Tech, development and manufacturing

Road to 2030: How many charging points are needed, and what kind?

More chargers are required and coming. Ultra-rapid chargers have the benefit of speed but may stress the grid

1 February 2021
Road to 2030: How many charging points are needed, and what kind?
Tech, development and manufacturing

Road to 2030: What about EV owners without home charging points?

Street lamps could be key to expanding on-street charging, catering to those who can't charge at home

1 February 2021
Road to 2030: What about EV owners without home charging points?
Government and legislation

Road to 2030: What investment is promised by the government, and is it enough?

Grants for items like wallboxes will go some way to aiding EV adoption but bodies like the SMMT say it's not enough

1 February 2021
Road to 2030: What investment is promised by the government, and is it enough?
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British public still needs EV education, says Peugeot UK boss
Tech, development and manufacturing

Analysis: Is 2021 (finally) the year of the electric car?

We talk to a Stellantis vice-president and an ex-Ford technical chief about the prospect

1 February 2021
Analysis: Is 2021 (finally) the year of the electric car?
Government and legislation

Government pledges £93m for major road upgrades

“Vital” road upgrades in North Yorkshire, Hampshire and the Midlands to be rolled out with new funding

30 January 2021
Government pledges £93m for major road upgrades
Dealership, sales and marketing

Jaguar Land Rover posts £439m pre-tax profit in final quarter of 2020

Sales boosts in several markets helped kick-start financial recovery from pandemic

29 January 2021
Jaguar Land Rover posts £439m pre-tax profit in final quarter of 2020
Tech, development and manufacturing

General Motors targets zero-emission line-up by 2035

US car giant will introduce 30 battery-electric models worldwide within five years as part of a major electrification push

29 January 2021
General Motors targets zero-emission line-up by 2035
Tech, development and manufacturing

GKN Automotive to close Birmingham factory with 519 jobs lost

'Increasingly competitive' global market is said to make Erdington plant no longer viable

28 January 2021
GKN Automotive to close Birmingham factory with 519 jobs lost
Tech, development and manufacturing

UK car industry needs "significant investment", says SMMT

Boss Mike Hawes says recovery to 2016 levels of production will be "really tough" and needs "a framework" to "encourage" investment

28 January 2021
UK car industry needs "significant investment", says SMMT
Finance and corporate

Lotus names engineering chief as new company boss

Long-time Lotus engineer Matt Windle, who has also worked at Tesla and Volvo, will replace Phil Popham as MD of Norfolk firm

28 January 2021
Lotus names engineering chief as new company boss

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