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Chery could produce its vehicles at JLR’s UK plants

Chinese automotive giant, Chery, is reportedly exploring options that would allow it to produce its Chery-branded vehicles at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)'s UK production sites.The move would mirror other Chinese OEMs which have set...

KEBA expands KeContact P40 EV charger range with new Type 2 socket variant

Austrian EV charger specialists, KEBA, have released a new Type 2 socket variant of its KeContact P40 EV charger, targeting semi-public and public charging locations.A modular design and integrated safety features are set to...

Walmart EV charging coming to 19 states in significant expansion

Walmart is set to significantly expand its owned and operated EV charging infrastructure in the USA, with plans to bring 78 additional charging locations online soon.These locations are spread across 19 states, which will...

EV sales overtake petrol for the first time in the EU

EV sales across the European Union have reached an impressive milestone, after the latest figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) show that sales of fully-electric cars overtook pure petrol cars for the...

Duracell E-Charge launches its second UK EV charging site

New entrant to the UK's public EV charging market, Duracell E-Charge, has now launched its second site, located in Swalwell, Newcastle upon Tyne.Much like the first site, the charge points at this location utilise...

M&S expands its London electric truck fleet with Vertellus

UK retail chain Marks & Spencer (M&S) is adding more electric truck units to its delivery and logistics fleet, in a new partnership with commercial vehicle contract hire specialists, Vertellus.Two Renault rigid electric trucks...

Fastned raises up to €200m to expand EV charging across Europe

European public EV charging provider, Fastned, has secured up to €200 million worth of green financing from a number of investment banks, which would allow it to rapidly expand its operations.The new loans have...

EV charging in Scotland accelerated with £85m investment

Scotland's national transport agency, Transport Scotland, has announced a fresh investment of £85 million, which will help create more public EV charging infrastructure and encourage more people to make the switch to EVs.The funding...

Decathlon Pulse acquires majority stake in Rebike Mobility, accelerating refurbished ebike market

Decathlon Pulse, the investment and start-up arm of sports retailer Decathlon, has acquired a majority stake in German ebike recommerce firm, Rebike Mobility.The partnership strengthens circular economy ambitions, and is set to expand consumer...

Mercedes eActros 600 tests out megawatt charging on 2,400km route

A pair of Mercedes-Benz Trucks eActros 600 units are set to undertake a 2,400 kilometre journey across Europe, helping to test out the performance of megawatt charging under real world conditions.Across the test route,...

UK’s £15bn Warm Homes Plan will be a boon to EV ownership

The UK Government's recently announced £15 billion Warm Homes Plan is set to allow families across the UK to benefit from a number of energy saving items, including solar panels, battery storage, heat pumps,...

UK opens first megawatt eHGV charging hub

The first megawatt-scale eHGV charging hub has now opened in the UK, with a new site in the East Midlands helping to charge up Kuehne+Nagel’s growing electric truck fleet.The new site has been opened...
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LEVC strengthens its electric taxi and van offering with new aftersales partner

LEVC has expanded its UK aftersales footprint, with the appointment of Johnson Bros Tours and Redfern Travel as its new service and aftersales partner in the East Midlands.The move supports customers of LEVC's TX...

Canada to import Chinese EVs under low tariffs with new deal

As part of a new wide-ranging trade agreement between Canada and China, Canada has agreed a tariff quota that will allow up to 49,000 Chinese-built EVs to be imported into the country every year...

Rivian R2 release date gets closer, as production milestone met

The 2026 Rivian R2 release date could be just around the corner, after Rivian confirmed that manufacturing validation builds of the new model are already rolling out of its EV production facility in Normal,...

Geotab EV battery survey shows minimal degradation across 22,700 EVs

Telematics and fleet management firm, Geotab, has published an all new EV battery health survey, leaning on data collected from EVs using its telematics software.With over 22,700 electric vehicles analysed, across 21 different vehicle...

Cheapest electric cars in the USA, 2026

Finding the cheapest electric cars in the USA is now easier than ever as manufacturing scales, with 2026 models like the redesigned Nissan Leaf and the upcoming Chevrolet Bolt driving entry-level prices below $30,000.Many...

Volkswagen forecasts rising EV sales with cheaper models coming

Volkswagen has published its 2025 global delivery figures, in which total electric vehicle deliveries remained pretty much level with 2024 levels.However, with cheaper electric models right around the corner, Volkswagen is forecasting these delivery...

Flash Charging: Turning ultra-fast EV charging from promise into reality

This guest editor article was written by Diego Pareschi. Diego is an executive in the EV charging space, with over 15 years of international experience across Europe, Americas, Middle-East and Asia. He recently joined...

Kia EV2 revealed: A compact EV with up to 278 miles of range

The Kia EV2 has been revealed at Brussels Motor Show, which now marks the most affordable entry in Kia's EV portfolio.With prices expected to start at under £25,000, this compact electric SUV will directly...

XCharge and Energy Plus to launch 88-bay NYC EV charging depot

XCharge North America and Energy Plus will open New York City's largest EV charging depot later this year, with 44 charging units helping to charge up to 88 electric vehicles simultaneously.The XCharge NA GridLink...

Cheapest electric cars in 2026

Thanks to rapidly falling battery costs, increased competition and greater production, the cost of the cheapest electric cars continues to drop, with 2026 seeing some of the cheapest electric cars yet.Many new affordable EVs...

EV market share rose to 23.4% in the UK in 2025

2025 marked the highest market share for electric cars on record for the UK, with fully-electric models accounting for 23.4% of all new cars registered across the year.These latest figures from the Society of...

Luxury EVs go autonomous in Lucid, Uber, Nuro partnership

At this year's CES convention, EV manufacturer Lucid, autonomous technology firm Nuro, and ridesharing platform Uber, have revealed a production intended EV that will operate autonomously under the Uber platform soon.Later this year, these...
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