by Ric Boullemier | Oct 13, 2026 | Blog
Electric cars are no longer the weird bit of the motor show. The weird bit is that the car company is also building humanoid robots and flying vehicles. Thanks to XPENG, I went to the Paris Motor Show to see what the future of mobility actually looks like. Spoiler: it...
by Ric Boullemier | Oct 6, 2026 | Blog, REVIEWS
Polestar 5 Review: Dual Motor vs Performance, Driven in the UK Polestar 5 review: the short answer The Polestar 5 is a four-door electric grand tourer that costs from £89,500 for the Dual Motor and £104,900 for the Performance. It is the production version of the 2020...
by Ric Boullemier | Sep 4, 2026 | Blog
Driverless Cars in London will cause mayhem Two years ago I stood on the CES show floor in Las Vegas, watching a Waymo glide round a junction with nobody behind the wheel. It felt like science fiction. Wide, grid-pattern roads, blazing sunshine, and a car making...
by Ric Boullemier | Sep 2, 2026 | Blog
1 in 4 New Cars in July Were Electric. Here’s What That Tells Us. QUICK ANSWER – DID EVS OUTSELL PETROL CARS IN THE UK IN JULY 2026? Yes. Battery electric vehicles took 27.5% of the UK new car market in July 2026, against 23.3% for pure petrol – the...
by Ric Boullemier | Aug 6, 2026 | Blog
There’s a moment at every Goodwood Festival of Speed where you stop and think “I didn’t expect that.” This year it happened before Hannah and I had even finished walking up the hill to the BYD stand. We knew BYD were bringing something big....
