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| 14.08.2026 | EV targets set to be watered down | Electric vehicle sales targets for British carmakers could be watered down after ministers launched a fresh review amid growing pressure from manufacturers and dealerships.
The government said it was seeking the opinions of auto makers, sup... |
| 12.08.2026 | VW ID.3 Neo Opens UK Orders: 58 kWh Uses LFP, Winter Range Cuts Both Entry Tiers | By Ronald Holman
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| 30.07.2026 | Miliband refused to meet motor trade body to discuss zero emissions mandate | Ed Miliband refused to meet the UK motor industry’s largest trade body during his two-year stint as energy secretary, despite the government’s controversial targets for electric vehicle sales falling partly under his department’s purview.
S... |
| 30.07.2026 | Vehicle production drops in first half of year | British car manufacturers produced considerably fewer vehicles in the first six months of this year, according to fresh figures from the industry’s largest trade group which warned that tariffs and domestic policy decisions were weighing on... |
| 06.07.2026 | Britain set to miss net-zero car targets despite record electric vehicle sales | Britain is set to miss its net-zero emission target for cars despite Electric vehicles (EVs) claiming a record share of the UK new car market in June, fuelled by billions of pounds in discounts.
Battery EVs accounted for 30 per cent of all ... |
| 30.06.2026 | Electric vehicle mandate and tariffs put carmakers ‘at risk’ | Britain’s ailing car industry could be hollowed out without urgent action to tackle the twin blows of tariffs and the government’s EV mandate, the head of its industry body has warned.
Speaking at the SMMT’s annual summit, boss Mike Hawes s... |
| 25.06.2026 | Halfords shares rev up as garage growth drives return to profit | Halfords shares have boomed after it smashed analyst expectations to turn a £44m profit, in a sign that the motoring and cycling retailer’s turnaround is beginning to gain pace.
The company notched a £43.6m pre-tax profit in the year to Apr... |
| 23.06.2026 | Exclusive-Nissan shelves development of electric Qashqai in cost-cutting drive | Previous
FILE PHOTO: A worker walks beneath a partly assembled vehicle on the production line for the Qashqai model car at the Nissan car factory in Sunderland, Britain, December 16, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Workers assemble a ve... |
| 22.06.2026 | Britain’s economic woes fuel discontent with Brexit a decade after historic vote to leave EU | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By DANICA KIRKA
LONDON (AP) — Simon Boyd’s firm makes prefabricated steel structures on the south coast of England and ships them to customers as far away as Ghana and Barbados. Mike Hawes represen... |
| 18.06.2026 | Halfords eyes garage growth after wheels fall off cycling boom | Retail and autocentre giant Halfords will deliver its full-year results next week, hoping to deliver sustained growth after a Covid-era bike boom. Felix Armstrong profiles the FTSE stalwart
Head to the very back of a Halfords store, snaking... |
| 18.06.2026 | Exclusive-UK in advanced talks with Nissan over Sunderland plant support, sources say | TOKYO/LONDON, June 18 : The British government is in advanced talks with Japanese carmaker Nissan about providing it financial support in return for a long-term commitment and investment in its Sunderland plant, five sources with knowledge ... |
| 12.05.2026 | Used EV sales soar as drivers look to curb fuel costs | Second-hand electric car sales have hit record highs in the first three months of the year, as improving consumer confidence and rising fuel prices pushed more buyers toward used EVs.
According to new figures from the Society of Motor Manua... |
| 15.02.2026 | Carmakers swallow $65bn EV hit as UK bucks slowdown | A $65bn (£51bn) rethink of electric vehicle strategies by global carmakers is colliding with a very different picture in the UK, where EV uptake continues to climb despite new taxes and policy scrutiny.
Manufacturers across the US, Europe a... |
| 29.01.2026 | SMMT - Tough year for UK automotive output but Industrial Strategy now key to recovery | UK CAR AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURING (data for December and FY 2025)
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| 11.01.2026 | Nvidia Ignites Autonomous Race with Alpamayo AI | Nvidia introduces Alpamayo, a revolutionary AI system for self-driving cars. This technology grants vehicles human-like reasoning, enabling complex decision-making and scenario navigation. Mercedes-Benz partners on a rapid US market rollout... |
| 06.01.2026 | Jaguar Land Rover sales tumble after cyber attack disruption | Sales at Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover tumbled in the last quarter of the year after a massive cyber attack wreaked havoc with the carmaker’s production plans.
