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The £17,000 electric Renault Twingo is a statement of the brand's price intentions
vehicle manufacturing

Renault targets cheaper EVs to take on Tesla and Chinese brands

New Ampere electric division will use cheaper vehicle parts to close ICE-EV cost gap

16 November 2023
Renault targets cheaper EVs to take on Tesla and Chinese brands
Retail and finance

Lotus’s path to profitability is proving rocky

Geely-owned company is facing stiff headwinds ahead of its public listing later this year

16 November 2023
Lotus’s path to profitability is proving rocky
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Electric vehicles

Change Makers Podcast: The future of Lotus (ep.10)

Lotus UK boss Conor Horne talks electrification, heritage and the first-ever hyper SUV

16 November 2023
Change Makers Podcast: The future of Lotus (ep.10)
Tokyo
EV growth in Japan is minuscule
Electric vehicles

Why electric cars aren't big in Japan

Is Japan late to EVs or has it timed it just right? Turns out it sees other solutions too...

15 November 2023
Why electric cars aren't big in Japan
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EG Group's new chargers will carry the EV Point brand name
Tech, development and manufacturing

UK petrol station group to add Tesla Supercharger tech to forecourts

Deal with EG Group marks first time that Tesla has sold its EV charger technology to a European third party

13 November 2023
UK petrol station group to add Tesla Supercharger tech to forecourts
Manufacturing

Megacast pioneer Tesla moves to calm insurer fears

Thatcham Research tasked with testing EV maker's new underbody after concerns raised over repair costs

13 November 2023
Megacast pioneer Tesla moves to calm insurer fears
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EV sales have stumbled in recent months
Electric vehicles

'EV journey for legacy OEMs has been an unmitigated disaster'

Established manufacturers have found making electric cars profitable difficult as consumer demand remains tepid

8 November 2023
'EV journey for legacy OEMs has been an unmitigated disaster'
Kia line up
“The transition to electrification is a must, not an option," said boss Ho-sung Song
Electric vehicles

How Kia plans to become EV frontrunner

Korean brand's line-up will soon span from small EV2 all the way to BMW iX-rivalling EV9

7 November 2023
How Kia plans to become EV frontrunner
BYD Mayfair
The BYD dealership in Mayfair is operated by Stratstone
Electric vehicles

Ferrari, Rolls-Royce... BYD? Why Chinese EV firm calls Mayfair home

New flagship site is a former JLR boutique; EV maker's three models range from £26,000 to £49,000

2 November 2023
Ferrari, Rolls-Royce... BYD? Why Chinese EV firm calls Mayfair home
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Infrastructure

Change Makers Podcast: How Connected Kerb is rethinking on-street EV charging (ep.9)

EV infrastructure expert Ben Boutcher-West tells all about the public charging network

1 November 2023
Change Makers Podcast: How Connected Kerb is rethinking on-street EV charging (ep.9)

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