Tag: EV

2024 has been a busy year for the EV market. It’s seen the arrival of some of the most affordable and accessible EVs on the market, with the arrival of budget EVs such as...

With various countries and regions across the world beginning to implement EV mandates that will eventually ban the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars, more leaders and heads of state are feeling the...

UK EV battery health certification specialists, Generational, have released new data compiled from the results of its now-extensive EV battery health database.Whilst ageing EVs have already seen impressively minimal battery degradation, this new study...

As one of the first of its kind in the UK, the Ancoats Mobility Hub in Manchester has now opened to the public.With facilities for EV charging, electric bikes, and car sharing, the facility...

Electric car registrations in the UK continued to see increases last month, according to the latest sales figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).The rise in EV sales comes despite an...

Norway, already a leader within Europe for widespread EV adoption, has just recorded its best month ever for electric car sales in terms of market share.For the month of April, electric car share stood...

Volvo Cars has kicked off production of its cheapest electric car, the EX30, at its car plant in Ghent, Belgium.With existing EX30s already being produced in China, production capacity of the EX30 will be...

West Midlands will install 10,000 new EV charging points, including 200 ultra-fast units at nine dedicated hubs.Charger numbers in the region rose 36% in a year, supported by government funds and local councils.The plan...

Chinese automaker NIO revealed the first car from its new sub-brand, Firefly, this week at the Shanghai Auto Show, which will join an increasingly busy market of cheap EVs.Taking the form of a fully-electric...

With public EV charging growing at a rapid rate, and the maximum charging speeds of the newest EVs and charge points getting higher, it's an exciting time for the world of EV charging.With manufacturers...

The SUV segment (and particularly the small SUV segment, within Europe) is quickly becoming the most competitive part of the electric car market, offering high levels of space whilst being considerably cheaper to run...

Insights compiled by Leasing.com show that the UK's area-specific Low Emission Zones (LEZs) and Clean Air Zones (CAZs) are seeing stronger levels of fully-electric van adoption, as businesses move to avoid costly charges to...

After the winners of the 2025 World Car Awards were revealed at this year's New York International Auto Show, it's clear that electric cars continue to dominate in such awards ceremonies.The most prestigious 'World...

England's National Highways has made another significant move to electrify its fleet of vehicles that keep England's major roads and motorways running, placing an order for another 58 fully-electric Toyota vehicles.The order includes 18...

The number of fully-electric vehicles registered on UK roads is at all all time high, after 2024 data gathered by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) indicated that approximately 1,334,246 fully-electric vehicles...

Lucid Motors, the firm behind ground-breaking fully-electric cars such as the Lucid Air, is set to acquire select Arizona-based facilities and assets from now-bankrupt electric and hydrogen truck manufacturer, Nikola.The acquisition will focus solely...

European car safety program Euro NCAP's latest round of crash tests show that many EVs continue to score top marks when it comes to crash safety, with a whole host of EVs, both big...

The first quarter has displayed strong growth for Volkswagen Group's fully-electric BEV sector, with global customer deliveries in the first quarter of 2025 standing at 216,800 EVs - more than doubling Q1 of 2024's...

Over 1.4 million Brits are picking up new EV slang as electric vehicle culture expandsPhrases like “Volt-and-Bolt” and “Ghost Charging” describe real-life charging experiences, issues, and etiquetteBe.EV has released a slang dictionary to help...

The UK government has announced a number of changes to the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, whilst also delivering on its promise to bring forward a ban on new pure petrol and pure diesel passenger...

The United Kingdom has just recorded its best month on record for EV sales, with over 68,000 fully-electric cars sold in the month of March, according to figures gathered by New AutoMotive.By comparison, 20,659...

The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has led the coordination of a joint letter to the UK's Transport, Environmental Audit and Business Select Committees, calling on more support to ensure that the...

Despite US President Trump's pledge to scrap the $7,500 federal tax credit for EVs, the policy's removal is yet to materialize, and US consumers are continuing to purchase electric vehicles in increasingly large numbers.With...

Cover photo credit: William F-NI recently had the pleasure of test-driving the all-electric Porsche Macan for four days, and I can confidently say it was an experience that exceeded all expectations. The Macan, known...