Wholesale volumes were down by more than 40 per cent to 59,200 in the three month... |
| 06.01.2026 | Nvidia pitches ‘thinking’ cars as UK EV sales soar | Nvidia is betting that smarter software will drive the next phase of electric vehicle (EV) adoption, unveiling what its boss dubbed as the ‘ChatGPT moment’ for self-driving cars as UK EV sales hit record highs.
Speaking at the yearly Consum... |
| 18.11.2025 | Santander: UK businesses shift away from China as tensions flare | UK businesses are moving away from China as risks mount amid flaring geopolitical tensions.
Over half of firms are taking steps to bring their supply chains closer to home, with one in five having already relocated their network closer to t... |
| 14.11.2025 | Jaguar Land Rover: JLR loses almost £500m after cyber attack | Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) lost almost £500m during the second quarter of its financial year as it battled the most expensive cyber attack in British history.
The automotive giant has reported a loss before tax and exceptional items of £485m f... |
| 30.10.2025 | Could this be the clearest sign yet that the rich are leaving Britain? | It’s hard to know quite how many of the super-rich are leaving London. Some say departure numbers are well into four figures so far this year – others that the estimates are overstated.
We can’t get a precise number, but one thing is for su... |
| 24.10.2025 | Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack hammers UK car production | The most expensive cyber attack in British history suffered by Jaguar Land Rover contributed to car production being slashed by almost 30 per cent in September, according to new figures.
Jaguar Land Rover was forced to halt production for f... |
| 06.10.2025 | BYD’s UK sales soar 880%, making it the EV-maker’s largest market outside China | Chinese electric car behemoth BYD reported 11,271 car sales in the U.K. last month, making the country its largest international market.
Prices of the BYD Dolphin start at just over £26,000 ($34,913) in the U.K., compared to Tesla’s Model 3... |
| 27.09.2025 | Labour planning rescue for Jaguar Land Rover after cyber attack | The Labour government is set to announce an emergency rescue package for Jaguar Land Rover as soon as this weekend after the firm was driven into chaos following a cyber attack.
Business secretary Peter Kyle has been in “intense conversatio... |
| 26.09.2025 | Tesla: UK sales slump by £500m as profit slashed | Sales at the UK arm of Elon Musk’s Tesla slumped by more than £500m as its profit was also slashed during its latest financial year.
The division, which is headquartered in Manchester, has reported a revenue of £1.94bn for 2024, new account... |
| 23.09.2025 | JLR extends cyber attack shutdown to October | Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has extended its production shutdown until at least 1 October, after the cyber attack that crippled its IT systems left the UK’s biggest automaker unable to restart operations.
The pause, which started on 31 August, ... |
| 08.09.2025 | Audi Service History Check: A Complete Guide for Used Car Buyers | Share
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| 27.08.2025 | How China’s electric vehicle juggernaut is reshaping the global car market | China’s electric vehicle revolution has sent shockwaves across the globe.
Beijing’s rapid auto sector growth has been attributed to subsidies, tax incentives and massive funding in research and development costs.
Rella Suskin, equity analys... |
| 18.08.2025 | Elon Musk’s Tesla reportedly slashes UK monthly lease fee as sales plummet | Tesla has been forced to offer discounts of up to 40% to U.K. car leasing companies, The Times reported on Monday, citing industry sources.
It comes as Elon Musk’s company scrambles to reverse a declining sales trend across Europe.
Musk has... |
| 12.08.2025 | Why business confidence is all over the place | Kemi Badenoch looked aghast but Keir Starmer was defiant. Business confidence was at a nine-year high, the prime minister declared in the House of Commons in mid-July. The Conservative Party leader was not having any of it. Neither were man... |
| 11.08.2025 | Elon Musk’s Tesla launches bid to supply electricity to British households | Tesla has formally submitted a request for an electricity license to the British energy regulator Ofgem.
If approved, the move could pave the way for Elon Musk’s company to compete with the big firms that dominate the U.K. energy market.
Te... |
| 05.08.2025 | Tesla sales in Britain and Germany fall by more than 55% as China’s BYD soars | Tesla new car sales fell sharply in both Britain and Germany last month.
The latest figures extend a downward European trend for Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker.
China’s leading EV maker BYD, however, posted astronomical growth in two of... |
| 16.07.2025 | Electric vehicle grants return, but most buyers will miss out | The UK government has reintroduced grants for electric vehicles (EVs) in a bid to boost lagging consumer demand, but industry insiders warn that most buyers may be left behind.
