Tag: development

Hyperbat, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of high-performance electric vehicle battery (EV) packs, has sealed a multi-million-pound contract to supply batteries to Lotus. These will be used for its new Evija electric hypercar...

Lexus are exhibiting its RZ Sport Concept electric vehicle (EV), produced in conjunction with racing driver Masahiro Sasakiat, at Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 taking place 13-15 January, 2023. The RZ Sport Concept will be...

2022 at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) was dominated by the ID. Buzz, the first Bulli designed as an electric vehicle (EV). After the world premiere in March, pre-sales began in May. Even before the...

According to figures from DriveElectric, one of the UK’s leading electric vehicle leasing companies, a total of 448,000 new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will be registered in the UK in 2023,This figure is based...

Lunaz Applied Technologies (LAT) has announced that its upcycling campus, which converts combustion vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs), within the Silverstone Technology Cluster, Northamptonshire, is now fully operational following a major expansion.The facility, the...

Volkswagen Group of America has announced Pablo Di Si as the new president and CEO of Autos Drive America (ADA), the leading trade association that represents 12 international automakers in the United States.Pablo Di...

A recent study has found over 90 per cent of vehicle-owning US households could slash their greenhouse gas emissions as well as their transport costs by switching to electric vehicles (EVs). The study published in...

Suzuki has launched its eVX concept electric vehicle (EV) at a world premiere at the Maruti Suzuki Pavilion at Auto Expo 2023 held in the suburbs of Delhi, India. The eVX is an electric...

Today, the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) announces the winners from 2022, the safety organisation’s busiest-ever year. These are the cars that achieved the highest overall scores, based on their results for Adult...

Group Lotus has appointed Mike Johnstone as Vice-President, Commercial, to lead the company’s global commercial operations. This news comes as the company moves towards its electric future. The Emira, which came out last year,...

In 2022, Audi significantly increased deliveries of all-electric cars, with an increase of around 44 per cent. The brand systematically continued its electrification strategy, thereby maintaining its course in a year characterised by global...

Words by Rod KilpatrickProduction of Arc's exclusive Vector electric motorcycle has begun in Coventry, UK. This high-end electric motorcycle is racy and futuristic looking and we’re sure even the hardest of motorcycle petrol heads...

Tevva, the British electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, has hit another major milestone after securing European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) for its 7.5-tonne battery-electric truck. This means that Tevva can start producing and selling...

StoreDot, the pioneer of extreme fast charging (XFC) batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), has today announced further global expansion with the official opening of its first US research facility in Irvine, California, USA.  The...

McLaren Applied, which develops and delivers advanced engineering and technology solutions across motorsport, automotive, transport and beyond, has partnered with in-wheel motor specialists Elaphe to help automakers boost overall electric vehicle (EV) performance. The British...

Volkswagen have announced that its global battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales grew by 23.6 per cent in 2022. The brand continues to make rapid progress with the transformation to emobility with around 330,000 units...

Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car brand, has announced that it delivered approximately 21,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2022. This brings the preliminary estimate for full-year global volumes to 51,500 cars. This...

Zap-Map, the UK’s leading electric vehicle (EV) charge point mapping service, has published new year-end figures for charge point installations in 2022. High growth in the number of ultra-rapid chargers across the country is...

Stellantis, a global mobility player with 14 brands including Vauxhall, Peugeot, Fiat, Citroën and Jeep, has today announced the signing of a binding agreement for Element 25 Limited. This is to supply battery-grade, high-purity...

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that delivering freight across the UK could become more efficient and cleaner thanks to a £7 million Government-backed fund being launched today. This fund will roll out...

Back in August, we brought you the news that Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car manufacturer, announced it would be establishing its UK commercial headquarters and a new customer test drive hub at Bicester...

2022 was a big year in the electric vehicle (EV) space with more sales, launches and planning for a zero emissions future than ever before. Diesel sales fell to an all-time low, with electric...

VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker, has announced the specifications of its newest all-electric crossover models the VF 6 and VF 7 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Early reservations...

Electric vehicle (EV) charge point management platform, Fuuse, continues its accelerated growth with expansion into Ireland. The EV charging platform and fleet transition partner have appointed Alex Baker, a veteran fleet innovator, to deliver...