CATEGORIES

BMW 330e M Sport Saloon

Has BMW’s popular PHEV done enough to stay at the top of the class? Alex Grant finds out.

LEXUS UX 300e

The first full electric car launch by Lexus spearheads its plug-in range, which will soon include hybrid, plug-in hybrid, fuel cell and battery electric cars.

Ford Transit Custom Phev

Losing none of the praciticality of the IC model, say ‘hello’ to Ford’s first electrified van. Richard Gooding reports.

PORSCHE - Taycan Turbo

Ignore the Turbo badge, this Porsche doesn’t need one and is every bit better for it, finds Jonathan Musk.

POWERING UP

Gridserve aims to make EV charging simple with a swathe of electric forecourts. On the eve of its opening, Autovolt visits the first, and speaks to the founder and CEO Toddington Harper about the ethos behind them.

JEEP RENEGADE 4XE LIMITED

Who says electric commuting has to curb your weekend pursuits?

VAUXHALL GRANDLAND X HYBRID4

Electrification gives the Grandland X an unexpected wild side, finds Alex Grant.

GENERATION NEXT

There’s more to the Ariya than a merging of Nissan’s strengths in SUV and electrification – it’s the start of a significant new chapter, as senior vice president for Global Design Alfonso Albaisa explains.

BMW X3 xDrive30e

Plug-in tech promises low tax and running costs for the appealing X3. Jonathan Musk drives.

Big idea

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has announced its Grid-eMotion Fleet technology, which will bring ‘grid-to-plug’ charging tailored to large-scale e-mobility.

VOLVO XC40 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T5

Fashionable Scandi-SUV meets potent hybrid technology – Volvo has good reason to feel confident about its smallest plug-in.

VOLKSWAGEN E-UP!

Now with double the range, is the e-up! the city EV you’ve been waiting for?

SILENT REVOLUTION

Traditionally known for loud tastes and louder exhausts, the global tuning community is quickly realising the performance potential of electric conversions. Alex Grant asked some of the pioneers what excites them most about the technology.

REAR VIEW

Will electric vehicles ever reach price parity?

MINI Cooper SE (Electric)

Electric power suits the MINI. But, let’s face it, it’s difficult to go wrong with an automotive icon.

Time for combustion to burn out?

The UK government has signalled plans to phase out the sale of combustion engine passenger cars within 15 years, firing the starting gun on the biggest shiftin the history of one of the world’s oldest automotive markets. But how achievable is that end goal?

DS 3 CROSSBACK E-TENSE

An odd, expensive cookie, that somehow works.

FIAT GOES ELECTRIC

Fiat stuns with third-generation of its popular 500 revised as a 200-mile range electric city car.

COVID-19

With the unprecedented effect coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on the world, our thoughts are with all those affected. We take a look at how to work from home, what tools are available to you and how to look after your electric car while it’s not being used.

1971 OPEL GT ELEKTRO

HISTORY

Ford Mondeo Estate Hybrid (HEV)

A more practical and family-friendly bodystyle elevates eco-Mondeo’s allure. Richard Gooding reports.

SPARKING A MASS TRANSIT REVOLUTION

Trains, planes and automobiles – the public and private-hire transport sectors can benefit greatly from electrification. Autovolt looks at the latest developments

LUNAR ROVING VEHICLE 31 JULY 1971

Is it obvious that the lunar landings of the 1970s used electric vehicles to roam the surface of the moon in their pursuit of scientific experiments?

HONDA e

Tim Barnes-Clay drives one of the hotest electric cars to hit the market this year, but is its range and size one compromise too many for the family man?

VOLVO S60/V60 T8 Twin Engine AWD R-Design

Plug-in hybrid technology turns the S60 into a potent, if slightly leftfield, alternative to the German super-saloons.

FULLY LOADED

Electrified light commercial vehicles are on the rise, and with a number of newcomers set to arrive, eLCVs look set to finally deliver.

REAR VIEW

Does ‘dream driving’ work in electric cars?

FORD MUSTANG MACH-E

Ford’s first real stab at a full-fat EV is one to take notice of, finds Jonathan Musk.

ŠKODA CITIGOe iV

Škoda’s first EV also happens to be one of the cheapest on the market, finds Jonathan Musk.

Electromobility Evolution

How ABB is positioning itself at the forefront of a practical global e-mobility infrastructure.