Unveiled late last week, the new electric car grant will offer ... |
| 01.07.2025 | Steel industry demands rapid resolution to tariff uncertainty | Car makers and aerospace manufacturers have welcomed the UK-US trade deal that came into force on Monday, but steelmakers have warned that delays to tariffs on their exports coming down are “paralysing” their industry.
The UK is the only co... |
| 30.06.2025 | UK autos spared under U.S. tariff cut but steel still in question | The U.K.’s trade deal with the U.S. comes into effect on Monday.
It gives British cars a preferential tariff rate over autos imported to America from other parts of the world.
However, questions over a reduction in tariffs on U.K. metals re... |
| 28.06.2025 | Carmarker Lotus: ‘No plans’ to shutter UK factory despite fears of closure | Lotus has said it has ‘no plans’ to close its Norfolk factory despite media reports that the carmaker may move production to the US.
Reports on Friday suggested that the company’s Hethel factory – which employs 1,300 people – could be close... |
| 27.06.2025 | Aston Martin tariff hit sinks UK car output to 76-year low | UK car production plunged to its lowest level since 1949 last month, as Aston Martin and other British carmakers halted exports to the United States amid president Donald Trump’s escalating trade war.
Data released on Friday by the Society ... |
| 27.06.2025 | UK auto production for May slumps to lowest level since 1949 as Trump tariffs hit hard | The U.K.’s new car and commercial vehicle production volumes fell by 32.8% to 49,810 units last month, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
It means that excluding 2020, when factories were shuttered during Co... |
| 27.06.2025 | UK made fewer vehicles for the fifth straight month in May as tariffs bite | UK made fewer vehicles for the fifth straight month in May as tariffs bite
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| 26.06.2025 | The Capitalist: Former tennis star serves a back-hander at Queen’s | Summer parties, a City AM victory, and a former tennis star gets shady at Queen’s; catch up on the latest gossip in this week’s edition of The Capitalist
The Capitalist was at the receiving end of a shady serve at the HSBC Championships, ot... |
| 18.06.2025 | A New Dawn for UK-US Trade: Navigating Tariffs and Tensions | In a world where trade deals can shift like sand, the recent agreement between the UK and the US stands as a beacon of hope. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Donald Trump met at the G7 summit, crafting a deal that promises to resha... |
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| 30.05.2025 | The Unraveling of Trump's Tariff Tactics: A New Dawn for Global Markets | The winds of change are blowing through the financial markets. A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade has dealt a significant blow to President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs, shaking the foundations of his ... |
| 29.05.2025 | European stocks fall into the red as enthusiasm fades after judges halt Trump tariffs | This is CNBC’s live blog covering European financial markets.
Germany’s DAX was last down 0.4% on Thursday, but the blue chip index is nonetheless up more than 20% in the year to date, with sectors from banking and industrials to defense bo... |
| 10.05.2025 | A New Chapter in UK-US Trade: Starmer's Historic Deal | In a world where trade agreements often feel like mirages, the recent deal between the UK and the US stands out like a lighthouse in a storm. Keir Starmer, the UK Prime Minister, has secured a significant agreement with the US, marking a pi... |
| 08.05.2025 | Keir Starmer strikes ‘historic’ deal with US in bid to swerve tariffs | Keir Starmer has unveiled a new deal between the US and the UK, making Britain America’s first major trading partner to partially swerve the looming threat of tariffs.
US president Donald Trump last month unveiled sweeping tariffs on major ... |
| 08.05.2025 | Analysis: What is in the US-UK trade deal and what does it mean? | The US administration has offered the UK its first trade deal since President Trump turned global trade on its head last month.
The UK government will see the deal as a win, at least symbolically, while Bank of England Governor Andrew Baile... |
| 07.05.2025 | What a trade deal with India means for the UK | The UK government is heralding a “new era” for British business: after three years of negotiations, a free trade agreement has been signed with India.
This is the third agreement the UK has brokered since Brexit and it is also the biggest o... |
| 02.04.2025 | Trump’s car tariffs to put 25,000 UK jobs at risk, IPPR say | President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs on all car imports to the US could destroy thousands of UK jobs, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) have suggested.
