Electric vehicles

Ford Explorer front quarter tracking
Entry-level Ford Explorer is priced from £39,875 so just avoids the ECS, but extras push it over the £40k threshold
Electric vehicles

Industry backlash as average EV breaks luxury car tax threshold

Sales of many EVs will be hit by the new application of the £3k expensive car supplement

20 February 2025
Industry backlash as average EV breaks luxury car tax threshold
EV Handling Test 2023 173
The government will only allow new zero-emission cars to be sold from 2035 onwards
Electric cars

Final chance to have your say on UK's phase-out of ICE cars

Our response to the UK government consultation on plans to ban the sale of new non-zero emission cars and vans

17 February 2025
Final chance to have your say on UK's phase-out of ICE cars
Citroen Ami Paris
France cut its EV subsidy in November and a month later, sales fell dramatically
Electric vehicles

Electric car sales in EU drop as governments withdraw subsidies

New data from industry body reveals a slump of almost 100,000 sales after Germany and France cut grants

21 January 2025
Electric car sales in EU drop as governments withdraw subsidies
Canoo LDV 190 van
Canoo had attempted a UK launch, delivering a van to Royal Mail
Electric vehicles

Electric van start-up Canoo files for bankruptcy

American maker of radical EV goes bust after failing to secure crucial cash injection

20 January 2025
Electric van start-up Canoo files for bankruptcy
Renault 5 and Renault Scenic head to head
Renault CEO: "I don't think Renault 5 and 4 will make the Mégane and Scenic disappear"
Electric vehicles

Renault eyes retail and fleet growth with dual-pronged line-up

CEO says retro 5 and Twingo will appeal to private buyers while conventional Scenic and Symbioz target fleets

14 January 2025
Renault eyes retail and fleet growth with dual-pronged line-up
ariel e nomad see through
Somerset-based Ariel previously got £300k funding from the APC for its e-Nomad project
Electric vehicles

Advanced Propulsion Centre launches competition for £40m funding

Businesses can bid for up to £20m in UK government funding for projects supporting the transition to ZEVs

14 January 2025
Advanced Propulsion Centre launches competition for £40m funding
Kia Sportage front quarter tracking
Sportage, available with hybrid and plug-in-hybrid powertrains, was Kia UK's best-seller in 2024
Electric vehicles

Kia UK boss calls for clarity on hybrid sales after 2030

ZEV mandate consultation means car makers may finally learn what they can sell between 2030 and 2035

6 January 2025
Kia UK boss calls for clarity on hybrid sales after 2030
honda hrv vs nissan qashqai (1)
Electric vehicles

Official: Honda and Nissan confirm merger plans

The two Japanese firms are in talks to join forces in new holding company that could also include Mitsubishi

23 December 2024
Official: Honda and Nissan confirm merger plans
Peugeot e 2008 Hyundai Kona E Smart 1
Electric vehicles

Progress report: Which car makers are meeting the ZEV mandate?

Some easily hit or even exceeded the UK government’s 22% EV sales target for 2024, but others fell well short

20 December 2024
Progress report: Which car makers are meeting the ZEV mandate?
VW Golf plugged in
For the first three quarters of 2024, the VW Group was China's most prolific seller of PHEVs
Electric vehicles

Ferocious PHEV demand in China poised to boost UK sales too

Plug-in hybrid ‘compliance cars’ are generally too expensive for retail customers, but China is working to change that

17 December 2024
Ferocious PHEV demand in China poised to boost UK sales too

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