1 fan. The series laden with passion, romance, tragic history and manic technical development entrances me every second weekend to…

Here’s why Elon Musk opening up Tesla’s patents matters

The biggest news in the motoring world this week was the revelation by electric car company Tesla that it would be opening up its…

5 reasons why electric cars WILL become more popular

There has long been an overwhelming sentiment — particularly among proper petrol-heads — that the modern electric car is doomed to failure. And, to…

The hottest electric cars and technologies of 2013

It’s hard to believe that the electric car has been around for over a hundred years. If Nicola Tesla had his way (and I…

Brutal mountain race Pikes Peak and its craziest cars

The legend that is the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb goes hand in hand with the legend of its race cars. It is one…

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