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Renault Zoe EV gets cheaper – but only if you hardly use it

Renault Zoe EV (pictured) battery lease dropes to £45 a month The Renault ZOE eEV is one of the most affordable electric cars in the UK, with prices from £13,345 (after tax-payer bribe) plus a monthly cost for leasing the batteries from Renault. A bit like buying an ICE car and paying a monthly lease for the engine. But despite the Zoe’s ‘affordable EV’ tag, Renault has not had overwhelming success with the Zoe in the UK since it arrived last year, so they’ve come up with some new incentives to get car buyers to opt for their electric supermini.

Volkswagen to launch new large SUV in USA

Volkswagen has revealed plans to invest $7 billion (£4.2 billion) in North America, with the launch of a new SUV in 2016. The midsize SUV will take Volkswagen towards it goal of selling 1 million cars a year stateside by 2018. On Bing: see pictures of the Volkswagen CrossBlue concept Find out how much a used Volkswagen SUV costs on Auto Trader The seven-seat SUV is based on the CrossBlue concept, seen at the Detroit Motor Show last year.

TVR revival: latest news

By Tim Pollard Motor Industry 10 July 2008 12:56 CAR Online has compiled a dossier on the changing fortunes at TVR – and we've just published a separate story with the world exclusive scoop on the new Sagaris 2, with which the brand is relaunching. Click here for the full lowdown on what's going on at the Blackpool sports car maker. Can they they really make it back from the grave?