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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...

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...

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...
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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...

UK extends electric truck grant in electrification boost

The UK government has announced that the Plug-in Truck Grant will be extended until March 2026, granting transport operators significant discounts for switching to electric truck models.Businesses will now be able to access discounts...

Verge Motorcycles to launch the first solid-state battery electric motorbike

Electric motorbike manufacturer, Verge Motorcycles, is set to start shipping bikes to customers packing the latest solid-state battery packs from the first quarter of this year, marking an industry first.These solid-state batteries, which offer...

EV charging: How can we facilitate further investment?

In predictably accelerating the uptake of BEV/PHEV and despite well-publicised refinements of public policy, the UK’s ZEV mandate and European CAFE regulation also predictably accelerate demand from the public charging network, which underlies return...

A 2025 wrap-up of the EV industry

As 2025 comes to a close, it's time to take a look back at the significant number of milestones that the EV industry has seen over the last twelve months.From critical policy changes to...

The details behind the EU’s proposed small EV category, M1E

As part of a new Automotive Package announced by the European Commission earlier this week, the European Union is set to introduce a new vehicle classification category for compact electric cars.The new vehicle class,...

Nottingham City Transport’s entire single-decker bus fleet is now electric

Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has announced the successful rollout of 62 electric buses, marking a key milestone as the transport operator makes the jump to electric transport.The 62 single-decker electric buses added to the...

EU softens its 2035 new petrol and diesel car ban

The European Commission has confirmed that the European Union will deviate from its previous plan to ban the sale of all new petrol and diesel passenger cars from 2035.Under new plans, 90% of new...

Ford’s EV reversal: F-150 Lightning production comes to an end

Ford Motor Company has announced a major shakeup to its EV ambitions, with the company prepared to take a $19.5 billion hit to pivot to hybrids and extended range electric vehicles (EREVs) with less...

Nissan Leaf begins UK EV production at Sunderland plant

Production of the all-new, third-generation Nissan Leaf is now underway in the UK, with the latest model now rolling off the Sunderland production line in the North of England.The new EV brings to life...

New EY report outlines the current state of global EV adoption

EY has published its latest Mobility Consumer Index report, a yearly study that analyses vehicle buying intent on a global scale.Despite rising EV adoption across much of the world, particularly in Europe and China,...

EV charging network, Zapgo, joins the Paua roaming service

UK public EV charging provider, Zapgo, has joined business and fleet EV charging aggregation service, Paua.Paua users will now be able to locate and pay for Zapgo charging locations directly through the Paua app.The...
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