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....
by Ric Boullemier | Aug 4, 2026 | Blog
QUICK ANSWER – IS THERE AN ELECTRIC FORD BRONCO, AND CAN YOU BUY ONE IN THE UK? Yes – but it’s complicated. Ford launched the Bronco New Energy in China in December 2025, available as a full EV (404 miles range) or an extended-range hybrid (758...
by Ric Boullemier | Jul 9, 2026 | Blog
Goodwood Festival of Speed is back from 9 to 12 July 2026, and if you’ve walked the Hill before, you’ll know it stopped being a petrolhead-only event years ago. I’m happy to say that this year’s line-up leans heavily electric. There are global...
by Ric Boullemier | Jun 29, 2026 | Blog
Right. Picture this. Nearly 100 electric and hybrid cars, spread across the concourse of a football stadium. A full-size football stadium. The home of Reading FC. And just to make things interesting, the UK decided that this particular Tuesday would be a good day to...
