Electric Options: Join The Resistance
The world of electric biking can be bewildering. We had a look around at what’s available – so you don’t have to! Here is a fistful of interesting electric bikes for every purpose. Entry Level Scooter Staggering statistic alert. In 2018, 22.7 million electric scooters were sold in China. That’s a lot of emissions avoided. […]
The Tesla Model 3: game changer?
Until now, Tesla products have been somewhat unobtainable for most of the population. A base specification Model S costs £77,000+, a Model X with just a paint option will cost £84,000+. However, Tesla’s continued progression was with the Model 3 in mind, an affordable electric vehicle with great range and driving characteristics without sacrificing aesthetics. […]
Honda EV Plus: the 1990s precursor to the Honda e
In recent years we have all been blown away by the reveal of the Honda e city car. From its retro-cute first-gen Civic style looks to its array of onboard futuristic tech. It is a car that is eagerly awaited by EV enthusiasts and petrolheads alike. But this is not the first time Honda has […]
Swind E Classic Mini
There’s nothing wrong with the original Mini – let’s get that straight out there. It’s arguably the most iconic car in the world, and almost certainly the most loved. Adrian Flux ran a series of public quizzes a couple of years back to find out the car most people considered the one you must drive […]
Visions of the future – DeLorean x Tesla
The DeLorean is one of the most recognisable cars of all time.
That angular design, the square headlights, those gullwing doors, the brushed stainless steel panels and a starring role in the Back to the Future movie trilogy have anchored the 1980s machine firmly in the public consciousness.
It’s a car which has a history worthy of its own film script. The twisting saga involves a successful automotive figurehead who decided to go it alone. Against the might of established manufacturers, John DeLorean secured celebrity money and British government backing to build his rear-engined sportscar near Belfast, using a French V6, chassis engineering from Colin Chapman and bodywork design by Giorgetto Giugiaro.
First to 60
Nowadays, EVs are becoming a novel and effective way to travel from A to B – when A and B are quite far apart, but not too far. Over the last century, a network of refuelling stations has spread like a rash across the globe, enabling fossil-fuel-guzzlers to top up their tums every so often, […]
Rise of the Machines : Formula E – Gen 2
Formula E turns five this year. Forget the party hats and balloons: the series has got itself a stupendous new racing car instead. Formula E’s fifth season will get off the line in December in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The sport has come a long way in the past four years – mocked by many in […]
A Tale of Two Electricities
“I love the shape of a shooting brake.” Says Floris de Raadt, the proud owner of a bespoke green RemetzCar, as he winds the car through opulent streets of Kensington, where this car had been launched to a UK audience just moments earlier. “Ever since I saw a shooting brake conversion on an Aston Martin […]
The Fiat 500 Electric – The EV of futures past
If you’re in the market for a small city EV but are put off by the somewhat ‘rubbish’ nature of them all, now there is another way. This is the Fiat 500 Electric and beneath that achingly cool retro bodywork sits a whole host of 21st-century tech and innovation. It is the creation of Classic […]
QWest – the Tesla Estate
There’s a lot of pressure for a sequel to perform, yet comic book movie franchises seem keen to push their product out over and over again, weaving ever more tech and intricacy into their storylines. Often, after the building blocks of the first movie had been put into place and left you excited, thrilled and […]