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First drive review: Volkswagen Golf GTE (2015)

The Volkswagen marketing man summed up this new plug-in hybrid Golf GTE thusly: “For the man it is the fun of the driving, and for the woman it's...
Published 11 September 2014

First drive review: Nissan Leaf Tekna (2013)

By now, everybody knows what the two scariest aspects of electric car ownership are: not knowing exactly when you are about to run out of range or...
Published 28 April 2014
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First drive review: BMW i3 Range Extender (2014)

I'M IN an electric BMW i3 at some point in the future, to be more specific, last Wednesday. Im on the A2 wafting almost silently towards Kent, the...
Published 22 April 2014
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First drive review: Tesla Model S Performance (2013)

The Model S represents the last throw of the electric dice for if this vehicle cant persuade people to ditch petrol and switch to battery power, no...
Published 18 April 2014
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First drive review: Volkswagen e-Up! (2013)

THE e-Up! is an entirely electric version of the Up!, Volkswagens roundly applauded city car
Published 18 April 2014
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Tesla Model S review (2013-on)

The Tesla Model S is an electrically-powered alternative to fossil-fueled status symbol saloons that promises up to 300 miles of driving on one battery...
Published 31 March 2014
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Renault Zoe EV review (2013-on)

This is the most convincing - and one of the most affordable - electric cars to date
Published 26 March 2014
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Nissan Leaf review (2011-on)

The Nissan Leaf is now the electric car with a touch of “wae’aye man”, as production was moved from Japan to the company's Sunderland plant...
Published 19 March 2014
Chevrolet Volt (2011-2014)

Chevrolet Volt review (2011-2014)

The Chevrolet Volt is the most daringly innovative car that General Motors has produced in decades, and a multiple award-winner to boot.
Published 18 March 2014
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First drive review: BMW i3 (2013)

WELCOME TO a vision of the future — according to BMW. A future where the skyline is dominated by megacities. And a men with beards and classic cars...
Published 15 July 2013