The think tank estimates that around 25,000 jobs will come under t... |
| 31.03.2025 | The UK’s Crypto Conundrum: Taxation and Innovation at a Crossroads | The landscape of cryptocurrency in the UK is shifting. As the government tightens its grip on digital assets, investors find themselves navigating a maze of new tax regulations. The proposed changes are a double-edged sword, aiming to balan... |
| 28.03.2025 | US tariffs: UK ‘reserves right to respond’ after carmakers meeting | The UK reserves the right to respond to American tariffs, Sir Keir Starmer has said, after US President Donald Trump’s decision to slap a 25 per cent import tax on cars.
The Prime Minister said his government was involved in ongoing discuss... |
| 27.03.2025 | UK car output dips as Trump auto tariffs loom | Production of cars and commercial vehicles saw an alarming 11.6 per cent decline in February, according to new data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Just 82,178 vehicles were produced – a drop of 10,787 from Febru... |
| 30.01.2025 | SMMT - Vehicle production dips amid EV transformation and intense market pressure | British vehicle production slips -11.8% to 905,233 units in 2024, with cars down to 779,584, as industry continues transformation to EV production.
4.0% growth in commercial vehicle production fails to offset -13.9% decline in car output.
P... |
| 23.01.2025 | Research shows that car shopping is women's least favourite type of shopping | Two people shopping for a car at a dealership - image by Antoni Shkraba
UNITED KINGDOM, January 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new survey has revealed that a trip to the car dealership is a women’s least favourite shopping trip.
The resea... |
| 29.08.2024 | The Race for Innovation: How SODA.Auto and NineTwoThree are Shaping the Future of Technology | In the fast-paced world of technology, two companies are making waves: SODA.Auto and NineTwoThree. Each is carving a niche in their respective fields, tackling challenges head-on and pushing boundaries. Their stories reflect a broader trend... |
| 28.08.2024 | SODA V, AI-Driven Tool, Set to Disrupt the Auto Market and Cut Car Development Time and Costs by 90% | LONDON, Aug. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SODA.Auto, a UK-based automotive tech company, launches its flagship product – SODA V, the world's first tool that covers all needs of automotive engineers from idea to certification to create software-... |
| 27.08.2024 | SODA.Auto launches SODA V, empowering automotive OEMs to compete with Asia | UK-based automotive tech company, SODA.Auto today launched its flagship product – SODA V, the world's first tool that covers all needs of automotive engineers from idea to certification to create software-defined vehicles (SDVs).
Serving as... |
| 08.04.2024 | Is Poor Mobile Connection Failing EV Drivers? | Failure to design public charge points to work around Britain’s patchy mobile signal coverage means that EV drivers could be facing problems when they seek to charge their vehicles at thousands of locations.
Out of the 53,667 public chargin... |
| 15.03.2024 | Worried About Getting Electrocuted by an EV? Here’s What the Experts Have to Say | Jace Dela Cruz, Tech Times 15 March 2024, 09:03 am
As electric vehicles (EVs) become increasingly prevalent on roads, questions arise about their safety, particularly concerning the risk of electrocution.
Recently, a tragic incident involvi... |
| 25.01.2024 | SMMT - UK Auto makes one million vehicles and welcomes £23.7 billion investment boost | UK vehicle production tops one million units, up 17.0% in best year since 2019.
905,117 cars and 120,357 commercial vehicles made, with record electrified model output.
£23.7 billion of private and public investment commitments announced in... |
| 07.07.2023 | UK's Bestselling Ford Fiesta Bids Farewell, Marking 22 Million Global Sales | John Lopez, Tech Times 07 July 2023, 12:07 pm
The final Ford Fiesta is scheduled to roll off the assembly line in Cologne, Germany, today, July 7, signaling the end of an era for the beloved supermini.
With a remarkable 47-year run that spa... |
| 25.05.2023 | Motoring? Car industry defies Brexit warnings with EU export surge | UK car production saw its third successive month of growth in April, as easing supply chain shortages and strong exports drove growth. |
| 28.06.2022 | Британия может потерять 22 тыс. рабочих мест из-за перехода на производство электромобилей | Более 22 тыс. рабочих мест может быть сокращено в автомобильной индустрии Великобритании из-за масштабной переориентации отрасли на производство электромобилей. Об этом заявило руководство британского Общества производителей и продавцов авт... |
| 17.05.2022 | WEF 2022: What electric car supplies' shortage mean for net-zero targets | The road map to replacing old fashioned carbon emitting cars with electric vehicles is well developed – at least in theory. All the major car makers (and even some of the smaller ones) are publicly committed to electric.
