Category: Electric Vehicles
Toyota leads consortium to develop hydrogen-powered Hilux pickup
Toyota is leading a consortium to develop a prototype hydrogen fuel cell-powered version of its Hilux pick-up at the company’s UK vehicle plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire. Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK has successfully secured UK Government funding for the project through the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), an organisation supporting the development of cleaner technologies and new…
Hyundai IONIQ5 named New Car of the Year
The Hyundai IONIQ 5 has added another honour to its trophy cabinet by being named New Car of the Year at the 2022 Motor Trader Industry Awards. Now in their 32nd year, the awards are held annually to celebrate excellence in the UK motor industry. Motor Trader’s independent judging panel of industry experts hailed the victory…
EV road tax exemption to stop in April 2025
Electric vehicles will not be exempt from vehicle excise duty - or road tax - from April 2025, the UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said. Announcing the change as part of his Autumn Statement, Jeremy Hunt said the move was designed to make the motoring tax system "fairer". The RAC motoring group said it does…
WhichEV hands Nissan LEAF ‘lifetime achievement award’
WhichEV has awarded the Nissan LEAF a lifetime achievement award in recognition for its role in popularising electric vehicles. When LEAF came to market more than a decade ago, it set the pace for the entire industry. Branching into electric vehicles was seen as a courageous strategy, but today, most vehicle manufacturers have introduced an…
October EV sales up but market share falls, SMMT figures show
The UK new car market recorded a third month of growth in October, with registrations rising by more than a quarter (26.4%) to 134,344 units, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Fulfilment of strong order books helped deliver the bounce-back, although the increase follows a particularly disappointing…
Solid-state EV batteries ‘still a decade from mass production’, claims StoreDot
StoreDot, a developer of extreme fast charging battery technology for electric vehicles, has stated that mass-produced solid-state batteries are still at least a decade from mass production and that car manufacturers should be considering interim technologies such as semi-solid batteries. Solid-state batteries promise cost-effective fast and safe charging batteries, with high energy densities. However, they…
EV owners could save £600 a year in home charging, claims Smart Home Charge
Smart Home Charge has found that those charging their EVs at home could be saving approximately £15 per charge and nearly £600 annually just by switching to a more economical energy tariff. The data was compiled by Smart Home Charge’s EV Energy Tariff Comparison tool, which compares the most and least cost-effective energy tariffs for…
1 in 5 Brits think rising energy costs will prevent 2030 switch to EVs
With the cost of energy expected to continue to increase over the coming months, electric car charging company Osprey has announced an increase in costs for rapid charging at its roadside network from 66p to £1 per kWh. Rivervale Leasing has surveyed 2,000 people to uncover their opinions on how ready the UK is for electric vehicles…
Lotus announces pricing and spec for Eletre Hyper-SUV
Lotus has unveiled the prices and specifications for one of its most eagerly anticipated models ever – the award-winning Eletre Hyper-SUV. The news was delivered during Lotus Eletre: Unleash the Future. The Eletre is the all-new and all-electric lifestyle model from Lotus, as it continues its transformation from a UK sports car company to a global…
Select Car Leasing joins forces with EV charge point mapping service, Zap-Map
Select Car Leasing has joined forces with Zap-Map, the UK’s leading charge point mapping service, to help reduce range anxiety when driving an electric vehicle (EV). The popular Zap-Map app lets users search for available EV charge points while viewing live availability information. It also helps to plan journeys, pay for charging, and share updates…
