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Jonathan Musk

Editor and automotive writer for AutoVolt Magazine, Jonathan is in charge of content for both AutoVolt's monthly magazine and website. Jonathan brings with him an extensive knowledge of cars, from the dawn of motoring right up to the modern day. He has written two classic car books, is an electric vehicle enthusiast and has driven hundreds of classic and modern cars.

Leafy London – Long Term Update

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So, range anxiety is the thing holding you back from buying an electric car, right? It’s one of the most frequent excuses given to not considering an electric car and, I have to say, understandably so. The fear of not being able to reach your destination and the ramifications that brings with it aren’t exactly enticing. I’d love to tell you that running out of range is a wonderous experience that isn’t filled with grief or difficulty… but I can’t. The reason I can’t, is because I have never run out of range in an electric car.

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Gade car park, Source East 7kWh, Watford

Living the High Leaf – Long Term Update

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One week into Leaf ownership and the car has already proved a more than useful tool. Of course, being accustomed the ways of an EV and familiar with charging helps but it doesn’t take anything away from the fact that electric cars just work.

So far, 136.3 miles into my time with the Leaf and my total expenditure on “fuel” has been a mere £1.35. Why? That’s because I’ve only charged the Leaf up once at home and that means it’s working out as roughly 1p/mile travelled. This impressive figure is, of course, only…

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Nissan LEAF 30kWh Tekna - Long Term Test 2016 | AutoVolt

Turning over a new Leaf – Long Term Update

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Our Nissan Leaf long term test car has arrived, hurrah! The Leaf will be my daily driver over the next few months and I intend to fully capitalise on its electric efficiency. OY16XLO is a 30kWh Tekna, meaning it has the largest battery currently offered by Nissan and the highest level of equipment too – thank you Nissan! Official range is estimated at 155 miles (NEDC) but, as is true for all electric cars currently, true range is lower. The 100% fully charged Leaf shows 111 miles range currently and as weather conditions are favourable, this is likely to be about right and accurate. However, because OY16XLO isn’t a new…

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Tesla Model S P85D | © AutoVolt L Hargrave

Tesla’s Elon Musk Announcement Puts Model S into Hypercar Territory

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Tesla’s flagship Model S P85D is already one of the fastest things on four wheels, with its Insane mode selected, it is capable of accelerating from 0-62mph in 3.1 seconds. Apparently, this heart pounding and tunnel vision inducing performance was not adequate for the engineers at Tesla and they have been working hard on making

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Rhys Millen driving the DriveeO at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2015 - Courtesy DriveeO Flickr Photostream

Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Won by an Electric Car

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The annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (#PPIHC) has been won by Rhys Millen (NZ) driving the Drive eO all electric 1MW racer. While we in the UK were mesmerised by another sporting event, Formula E in London’s Battersea Park, American motoring enthusiasts lined the windy road up America’s most famous and iconic motoring mountain,

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