But actually buying... |
| 29.04.2022 | Hitting The Milestone: A Newly-Minted U.K. Unicorn Reflects On The Road To $1 Billion Status | Tom Leathes, chief executive, of newly annointed U.K. unicorn, Motorway Motorway |
| 04.02.2022 | LCV market declines in January but electric van uptake grows | New light commercial vehicle (LCV) market falls by -26.9% in January to 17,566 units, compared with a bumper January last year.
Demand for battery electric vehicles bucks trend with 21.4% rise.
Market outlook forecasts 2.0% growth of sector... |
| 04.02.2022 | January new car market gets electrified boost but headwinds constrain recovery | 115,087 new cars registered as 2022 kicks off, 27.5% up on January 2021 when lockdown restrictions kept showrooms shut.
One in five buyers goes electric, while new analysis reveals average new car CO2 reached record low, down -11.2% in 2021... |
| 27.01.2022 | Dismal year for UK car output but investment recovery and electrified charge brighten outlook | - Car production falls -6.7% to 859,575 units due to multiple factors, most Covid-related.
- UK electrified vehicle output surges, up 29.6%, to more than a quarter of production.
- Factories turn out record number of battery electric vehicl... |
| 10.09.2021 | Aviva : Appetite for electric and hybrid vehicles accelerated through the pandemic | Aviva research shows motorist attitudes towards electric vehicles is changing:
46% of UK motorists say their next vehicle will be at least partly powered by electricity
33% of motorists planning to buy a hybrid or electric model as their ne... |
| 05.08.2021 | New car sales fall to lowest level since 1998 amid pingdemic | Supply issues and staff shortages have proved a speed bump for new car sales which fell by 29.5 percent in July 2021 according to an industry body. |
| 04.08.2021 | UK Automotive advert of the Month July: Dacia | Dacia's Ad Awareness scores jumped almost 6 points in July resulting in the brand being named the YouGov Automotive Advertiser of the Month in the UK.
Early in July, the Romania-headquartered car-marker released an advert for the All-New Sa... |
| 27.07.2021 | Onto raises $175 million in Series B to expand EV subscription service in the UK | Onto has raised $175 million in a combined equity and debt Series B round, capital the U.K.-based electric vehicle subscription startup plans to use to expand within the country as well as move into new markets.
This latest round brings Ont... |
| 04.06.2021 | Business confidence drives cautious recovery in new car registrations | 156,737 new cars registered in May - significantly up from last year when retailer doors were shut during the pandemic.
Plug-in vehicle market continues to rise, accounting for 13.8% of registrations in 2021 so far
Despite more positive eco... |
| 18.05.2021 | UK bus and coach market plunges further, with just 582 vehicles registered in first quarter | Bus and coach registrations down -58.5% in the first three months of the year to only 582 vehicles.
While all segments see double-digit decline, single-deck bus registrations continue to be worst affected, down -72.6% to just 91 units.
Sect... |
| 12.05.2021 | June UK new car sales show smallest decrease in four months | The yearly new car registrations in the UK decreased by 34.9% in June – the smallest drop experienced since February, as reported by Reuters. This coincided with car showrooms reopening across the UK in the same month.
There were a total of... |
| 20.04.2021 | U.K. Sets ‘World Leading’ 2035 Climate Target. But Will Actions Match Words? | An aircraft comes in to land at Heathrow airport. In order to slash emissions 78% by 2035, the U.K. ... [+] will need to decarbonize not just its electricity grid, but transport, aviation, heating and agriculture. And for that it will need ... |
| 06.04.2021 | New van market still playing catch-up, despite Covid-contrived rise | 56,122 vans registered in March, up 85.5% albeit compared to first month of 2020 Covid outbreak, a 20-year low for the market.
Volumes down -10.9% on pre-Covid five-year average1 and behind industry expectations.2
Demand up across the board... |
| 02.03.2021 | Budget: What should Rishi Sunak prioritise to boost UK manufacturing? | Government borrowing has now exceeded £270bn in this financial year, according to the Office for National Statistics. While under normal circumstances, this may have raised some eyebrows, we are still operating in unprecedented times. Despi... |
| 21.12.2020 | Catastrophe For Autos Predicted If No UK-EU Free Trade Agreement Reached By Deadline | A line of cars on a car assembly line at the Vauxhall car factory during preparedness tests and ... [+] redesign ahead of re-opening following the COVID-19 outbreak. Located in Ellesmere Port, Wirral, the factory opened in 1962 and currentl... |
| 04.12.2020 | Спрос в эпоху коронакризиса: как изменился авторынок в 2020 году | Александр Зверев, руководитель по развитию бизнеса Авто.ру, рассказывает, что изменилось в индустрии и к чему стоит готовиться в ближайшем будущем.
