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Dan Gilkes

Iveco looks to US for zero-emission solutions

5 years ago / 0 comments

CNH Industrial is to split its on and off-highway businesses into two separate companies while also exploring zero-emission solutions.

Electric van demand outstripping supply, says Renault

5 years ago / 0 comments

Renault is ramping up to produce more Kangoo Z.E. vans after demand last year outstripped supply.

Renault Trucks launches electric LCV

5 years ago / 0 comments

Renault Trucks has launched the first vehicle in its new all-electric line-up in the form of the Master Z.E.

Hyundai to launch 14 electrified vehicles by 2020

7 years ago / 0 comments

Hyundai will launch five hybrid electric drive cars, four plug-in hybrids, four full EV cars and a completely new fuel cell vehicle by 2020.

First Drive: Toyota C-HR Hybrid

7 years ago / 0 comments

The C-SUV crossover segment is increasingly hard for manufacturers to ignore, with sales growing every year. Toyota is the latest to join the sector, but rather than offering the typical small petrol and diesel … Read More »

Road Test: Zero DSR

7 years ago / 0 comments

When it comes to efficient commuting or rapid urban delivery, could an electric motorbike be the answer, asks Dan Gilkes.

First Drive: Nissan e-NV200

10 years ago / 0 comments

Indeed, with 187lb/ft of torque on tap from a standstill, the electric van is actually quicker to 60mph than its 1.5dCi counterpart and more agile around town too. Rather than joining forces with Alliance … Read More »

First Drive: Volkswagen e-Caddy Maxi

10 years ago / 0 comments

However that looks set to change. While Volkswagen was at pains to point out that it isn’t launching anything yet, and that they are purely an engineering exercise, we have tried both an e-Caddy … Read More »

Road Test: Renault Kangoo ZE ML 20

10 years ago / 0 comments

Yet new models are on the way, with Nissan promising its e-NV200 and both Peugeot and Citroën showing electric vans at last year’s CV Show, though we’ve yet to see any of these on … Read More »