The Great Race

Hello Doctor,   I found ìThe Great Raceî feature in issue 383 very enlightening, with reference to the practicality of long-distance travel in an electric car. I wondered what your take on the story was, and whether you managed to glean any facts and figures from it that add to the picture of electric power […]

Bright Spark

The modern electric car is ten years old, although thatís a matter of opinion and open to interpretation of course. Electric was a contender in the earliest days of motoring, before it lost out to gasoline-powered cars, and there have always been some niche electric vehicles such as milk floats. There have been a few […]

Where will the used EV batteries go?

An electric future for cars is certain, but what happens to the batteries at the end of their useful life? Vicky Parrott investigates.   Electric cars are The Future. We all know it. Be it plug-in hybrid or pure electric, sales of those cars eligible for the government plug-in car grant (EVs) are up 27 […]

QWest’s Tesla Shooting Brake set for London show

The Confused.com London Motor Show has announced that it will be hosting the world’s first Tesla-based production Shooting Brake by QWest at this year’s event

Tesla Model X to make UK debut at Goodwood

Tesla is unveiling its new electric SUV, the Model X, at this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed and Moving Motor Show weekend. The model X is designed to accommodate seven adults and accelerate from 0-60mph in 3.2 seconds.