The latest figures on new car registrations in July have today been released by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It seems July 2021 was a good month for battery-electric vehicles (BEV), which played a significant role in overall...
The Birmingham Clean Air Zone Vehicle Scrappage and Travel Scheme has gone live today. Motorpoint, an independent car retailer, was recently selected by Birmingham City Council to help deliver the £10m Clean Air Zone Vehicle Scrappage and Travel Scheme. People...
Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday presented the 2021 Budget to the Commons. From coronavirus measures to freeports to a new infrastructure bank to be built in Leeds, this year’s Budget necessarily covered a lot of ground. But...
During a presentation of the company’s financial results on 2nd February, acting Ferrari CEO John Elkann said that the company will offer its first all-electric car this decade. This is an exciting development for supercar fans but Ferrari is still focussed...
The new Nissan Qashqai will be available with a hybrid engine. This represents the European debut of e-POWER. This powertrain draws technologies from the company’s pioneering Nissan Leaf electric vehicle. The e-POWER system for New Qashqai has been specially...
Although Maserati might have been a little slow to the electrified car market, the luxury brand seems to be making strides towards a new 2025 goal. For Maserati, ‘electrified’ means hybrids as well as fully electric. There has been no official announcement...
It’s been a strong year for alternative fuel vehicle sales. In October, 26.8% of the 1,127,624 new vehicle registrations had some kind of electrified powertrain. Volkwagen’s ID.3 came out as the top-selling fully-electric car in Europe. This was, in...
The Ford Kuga is now available as a hybrid. The full lineup includes the Kuga Plug-In Hybrid, Kuga EcoBlue Hybrid (mild-hybrid) and new Kuga Hybrid (full-hybrid) variants, alongside Ford’s 2.0-litre EcoBlue diesel, 1.5‑litre EcoBlue diesel and 1.5‑litre...
Lynk & Co has revealed its plans for expansion into Europe as well as the new 01 SUV, with the Geely-owned brand set to offer a subscription model to car ownership. The Lynk & Co 01 shares may components with the Volvo XC40, and as such is available...
The new electric car market defied all expectations and actually saw growth in May 2020, despite a full month of lockdown being in place. Registrations of pure-electric models came in at 2,424 units - accounting for 12% of the overall market. Growth...
Author:Chris LillyDate Updated:8th Oct 2021
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