Tag: ev-strategy

The UK government has secured around £1 billion worth of investment to help progress a new AESC EV battery gigafactory, set to open in the North of England in Sunderland.When running at full capacity,...

Despite a continual drop in new registrations across the van sector as a whole in the UK, electric van appetite is bucking the trend.Last April, electric van registrations saw a 77.5% year-on-year increase compared...

Pioneering autonomous driving and ride-hailing firm, Waymo, has announced its intentions to further scale its U.S. fleet of autonomous taxis.Already operating in cities such as Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin, with more...

American EV maker, Rivian, has made a significant $119.6 million investment to construct a new 'supplier park' in Normal, Illinois, to support its EV supply chain.The supplier park is expected to reach completion in...

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...

The Kia EV6 has seen over £6,000 taken off its base starting price, after the manufacturer introduced a lower-capacity battery option for its entry-level 'Air' trim level.With the EV6 previously starting at a minimum...

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...

Volvo Trucks' route to decarbonisation is progressing, with the truck manufacturer reaching a milestone of 5,000 fully-electric trucks sold worldwide.With over eight specific fully-electric models now on sale, Volvo Trucks hopes to take this...

Electric bus sales in the United Kingdom have reached new highs, with sales of fully-electric models up 35.5% in 2024 compared to 2023.2025 is primed to set another record, with the first four months...

Current Vauxhall Managing Director, James Taylor, is set to take on a new position as Managing Director of Nissan GB, becoming effective from the 1st of May.Taylor brings with him over two decades worth...

The official UK distributor of Farizon, Jameel Motors UK, has appointed logistics firm DHL to partially support the fully-electric van's UK market launch.The Farizon SV is set to be officially launched at this week's...

U.S. electric vehicle startup, Slate, which has already raised over $111 million so far, including from Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos, has revealed its electric pickup truck.With a fully modular design, customers will be able...

Dongfeng Nissan, an ongoing joint venture automobile brand between Japan's Nissan Motor Corporation and China's Dongfeng Motor Group which spans back over two decades, has launched its new fully-electric saloon destined for the Chinese...

Chinese technology company Xiaomi, may have only revealed its first EV (and vehicle) in late 2023, but its plans for worldwide expansion are already progressing rapidly - with the new automaker planning to open...

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...

Let’s not talk tech, let’s talk emotion. The Maeving RM1S is, quite simply, a smile machine: a smile machine that gets you from A to B and from not smiling, to smiling just as...

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...

UK fast-charging EV battery technology firm, Nyobolt, has raised a significant $30 million worth of investment in its latest round of funding, bringing the total capital raised by the firm to around $100 million.The...

Polestar has achieved a 25% cut in carbon emissions per new car sold, since the manufacturer started measuring in 2020, according to figures from its latest annual sustainability report.With this achievement, Polestar has proved...

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...

This guest editor piece was written by Sravan Appana, Chief Executer at micromobility firm iGo. You can find out more about iGo's products, here.We live in a world where the urban landscape has to...