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Volkswagen ID.3 Pro S – Road Test

15th January 2024

Robin Roberts (WheelsWithinWales) puts the ID.3 through its paces… Of the legacy car-makers, Volkswagen has developed a very wide and strong range of new generation electric models. It has been working on electric cars for many years so it was probably only natural that modernising its best selling Golf family car would feature in its approach to the future, and the ID.3 fills the sector in … [Read more...]

Audi Q8 e-tron S Line 55 quattro – Road Test

13th November 2023

Audi’s flagship all-electric model is on course to make waves in the luxury sector, writes Robin Roberts; © WheelsWithinWales The Q8 e-tron is available in both SUV and Sportback coupé bodystyles with different battery sizes, charging and range potential but all get 4WD. There are four trim levels beginning with Sport, moving onto S line, Black Edition and Vorsprung. All versions can be … [Read more...]

Cupra Born V2 – Road Test

5th June 2023

The Cupra Born V2 all-electric family sized car plugged in, charged and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency).  As sales growth continues in the electric car market, some traditional manufacturers like SEAT are refining and introducing new sub-brands. The emerging sector has pulled in completely new brands from China alongside off-shoots of European and Asian manufacturers who … [Read more...]

Kia Soul Urban EV – Road Test

15th May 2023

The all-new, all-electric KIA Soul Urban EV - Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency) was fully charged up for his test drive report… KIA new car sales are soaring in Britain and to keep ahead it has seemingly taken a step back with the latest generation of the popular Soul EV priced at £32,845, the price of our test car, and ranging up to £39,790. KIA Soul was first launched in 2008 … [Read more...]

Volvo C40 Recharge Twin – Road Test

28th November 2022

The Volvo C40 Recharge Twin all-electric Coupé SUV tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Volvo has set out to change its drivers’ views on mass market electric cars with the latest addition to its battery-only range – the C40 Recharge. Like all electric cars new retrospective taxation levels will apply in the UK from April 2025. It’s different from the moment … [Read more...]

Lexus UX 300e SUV – Road Test

29th August 2022

The all-electric Lexus UX 300e Premium Plus compact SUV… … tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Lexus has always been the quiet executive car brand and reaches a new level of refinement with its 300e pure battery version of the existing 250h petrol electric self-charging hybrid compact SUV. Some 15 years experience building hybrid cars were brought to bear when it … [Read more...]

Genesis GV60 – First Impressions

15th July 2022

Guy Loveridge takes the wheel of this important all-electric newcomer… (All words and photographs by, and copyright, Guy Loveridge). Freshly launched and barely run in, I could nor resist the opportunity to drive an absolutely mint Genesis GV60 at the recent Scottish Open Golf. This event, to the East of Capital City Edinburgh, is title sponsored by Genesis and so what better place to take a … [Read more...]

Audi e-tron GT – Road Test

30th May 2022

The Audi e-tron GT – Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency) tests the all-electric newcomer… Audi is on a charge into the pure-electric luxury car sector. For almost a decade the brand has dabbled in the EV market with plug in hybrid models of existing series but the dedicated pure battery e-tron series clearly shows its future intent. The e-tron programme is part of the parent … [Read more...]

All-electric Lightning GT to go on display at The British Motor Museum

9th April 2022

All-electric British-built Lightning GT is to go on display at The British Motor Museum until 2024... They tell us: One of two Lightning GTs ever made will be displayed at the British Motor Museum until 2024 and is the latest exciting and impressive vehicle to go on display at the Museum in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The Lightning GT was created and built in just nine months by a small team at the … [Read more...]

VW ID.4 – Road Test

4th April 2022

The Volkswagen ID.4 77 kWh 204 PS tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Volkswagen has played a waiting game and very carefully entered the burgeoning battery car sector with its ID.4. VW has dabbled with small electric versions of its cars beginning with the Up! and its Golf-sized ID.3 hatchback is sold exclusively across Europe, but the larger ID.4 is a global car … [Read more...]

Road Test – MG ZS Extended Range EV – Trophy Connect

4th March 2022

Chris Adamson has been testing out MG’s claims for its new long range ZS sports utility in real world driving conditions… (All words and photographs by, and copyright, Chris Adamson). MG has surprised many of its rivals by how popular its initially unfancied all-electric ZS has been, regularly sitting in the top 10 best-selling EVs in the country and pushing the brand to record sales figures … [Read more...]

Upgraded Nissan LEAF – Road Test

29th March 2021

Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency) connects with the latest Nissan LEAF. It was the first and for some it’s still the best modern electric car you can buy in Britain. The Nissan Leaf is the world’s best selling electric passenger car and a benchmark for newer rivals, a genuine five-seater with a good practical range over 200 miles and comes with a sensible choice of domestic or fast … [Read more...]

All-electric Vauxhall Corsa – Road Test

21st December 2020

Vauxhall Corsa-e Elite Nav 11kW plugged-in… …and driven by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Britain’s oldest car-maker is gearing up for the electric future, beginning with the Corsa-e. The highly popular small hatchback is a natural starting point aimed at those who mostly commute or have low mileage lifestyles. It has dabbled in the EV sector between 2012 and 2015 with the … [Read more...]

Kia e-Niro – First Impressions

6th June 2019

KIA’S ROAD TO GREENER MOTORING WITH THE e-NIRO… David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) takes a test drive. Alternatively fuelled vehicles, pure electric, petrol-electric hybrids and plug-in hybrids saw a 21% increase in UK new car sales last year to 141,270 units, but only 15,474 of those vehicles were pure electric models. So far this year only around 2,000 battery electric cars were sold in … [Read more...]

‘me’ micro electric – First Ever UK Road Test

15th April 2019

In a Wheels-Alive ‘exclusive’, we bring you the very first UK road test drive report on the new ‘me’ ('micro electric') all-electric city vehicle. Ant Henson has taken to the streets of London to put this charming diminutive newcomer through its paces… With emissions-based road charging becoming the norm in the capital (and potentially soon other cities around the country), is it time to … [Read more...]

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