The BMW E1 was a purpose-built electric prototype unveiled at the 1991 Frankfurt Motor Show. Designed for urban driving, it combined four-seat accommodation with lightweight construction. It remained
A remarkably low odometer reading has a way of making every other detail fade into the background. The paint may be dull, the tires may look suspiciously old and the service book may contain a de
Audi has brought back the A2 name, but the new car takes a very different route from the lightweight aluminum hatchback that disappeared more than two decades ago. The A2 e-tron is now a compact elect
Walk past a parked car after dark and the cabin can seem completely asleep, apart from one tiny red light pulsing on the dashboard. Blink. Pause. Blink again. Since red dashboard lights usua
An electric car is sitting in the driveway with 200 miles of range showing in the app. The large battery beneath the floor contains enough energy to move two tons of metal across an entire county.
A car can sit unused for several days without concern. Stretch that pause into several weeks, however, and the first signs of neglect may begin to appear. The battery loses charge, the tires remai
One of the most common questions people have about electric vehicles never really gets answered in car reviews or commercials: what happens when the battery eventually dies? It's a fair questio
Ford is changing course, and it’s doing it fast. The push to go all-in on electric vehicles turned out to be more expensive and slower than expected, so the company is now scaling things back. T
The Abarth 500e is proof that electrification doesn’t have to kill a car’s personality—but it also shows that personality alone doesn’t come cheap. Over the last couple of d
Let's be honest – battery tech has been moving at a snail's pace. Since lithium-ion batteries hit the scene about 30 years ago, improvements have been pretty incremental. Sure, costs dro