EVs

Equipmake puts faith in Saint

UK-based Equipmake has appointed Glenn Saint as business development director. Equipmake develops and manufactures specialist electrification products for the automotive industry, including the bus and coach sectors. His appointment will […]

LCVs march to best quarter

March was a bumper month for light commercial vehicle sales in the UK with new registrations spiking by 11.1% to 52,916 vehicles. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and […]

New car sales rise for 20th straight month

The UK new car market grew for the 20th consecutive month in March, with registrations up 10.4%. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, 317,786 new cars were […]

Climate Group initiative driving EV transition

Corporations within the Climate Group’s EV100 initiative have so far switched more than 630,000 cars and vans to electric models. EV100 has grown from a group of 10 companies six […]

Exports drive growth in CV production

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production almost doubled in February to 12,927 units, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The 98.4% uplift in volume was the best February […]

Car production enjoys six straight months of growth

UK car production was up 14.6% in February to 79,907 units. According to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), it marked the sixth consecutive month […]

Polestar announces new charging partnership

Polestar and Plugsurfing are partnering to launch a new public charging service that will provide drivers with access to 650,000 charge points across Europe. Polestar Charge offers drivers access to […]

Industry doubts EV targets will ‘ever be met’

New research commissioned by ABB Robotics and Automotive Manufacturing Solutions (AMS) has revealed that more than half of the automotive industry does not believe EV targets will ever be met. […]

Chinese manufacturer set for £1bn UK investment

Chinese electric vehicle battery manufacturer EVE Energy could invest over £1bn in a new gigafactory near Coventry that would create up to 6,000 jobs in the region. The site would […]

Nissan names new aftersales director

Nissan GB has appointed a new aftersales director to help drive its transition to an all-electric brand by 2030. Nicolas Belaud takes up the role from Nissan Motors Thailand, where […]

New funding can support electrification of fleets

A new government grant to support the installation of charge points could help more fleets switch to electric vehicles. According to David Watts, fleet product manager for EVs at Volkswagen Financial […]

Used car market facing unprecedented shift

A new report predicts that electric vehicles will make up 28% of all used car sales in the period between 2024 and 2027. According to the latest four-year market forecast […]