First Drive: Kia EV3
Kia continues to be on a roll with its burgeoning vehicle line-up and it’s looking well-placed to hit 112,000 sales in 2024. Looking ahead to 2025, the EV3 represents what Kia believes will be its best-selling EV in its portfolio, with a target of more than 10,200 sales (68% of which are expected to be to fleets) for its first full year.
First Drive: Skoda Elroq
Inside, the cabin is clean and clear – and offers arguably a better execution of controls than others in the Volkswagen Group. There’s a nice mix of buttons and haptic controls via the 13.0-inch touchscreen, with sensible shortcut bars along the bottom of the screen – in physical form – and a customisable one at the top.
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Interview: Victor Zhang of Omoda & Jaecoo UK reveals his ‘Fleet 15’
What is your ambition in your current job role? I am immensely proud to be part of the team leading the introduction of the Omoda & Jaecoo brand into the UK market. One of my main ambitions is to ensure the brand and its products are positively received by British customers in the same way that the ...
EV Diary: 36 hours with a Dacia Spring - fleetworld.co.uk
Forget ‘range anxiety’, I’ve coined the phrase ‘range resignation’ after a recent journey in an EV. Over the years I’ve got used to living with an electric car and, in that time, I’ve never bought into the whole range anxiety thing. But this was a different matter – I wasn’t ...
First Drive: Omoda E5
The news that the Chinese are coming to the UK automotive market is nothing new and has been touted for some time – much to the concern of some drivers. However, in the case of Omoda, it’s somewhat of a known quantity, the company’s owner being Chery, which currently has 12 …
Geely-owned Farizon brand to break into UK electric van market …
Established in 2016, Farizon already has a zero-emission product portfolio spanning trucks, LCVs and buses in its domestic market. Parent group Geely, which also owns Volvo Cars, Polestar and Lotus, is spearheading Farizon’s UK launch with the arrival of a large ‘born electric’ panel van, due to start sales during the first half of 2025 and deliver up to 225 miles of range.
The electric revolution: The UK’s EV landscape in 2025
The UK’s electric vehicle (EV) landscape is poised for transformative changes as we head into 2025. Here, Versinetic’s EV charger engineering team has compiled key predictions for the EV industry for the coming year, highlighting anticipated growth in sales, advancements in charging infrastructure, and breakthroughs in battery technology.
First Drive: Skywell BE11
But first let’s focus on the positives. It’s competitively priced, from £36,995 and going up to £39,995 to ensure it fits in underneath the Government’s ‘expensive car supplement’ threshold of £40,000.
GWM Ora to rebrand and expand product offering
Chinese EV brand GWM Ora is embarking on big changes for 2025 with a rebrand and the launch of its Havel model line-up in the UK. The carmaker, owned by international automotive giant Great Wall Motor, is rebranding as GWM and launching its Haval Jolion Pro Hybrid SUV in early 2025. GWM said the ...