Electric Cars

The BMW i3 is not only one of the most interesting used cars that a sensible sum of money can buy, but it’s also one of the greenest, says Vicky Parrott.

The Volkswagen Passat GTE plug-in hybrid has been revised with an improved electric range and more equipment. But what does it add to the Passat range?

With electric cars becoming more popular it’s time to think in more detail about how best to look after their batteries, reports Andrew English.

Hybrid cars need not cost a fortune to buy. In fact, you can pick up used models from Toyota, Lexus and Honda for less than £5,000. Jon Quirk looks at the pros and cons of buying hybrid on a budget.

It’s not just modern cars that are benefitting from battery power – there’s now also a growing number of classic cars being converted to electric running. So what would be your perfect electric classic?

Having produced 410,000 Leafs that have together covered 10 billion kilometres Nissan should know a thing or two about building electric cars. The new Leaf e+ is its most advanced yet.

How about this for a cool idea? Nissan’s latest concept vehicle is an electric ice cream van without the ICE – that’s Internal Combustion Engine.

With jaw-dropping looks, strong performance, low running costs and increasingly attractive prices the BMW i8 is hard to ignore as a used buy. In fact, it might just be the most enticing used sports car we’ll see this year.

After a long wait, pure electric cars are on the brink of making the transition from novelty to mainstream. Vicky Parrott investigates.

Electric cars, to many, appear a truly modern innovation – one enabled by rapid advances in battery technology, motors, controllers and thermal management systems. The reality is, though, that electric cars have been around for longer than most would realise. For example, in the late 1800s and early 1900s, electric cars were comparatively common. They…