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We already know that the coronavirus crisis has hammered the motor industry. Factories and showrooms have closed, and international supply chains have been badly disrupted. The only real question is what the hoped-for recovery will look like. Will it, in the jargon of the economists, be V-shaped, with activity quickly bouncing back to previous levels […]

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It goes without saying that the coronavirus lockdown has been a frustrating time for anyone who likes cars. I’ve spent even more of my time than usual on online car searches and spotted a few electric bargains – pre-registered delivery mileage MG ZS EVs for less than £20,000 and Nissan Leafs with the smaller 40kWh […]

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This year’s Geneva motor show was shaping up to host a blizzard of electric vehicle launch announcements. BMW was going to show its i4 Concept, an important competitor for the Tesla Model 3. Renault’s budget brand Dacia had an electric baby SUV, the Spring, ready to roll, and Fiat was poised to pull the sheets […]

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Here’s an interesting contradiction. Electric cars are a fresh, new, fast-changing technology, but most of the well-known models spearheading the electrification drive are now getting decidedly long in the tooth. Take the Nissan Leaf, which dates back the best part of a decade to 2010. Or the Renault Zoe and the Tesla Model S, which […]

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I don’t know about you, but whenever I hear the words ‘MG ZS’, I still think of a Rover 45 with an octagonal badge, a plastic body kit and a bit more go. That original MG ZS was one of the last desperate throws of the dice by the management of MG Rover, and while it […]