Consumer reviews
![Kia Sportage 48V hybrid Kia Sportage 48V hybrid](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EBve28YwSQ4lSn5pTgb0Wn-Of9flw0XNU1XHFyeeZkdFmRP9Awx9Z6Kon_ztq9mEDjTU1PtsYIoIz8ohof-OPQ0CfLJ8rof9pIweBHYD04mzAC0Djkv6U8fOisq7AsTje9waBdkD9ug/w1320-h500-p/kia-sportage-48v.jpg)
In September 2018 I travelled to Slovakia with Kia, where I tested a new hybrid edition of the Kia Sportage fitted with 48-volt technology. This was one of the first products on the market to use this level of electrical assistance – mid-way between full hybrids operating at hundreds of volts and conventional cars running at just 12 volts. I filed the story for consumer technology site Pocket-lint.
![Nissan Leaf version 2 Nissan Leaf version 2](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEbGYLIEzTGIm-N8J-9LaU9398YBqr29kpzTY02FJV3wL1_H6hD_4x4FWOwzPMC3Ye-6aMSnbBJdh2FiH0K6ZwLg2Bi9wYMhwCiuh0FU6x1_ZvbQXS6n51G0uD4bZJTXP-WP5dWxR_qI/w1320-h550-p/nissan-leaf-2-front-quarter-highlands.jpg)
I tested the second-generation Nissan Leaf in Scotland and wrote about the car at GreenMotor, a blog I set up in 2007.
![Tesla Model S Tesla Model S](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5a5wLeLJBTzILA7eQZPKR97LnghjHpuslctkD4M6mm0F4HhV3JEZ2cVwViHAqo_YembF4HYbpFL2EOZlKkSGdMqkplOlDtAUlcqQf0jo3Reigmk9IpHedTiNUUPVbMae7MNOcftnXR3s/w1320-c-h550/tesla-model-s.jpg)
I was among the first journalists to drive the Tesla Model S electric car in the UK, filing this report for consumer technology site Recombu Cars in April 2014.