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Road test Electric Renault 5

Spending a day ambling through the French countryside is one of life’s great pleasures, and what more suitable tool for the job than a Renault 5? We’re on the verge of seeing a brand new electric R5 at the end of the year, and with 2022 marking the 50th anniversary of the legendary original, the company has invited Octane to its factory in Flins to drive a few examples from the back catalogue.

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2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE 350+ V295 vs. 2023 BMW i4 40 eDrive G26

The world might be going electric but you still fancy a nice German saloon. The choice remains the same: Mercedes or BMW?

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2023 Kia Niro EV UK-spec SG2

Haste disposal. Slower it may be, but the latest Kia EV is better in every way than the old one.

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Electric 2023 Ford Mustang by Charge Cars

A brand-new electric classic Mustang that’s built in the UK? Now this we have to see! We sent Zack Stiling to find out about this remarkable car that’s on sale now from Charge Cars, London.

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2023 Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+ V297

Mercedes’ performance division’s first all-electric series-production car comes with great expectations

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2023 Porsche 718 GT4 ePerformance 982C - 1078bhp EV concept

1078bhp EV concept points the way to a future one-make race series, but does it deliver the on-track thrills of Porsche Motorsport’s petrol-powered products?

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2023 Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor

Another relative newcomer to the new car market is Polestar, and the company finds itself in a similar situation to the Cupra brand and its relationship with parent company SEAT.

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Going the Extra Mile BMW i3

Can you really cover big miles in an electric car? We talk to Lee Marshall about his 100k-mile i3 and discover an EV convert and his love for the electric BMW.

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2023 Tesla Model Y Long Range

It’s been a long time coming to the UK, but the 2023 Tesla Model Y is finally here. And what a great start it is off to, claiming fourth place in the February new car registration charts, and narrowly beating the Model 3 to the title of best-selling electric vehicle

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Tesla-powered 392bhp 1996 BMW 840Ci E31

Electric cars are taking over, but what does that mean for the future of classic BMWs? This E31 8 Series presents one possibility – it has ditched its original petrol V8 for a Tesla electric powertrain.

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2023 Mercedes-AMG EQS53 4MATIC+ V297

Dear child inside, I have a new toy for you. A fullsize, lavishly appointed Euro black-tie ghetto blaster which can, to individual taste, be hush-quiet or V8-raucous.

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2023 Toyota bZ4X

Toyota’s first production battery-electric car is a RAV4-sized SUV. Should Tesla and Volkswagen be worried?

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2023 Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo

The arrival of the Taycan GTS had an air of inevitability about it. Of course, Porsche needed to fill the gap between the Taycan Turbo and the Taycan 4S, and the perfect peg for that particular hole was a driver orientated GTS model. Only slightly less predictable was the launch of the new Taycan Sport Turismo

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2023 Kia EV6 GT Line S AWD

We all love cars and driving for different reasons. While there’s much about electric cars that leaves me a little cold, I can’t help but feel somewhat excited about the next few years. We’re facing the dawn of a new era, with new technology and even new metrics to measure power and efficiency. Racking up some decent miles in Kia’s new EV6 helped me to put that final point into perspective.

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2023 Mercedes-Benz EQB 350 4Matic AMG Line X243

Electric seven-seaters remain a rare breed. Other than the £100k Tesla Model X, all that’s available is a glut of vans with windows – the Mercedes EQV, the Nissan e-NV200, or about 60 variants of the same Stellantis model.

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