New cars

Mullen Five RS is 1000bhp, 200mph super-crossover

Lofty performance statistics claimed for Tesla Model X Plaid rival at its debut in Las Vegas

9 January 2024
Mullen Five RS is 1000bhp, 200mph super-crossover
Tesla Model 3 using Gridserve charger
The number of charging hubs in the UK increased by 145% during 2023
Electric cars

UK electric vehicle charger network grew 45% in 2023

Ultra-rapid chargers more than doubled in number as infrastructure roll-out accelerated

9 January 2024
UK electric vehicle charger network grew 45% in 2023
BT charging point
Retrofitting a green cabinet allows for the installation of one or more kerbside chargepoints
Technology

BT converts kerbside signal cabinet into EV charger

Some 60,000 redundant phone and broadband-cable cabinets could bolster public EV charging infrastructure

8 January 2024
BT converts kerbside signal cabinet into EV charger
Volkswagen battery cells
Lithium ion batteries use a liquid electrolyte and separator, whereas solid-state cells use ceramic, polymer or glass
Technology

VW Group hails 'encouraging' solid-state battery tests

New cells are claimed to have lost 5% of capacity after the equivalent of 311,000 miles

4 January 2024
VW Group hails 'encouraging' solid-state battery tests
Electric cars

New 800V Zeekr EV battery can charge at 500kW

Ultra-fast charging LFP unit likely to be used by other Geely-owned brands, such as Volvo and Smart

14 December 2023
New 800V Zeekr EV battery can charge at 500kW
vw id1 render 2023 front quarter
Entry-level Volkswagen EV pitched at €20,000 (£17,000) may become possible by the middle of the decade
New cars

Report: Renault and Volkswagen could collaborate on £17,000 EVs

European giants reportedly in early talks about their respective plans to launch small, cheap electric cars this decade

11 December 2023
Report: Renault and Volkswagen could collaborate on £17,000 EVs
Rolls Royce Spectre 2023 in Liverpool front
Henry Royce started out as an electrician in Liverpool
Electric cars

Road trip: London to Liverpool in the electric Rolls-Royce Spectre

We trace the rise of industry pioneer Henry Royce from behind the wheel of his firm's first EV

9 December 2023
Road trip: London to Liverpool in the electric Rolls-Royce Spectre
Morgan XP 1 front quarter
Morgan XP-1 gets 134bhp motor and promised range of around 150 miles
New cars

Electric Morgan Super 3: sub-700kg and 150 miles of range

Morgan returns to EV development with fully functioning concept created by a dedicated in-house team

6 December 2023
Electric Morgan Super 3: sub-700kg and 150 miles of range
New 2024 Dacia Duster front quarter static silver
Future iterations of the Duster will offer both electric and internal-combustion powertrains
New cars

Dacia Duster won't go electric until the 2030s

Popular 4x4 adds hybrid powertrains in its next iteration but a BEV model is unlikely in the short to medium term

5 December 2023
Dacia Duster won't go electric until the 2030s
Nissan Juke EV render front quarter
New Juke, here rendered by Autocar, is set to be larger than current car
New cars

UK-built electric Nissan Juke aims to be same price as petrol model

Radical Hyper Punk concept previews next Juke, due around 2027 with focus on affordability

1 December 2023
UK-built electric Nissan Juke aims to be same price as petrol model

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