Electric cars

EXCLUSIVE: We're first to drive VW ID Polo GTI – it deserves the badge

VW finally finds the courage to put the hallowed letters on an EV – we've had a first taste in a prototype

6 May 2026
EXCLUSIVE: We're first to drive VW ID Polo GTI – it deserves the badge
Vauxhall Corsa GSE 0
Corsa GSE is said to 'bring the genes of the Nova GSi' – GTE forebear pictured – into the future
Electric cars

Vauxhall Corsa GSE channels spirit of Nova GSi with 277bhp

Electric hot hatch brings stiffer suspension, limited-slip differential and a series of retro nods

6 May 2026
Vauxhall Corsa GSE channels spirit of Nova GSi with 277bhp
Electric cars

Leapmotor B03X: First taste of China's cut-price Renault 4 rival

Small electric crossover brings 121bhp and around 250 miles of range – can it trouble Europe's best?

5 May 2026
Leapmotor B03X: First taste of China's cut-price Renault 4 rival
Electric cars

1000bhp and a fake 'V8': AMG GT 4-door Coupé prototype driven

Super-saloon goes electric with new 800V platform, axial-flux motors and V8 simulation

5 May 2026
1000bhp and a fake 'V8': AMG GT 4-door Coupé prototype driven
Electric cars

Nissan's new solar tech adds 11 miles of free range every day

Could solar power end plug-in charging for EVs? Nissan's Sakura solar-charging concept will make production

5 May 2026
Nissan's new solar tech adds 11 miles of free range every day
Electric cars

UK records two millionth EV sale – but 'will miss' 2026 ZEV target

EVs currently make up 23% of all new cars sold in 2026 – well short of the government's 33% target

5 May 2026
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UK records two millionth EV sale – but 'will miss' 2026 ZEV target
New cars

New £25k Skoda Epiq to be revealed on 19 May

Skoda's Fabia-sized electric SUV will pack a big boot and up to 267 miles of range

5 May 2026
New £25k Skoda Epiq to be revealed on 19 May
BMW iM3 render 2026 web
Autocar rendering shows how BMW may make the electric M3 distinct from the i3 on which it is based
Electric cars

1000bhp BMW M3 EV to be priced 'in same ballpark' as petrol twin

Hallowed super-saloon will return as both quad-motor EV and next-generation ICE car, offering buyers "the choice"

4 May 2026
1000bhp BMW M3 EV to be priced 'in same ballpark' as petrol twin
Electric cars

I saved £22k on a used Porsche Taycan – what was it like?

A brilliant EV can be an even better used buy, with few pitfalls. Here's what we learned running a Taycan

1 May 2026
I saved £22k on a used Porsche Taycan – what was it like?
Electric cars

Citroën to give "buying power" back to Europe with sub-£15k EV

French firm to modernise famous 2CV brief in bid to revive Europe's endangered cheap car market

30 April 2026
Citroën to give "buying power" back to Europe with sub-£15k EV

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