REVISITED: Citroën Ami – Test Drive Review, Neil (Sept 2022)
Neil (a.k.a @i3Roadtrip on Twitter) is Electric Road’s biggest owner contributor since we founded the website and we value his take on all things electric. So when he informed us he was test driving the new Citroën Ami and would we like his feedback, we naturally said yes! Introduction I’ve always loved […]
Kia e-Niro 4+ 2021 – Best Owner Reviews REVISITED
Jesper drives a Kia e-Niro 4+ 2021 electric car. This is Jesper’s second electric car, he’s owned the e-Niro from new and drives between 5,000-10,000 miles annually. The current mileage of the car is between 5,000-10,000 miles and he achieves 255 miles range from a full charge. Rate your Kia e-Niro out of 5. […]
Opinion: more home & on-street charging please in 2023!
Colin Townend a.k.a. The Cable Guy has his say on home charging v public charging. Last year almost a quarter (23%) of new cars were electric and a lot of effort is going into providing more public charge points. But more public charge points are not what many owners actually want or need. […]
Going electric: A year in the life of a BMW i3 owner by Neil Allison
Prior to going electric, I was driving a superb BMW 520d M Sport which was something I had worked towards and was absolutely loving. However, as fuel prices were skyrocketing and as I drive a fair few miles for work, I decided to look at other options. I contacted my friendly neighbourhood BMW […]
Mercedes CLA to a Volkswagen ID.3 – Past, Present & Future, Jan 2023
Peter M has moved from a Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 AMG Line to a Volkswagen ID.3 Family 58kWh. Via our survey, ‘Past, Present & Future’, we want to understand peoples’ respective car ownership stories. With the current climate crisis, there’s never been a greater need for emission-free driving yet at the same time, people are […]
KIA C’eed to a KIA Soul EV – Past, Present & Future, Jan 2023
Andrew has moved from a KIA C’eed 1.6l diesel 2012 to a KIA Soul EV 64kWh 2021. Via our survey, ‘Past, Present & Future’, we want to understand peoples’ respective car ownership stories. With the current climate crisis, there’s never been a greater need for emission-free driving yet at the same time, people are […]
Maserati GranTurismo to a Ford Mustang Mach-E – Past, Present & Future, Jan 2023
‘Ianmarcho’ has moved from a Maserati GranTurismo 4.7l to a Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD Extended Range. Via our survey, ‘Past, Present & Future’, we want to understand peoples’ respective car ownership stories. With the current climate crisis, there’s never been a greater need for emission-free driving yet at the same time, people are facing […]
Electric Road Star Owner Contributors 2023
Electric Road is built primarily around UK EV owners & their experiences with their electric car(s). Since we set out on this journey in Spring 2021 to give owners a real voice in a burgeoning market, we felt it time to recognise those key owner contributors who have given so much to help others […]
BMW iX5 Hydrogen begins production
The BMW Group has started production of its BMW iX5 Hydrogen model. Manufacturing of the (small-series) hydrogen-powered vehicle is taking place in the pilot plant at its Munich Research and Innovation Centre (FIZ). The first ever Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) featuring hydrogen fuel cell technology has already completed a programme of testing under […]
Recharged Heritage are transforming the classic Mini into a future proof electric vehicle
Already two special vehicles have been completed: MINI Recharged Paul Smith and MINI Recharged Lakwena. Both have been enthusiastically received by the public. In the late 1950s, Alec Issigonis had a simple but brilliant idea. Out of it came the greatest of all small cars, the Mini. A car that could transport four people […]