Jaguar Land Rover has been awarded a £500 million loan guarantee by the UK Government to help develop electric cars. The move was signed off by Theresa May, and she told a meeting of industry leaders on Monday (16th July) that the funding would be...
By Spring 2020, all new rapid EV charge points should offer card payment access for pay-as-you-go usage, as part of the UK Government's Road to Zero strategy. As part of a roaming solution to allow easier access to EV chargers, the Office for Low Emission...
Volkswagen and Ford have announced that the two firms will expand their collaboration efforts to include new electric models and advance autonomous driving development. Perhaps the most significant news is that Ford will use the VW Group's Modular Electric...
HM Treasury has announced Company Car Tax rates up until Financial Year 2022-23, and plans to use reduced rates for zero tailpipe-emission models to boost sales. With new figures, the government aims "to accelerate the shift to zero emission cars, all...
The Mini Electric has been revealed at the brand's 60th anniversary celebrations in Oxford. The new pure-electric hatchback will have the performance of a Cooper S, with zero-tailpipe emissions, and a range of up to 144 miles (WLTP) on a single charge. Mini's...
Electric vehicle charging is set to benefit from £37 million in funding from the UK Government as part of its Road to Zero strategy. The announcement has been made on the first anniversary of the strategy's lunch, which looks to remove new petrol and diesel...
Mitsubishi's Outlander PHEV remains the best-selling electric vehicle in the UK, and tops the 2019 figures too despite being pushed hard by BMW's 530e. According to the latest figures from the Department for Transport (DfT), Q1 2019 saw 1,602 Outlander...
Kia has announced pricing details for its new Soul EV, with the second-generation model set to cost £33,795 for the First Edition model available at launch. The new Soul EV features the same 64 kWh battery as found in the Kia e-Niro, which is good...
Jaguiar Land Rover has confirmed that it will build a new range of electric and electrified vehicles at its Castle Bromwich plant - the first of which will be a pure-electric replacement for the Jaguar XJ flagship saloon. As the final model from the...
Pure-electric cars outsold plug-in hybrids for the first time since December 2014, as the electric vehicle market continues its shift away from PHEVs and increased numbers of pure-EVs come to market. According to today's figures (Thursday 4th July)...
Author:Chris LillyDate Updated:25th Mar 2019
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