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| 18.11.2020 | Britain Will Ban Gasoline Cars In 2030. Why Are Experts Not Impressed? | U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced late on Tuesday a 10-point climate plan that would see ... [+] the banning of gasoline-powered cars and light goods vehicles in 2030.Getty Images/Pool |
| 05.11.2020 | Car sales fall again in worst October in nine years | Sales of new cars declined again last month in the weakest October in nine years for the UK car market. |
| 05.08.2020 | ChargePoint raises $127 million to bring EV charging to more fleets | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 05.08.2020 | ChargePoint raises $127 million to bring EV charging to more fleets | ChargePoint, a company that builds electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure for cities around the world, has raised $127 million to build a “comprehensive global EV charging platform” for businesses and fleets. The company didn’t revea... |
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| - | Tesla Model 3 was best-selling car in the UK in April | The new car market in the UK went off a cliff in April, plummeting 97.3%. Only 4,321 new cars were registered in April. In this highly unusual situation, 31.8% of sales were battery-electric vehicles.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and ... |
| - | YASA | YASA: shortlisted for this year’s SMMT Award for Automotive Innovation |
| - | June UK new car sales show smallest decrease in four months | The yearly new car registrations in the UK decreased by 34.9% in June – the smallest drop experienced since February, as reported by Reuters. This coincided with car showrooms reopening across the UK in the same month.
There were a total of... |
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Norway is set to become the first country to fully transition to electric vehicles | Norway, which boasts vast oil and gas reserves, has long been recognized as a global leader in sustainable transportation.
The country’s electric vehicle sales have increased from less than 1% of total auto sales in 2010 to a whopping 88.9%... |
| - | UK car production plummets to lowest level since 1956 amid chip shortage, worker absences | The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said Thursday that U.K. manufacturers built just 53,438 vehicles in July, marking a 37.6% drop on July 2020.
A global semiconductor shortage, factory shutdowns and worker absences amid the ongo... |
| - | A marathon, not a sprint: Mercedes-Benz CEO outlines challenges in shift to EVs | “I think we have to realize that the transition to zero-emission driving is really a marathon, and I believe we’re maybe on kilometer eight or kilometer nine on that journey right now,” Ola Kallenius told CNBC.
Kallenius said Mercedes-Benz’... |
| - | 35 million electric cars could store 20% of UK’s solar-generated electricity by 2050 | A new report envisions a number of energy scenarios for the UK as it aims for net zero emissions by 2050, and one future path involves using 35 million electric cars to store a large amount of renewable energy.
The UK’s energy system operat... |
| - | The UK scraps its £1,500 new EV grant a year early – Here’s why | The UK government’s £1,500 EV grants were discontinued yesterday, nearly a year earlier than planned.
The UK’s new EV grant is axed.
The UK Department for Transport announced that new EV grant funding will be shifted to support improving EV... |
| - | Britain forecast to reach peak gasoline this year in landmark moment for electric vehicles | Britain is forecast to hit “peak petrol” in 2024, according to a new report, with EVs on track to assume a much bigger share of the country’s car market.
Auto Trader said in an analysis published Wednesday that it expects the number of gaso... |
| - | Tesla Model 3 the UK’s best-selling car overall in December 2020 | In December 2019, plugin electric vehicles (PEVs) made up 6.6% of the UK market share. In December 2020, PEVs made up 23.4% of the market share. That’s a huge jump in just one year for PEV sales in the UK.
And the Tesla Model 3 was the UK’s... |
| - | UK opens first fully electric vehicle service station, powered by solar, today | The UK’s first electric vehicle service station, known as the Electric Forecourt®, has been opened by GRIDSERVE today near Braintree, Essex, in southeast England.
UK’s first fully solar-powered electric vehicle service station
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| - | UK start-up Cazoo doubles valuation to $2.6 billion as car sales shift online amid pandemic | Founded in 2018 by Zoopla creator Alex Chesterman, Cazoo aims to fill an Amazon-shaped gap in the automotive industry.
It’s now worth more than twice the $1 billion it was valued at in June, and has raised a total of £450 million to date.
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