Electric vehicles

Editor's letter: What can Labour do for the car industry?

Labour has won the UK general election – and this is how it can help the nation's ailing automotive trade

5 July 2024
Editor's letter: What can Labour do for the car industry?
Electric vehicles

Editor's letter: Why Chinese EV tariffs could backfire on Europe

The European Commission yesterday announced Chinese EVs could be hit with tariffs as high as 38.1%

13 June 2024
Editor's letter: Why Chinese EV tariffs could backfire on Europe
Electric vehicles

Beijing motor show: The Chinese car industry has finally come of age

This year's event showed how quickly some Chinese firms are surpassing some of the West's oldest names

26 April 2024
Beijing motor show: The Chinese car industry has finally come of age
1960s farming
American farmers stalled in their willingness to adopt new technologies
Electric vehicles

History shows appetite can return for electric cars

The stalling point for EV adoption in the UK could have been predicted in the 1960s - by American farmers

23 February 2024
History shows appetite can return for electric cars
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New laws are forcing car makers to sell more EVs from this year
Electric vehicles

Car makers are hitting back at 'vocal anti-EV campaign' with facts

Major manufacturers remain buoyed as House of Lords report highlights 'misleading' articles from mainstream media

16 February 2024
Car makers are hitting back at 'vocal anti-EV campaign' with facts
Electric vehicles

UK electric car goals unachievable without purchase incentives

Lobby groups, car makers and even the House of Lords have called for incentives to spur private market demand

9 February 2024
UK electric car goals unachievable without purchase incentives
Mercedes A200 2023 front cornering
A-Class drove much of Mercedes' volume growth over the past decade
Electric vehicles

Editor’s letter: No more A-Class, no more 'naked Mercedes'

German giant to focus on profitability rather than volume following strategic about-turn

2 February 2024
Editor’s letter: No more A-Class, no more 'naked Mercedes'
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Electric sales for Mercedes-Benz and BMW are already booming
Electric vehicles

Which brands are in best shape as ZEV mandate comes into effect?

At least 22% of each car maker's sales must be electric, say to new UK rules. This week's editor's letter takes a closer look

4 January 2024
Which brands are in best shape as ZEV mandate comes into effect?
Electric vehicles

Editor's letter: EV makers build case for smaller batteries

Customers' desire for range is hampering EV cost-cutting

15 December 2023
Editor's letter: EV makers build case for smaller batteries
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From 2024, 22% of a car maker's sales must be BEVs – or it faces a £15,000 fine for every car that does not conform
Electric vehicles

Editor's letter: EV sales must increase by 50% in 2024 – how?

Electric vehicle sales are dropping less than a month before the ZEV mandate begins

8 December 2023
Editor's letter: EV sales must increase by 50% in 2024 – how?
Mazda UK range side
Mazda currently sells only one EV: the MX-30
Electric vehicles

Editor's letter: Why Mazda isn't just looking at EVs

Japanese brand believes carbon neutral should be the goal – and is looking at a broad range of technologies to reach it

27 October 2023
Editor's letter: Why Mazda isn't just looking at EVs
Electric vehicles

Editor's letter: How fake news can shape the car industry

Luton Airport car park fire shows impact false information, especially about electric cars, can have

13 October 2023
Editor's letter: How fake news can shape the car industry

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Matt prior opinion
Car makers will lose out if they don’t sell enough EVs – in theory
New cars

Why car buyers will be the ones paying for ZEV fines

6 July 2024
Why car buyers will be the ones paying for ZEV fines

Motorsport news

British grand prix
Verstappen is the clear favourite, but his rivals are (finally) closing in
Motorsport

What are the chances of a British winner at Silverstone?

5 July 2024
What are the chances of a British winner at Silverstone?