Category: Electric Vehicles
Further plans for £2.5bn West Midlands Gigafactory unveiled
The West Midlands Gigafactory, a public-private joint venture between Coventry City Council and Coventry Airport Ltd, has today unveiled further plans for its future as it continues to explore investment opportunities with battery manufacturers worldwide. Located in the epicentre of the UK’s automotive industry in Coventry, the Gigafactory will begin supplying high-tech batteries for electric…
Motor industry reacts to UK’s ‘Build Back Greener’ EV strategy
With the COP26 global climate summit around the corner, the UK government has announced another push towards electric vehicles (EVs) as part of an overall shift to a carbon-neutral economy. Ministers are investing £620m in grants for electric vehicles and street charging points. Car makers will also be forced to sell a proportion of clean…
MOKE goes all electric
Order books for electric MOKE open today All MOKEs to be electric by January 1st 2022 Deliveries to take place for Summer 2022 Electric MOKE to be built in the United Kingdom Prices start at £29,150 (not including local taxes and electric vehicle incentives) MOKE International has announced the introduction of the all-electric MOKE. Reservations…
Women less likely to buy EVs than men, research shows
Fears that women could be left behind in Britain's acceleration toward zero-emission motoring have been raised by the latest analysis of battery car sales by online car supermarket BuyaCar.co.uk. Analysts at BuyaCar were surprised to find that despite women forming a much higher proportion of customers on the site than in traditional dealerships, they are…
Ford’s Spin extends Essex e-scooter hire scheme
Spin, Ford's micromobility unit, has announced the extension of its e-scooter hire schemes in Essex to March 2022, aligned with the updated Department for Transport (DfT) legislation. In agreement with the local authority districts, Spin will continue to offer short term hire to riders in Basildon, Chelmsford and Colchester but will conclude the trial in…
EV charging revolution ‘is excluding disabled’, claims report
Paralympian Ade Adepitan is backing calls for improved disabled access to the EV charging network. Image: Auto Express Investigators have found that many of the UK’s 2.5 million Blue Badge holders risk being excluded from Britain’s EV revolution. Research by Auto Express has revealed that EV charging providers are systematically failing…
Citroen send Hybrid owners ‘Plug-in reminders’
With immediate effect, customers who drive C5 Aircross SUV Hybrid will be notified by ‘Plug-in Reminders’ to help further optimise the efficiency of their Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. The notifications, which come in the form of a message on the touchscreen, have been designed to ensure that drivers can take full advantage of the efficiency benefits…
Citroen announces 1,000 reservations for AMI EV
Citroën is pleased to announce the figure of 1,000 AMI reservations in the UK was reached over the weekend of Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 October. 1,130 reservations have now been received since citroen.co.uk started accepting £250 refundable reservation fees for AMI on Wednesday 22 September. The number of individuals who have registered their interest…
Searches for EVs soar 37% during UK fuel crisis
A major used car buying service has reported a large increase in searches for electric vehicles (EVs) during the current UK fuel crisis. Used car buying and finance company, Choosemycar.com, has seen an increase of 37 per cent in users searching for electric cars in the past week. This is backed up by brand new research…
Tevva unveils British 7.5 tonne electric truck
www.matthowell.co.uk Electric truck pioneer Tevva has today unveiled the new Tevva Truck which it claims is the first British designed 7.5-tonne electric truck intended for mass production in the UK. The global electric truck market was valued at $1.15 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow to $14.19 billion by 2027.…
