Electric Cars

New Rugby motorway services opens with 24 EV charging points

The new service area on the M6 motorway has the most ultra-rapid electric car charging points of anywhere in the UK.

Global electric car sales grew by 40 percent in 2020

There are now 10 million electric cars on the world’s roads, and Europe has overtaken China as the largest market for EVs.

Government should discount EVs by a third… in return for road charging

Former government advisor advocates the introduction of pay-per-mile road charging by the end of the decade.

Octopus Energy launches electric car leasing scheme

Green energy company Octopus Energy has branched out with EV leasing for drivers. Here’s what you need to know.

BP to supply ultra-fast charging hubs to The EV Network

New large-scale hubs will help BP Pulse double its EV charging network by 2030. The first contains 24 charging points and opens this year.

Tesla to build UK gigafactory in Somerset?

Comments made by the UK business secretary have strengthened rumours that Tesla will build a gigafactory for EV batteries in Somerset.

Electric car owners braced for ‘poll tax on wheels’

Road-pricing schemes and toll roads may be used to plug the gap in tax revenue following the surge in sales of new electric cars.

Electric car start-up to open £65m Warwickshire tech centre

REE Automotive is an electric vehicle technology start-up. It has announced plans to create 200 highly skilled jobs at a new UK tech centre.

Why Norway really does love electric cars

As highlighted in the General Motors 2021 Super Bowl advert with Will Ferrell, Norway is a true leader when it comes to electric car sales.

European green car targets ‘far removed’ from reality

Ambitious transport emissions targets are ‘far removed from today's reality’, says the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).