Tag: development

Stellantis, a global mobility player with 14 brands including Vauxhall, Peugeot, Fiat, Citroën and Jeep, has announced today it will invest over €130 million in the Eisenach Assembly Plant in Germany, producer of the...

Select Car Leasing, one of the UK’s leading independent specialists for car and van leasing, has joined forces with charge point installation platform Rightcharge. This is to take the headache out of installing an...

Stellantis, a global mobility player with 14 brands including Vauxhall, Peugeot, Fiat, Citroën and Jeep, and Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance today announce that they have signed a binding agreement for the acquisition of ALD...

Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car brand, has created a second limited-edition version of the Polestar 2 electric vehicle (EV) within its Polestar Engineered portfolio – the BST edition 230. This follows in the...

Today, Ford has unveiled its second electric car, the new all-electric Explorer. This new electric crossover style vehicle combines German engineering with a classic striking American style. It’s a beast of a car that...

Saietta, a British electric drive (eDrive) specialist, has signed a master supply agreement with AVTEC Limited, one of the largest independent manufacturers of powertrain and precision-engineered products in India. The partnership brings together AVTEC’s...

According to the latest data from the Auto Trader Retail Price Index, the current average retail price of a used car in March is £17,720. This is up 2.3% on a year-on-year (YoY) and like-for-like...

PoGo, the newly launched ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging network, has signed a major partnership agreement with Kew Green Hotels in the UK. This will create 40 new accessible EV charging hubs at hotel...

7-Eleven, Inc., a premier name in the convenience-retailing industry, has announced 7Charge, its new, proprietary electric vehicle (EV) charging network and app. It delivers a convenient and reliable fast-charging experience at select 7-Eleven® stores in...

The installation of two E-STOR battery energy storage systems, made by Connected Energy from second-life Renault batteries, at a site in Nottingham in the UK marks the launch of an energy ecosystem described as...

Genesis Motor America has announced an expansion of electric vehicle (EV) sales in the United States. The brand's EV lineup is now available at select retailers in 15 states. This is another significant step...

Hertz has joined forces with GREENFLEET, a leading communication platform for decision-makers in the transport and fleet industries, as the official vehicle partner for its 2023 EV Rally. Hertz will provide electric vehicles (EVs)...

Ben Macdonald has always had a passion for sustainability and was an active environmental campaigner in New Zealand. He moved to the UK and has worked in education in a variety of schools in...

Following the recent announcement from Volkswagen about its new ID.2all concept, the company has confirmed that will also launch an even smaller car, roughly the size of a VW Polo, that will likely become...

Morris Commercial, the UK-based automotive engineering and manufacturing start-up, has announced that it has completed a significant funding round. This brings new investment to the project alongside the capital secured from investors since the...

Volkswagen has provided a first glimpse of its ID. 2all concept vehicle, the brand’s first electric car costing less than £22,000 (€25,000). This will be Volkswagen’s first front-wheel-drive electric car and it will offer...

Opcharge, one of the leading charge point operators in The Netherlands, has announced its entry into the UK market with the opening of its first electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at the Diocese of...

West Suffolk Council has announced that it has appointed ubitricity, the leading charge point operator in the UK with a network of over 6,500 public charge points, to roll out a network of 100 public...

BMW has announced that in a few months’ time the eighth generation of the BMW 5 Series saloon will make its debut and best of all it will be available as a zero emissions...

Kia Corporation has today revealed images of the exterior and interior design of the Kia EV9, its first three-row flagship electric vehicle (EV), following the teaser pictures we brought you earlier in the month....

The Volkswagen Group has announced solid year results for 2022, despite global economic headwinds. The Group’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) strategy continued to advance in 2022 and demonstrated the popularity of the latest model...

According to new research by Auto Trader, the leading British automotive classified advertising business, a third of all drivers in the UK claim they will never switch to an electric vehicle (EV). This is...

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it, you’ll land among the stars”, wrote the American clergyman and Donald Trump’s favourite pastor, Norman Vincent Peale. It’s a cute, folksy mantra about aspiration and...

Volkswagen Group and its battery company PowerCo have announced that they have selected St. Thomas in Ontario, Canada to establish Volkswagen’s first overseas electric vehicle (EV) battery gigafactory. This will produce sustainable unified battery...