Electric Cars

BP to supply ultra-fast charging hubs to The EV Network

New large-scale hubs will help BP Pulse double its EV charging network by 2030. The first contains 24 charging points and opens this year.

Tesla to build UK gigafactory in Somerset?

Comments made by the UK business secretary have strengthened rumours that Tesla will build a gigafactory for EV batteries in Somerset.

Electric car owners braced for ‘poll tax on wheels’

Road-pricing schemes and toll roads may be used to plug the gap in tax revenue following the surge in sales of new electric cars.

Electric car start-up to open £65m Warwickshire tech centre

REE Automotive is an electric vehicle technology start-up. It has announced plans to create 200 highly skilled jobs at a new UK tech centre.

Why Norway really does love electric cars

As highlighted in the General Motors 2021 Super Bowl advert with Will Ferrell, Norway is a true leader when it comes to electric car sales.

European green car targets ‘far removed’ from reality

Ambitious transport emissions targets are ‘far removed from today's reality’, says the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).

Parts of UK will be ‘left behind’ in rollout of electric car charging points

There are warnings that certain parts of the UK are at risk of being left behind in the rollout of the electric car charging network.

New smart tariff uses AI for cheaper home EV charging

Ovo Energy has launched a new energy tariff, intended to offer electric car drivers a fixed rate regardless of when they charge at home.

EV motorists without a driveway ‘risk getting left behind’

New research reveals that some local councils don't intend to install any new on-street electric chargers before the end of 2030.

Sony electric car tested on public roads

Packed with safety and entertainment tech, the Vision-S is Sony’s concept car of the near-future. But will it make production?