Business

Finance and corporate

Ex-Ford product chief Joe Bakaj joins Britishvolt

Autocar chats to Britishvolt's new advisor as the battery firm prepares to open its UK gigafactory

17 March 2021

Ex-Ford product chief Joe Bakaj joins Britishvolt

Government and legislation

Government pledges £3m to create UK’s first hydrogen transport hub

New hub will research and trial hydrogen as an alternative fuel

17 March 2021

Government pledges £3m to create UK’s first hydrogen transport hub

Finance and corporate

VW Group confirms talks with Rimac over Bugatti joint venture

Croatian EV technology firm could partner with Porsche in new deal to run the French hypercar firm

16 March 2021

VW Group confirms talks with Rimac over Bugatti joint venture

Tech, development and manufacturing

Volkswagen Group to switch to single EV platform

New SSP electrc architecture will eventually succeed MEB and PPE as part of increased tech sharing

16 March 2021

Volkswagen Group to switch to single EV platform

Electric cars

New Electric Vehicle Association opens to members in England

EV owners are offered exclusive events and discounts, plus the chance to give their views on experience

16 March 2021

New Electric Vehicle Association opens to members in England

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Tech, development and manufacturing

Volkswagen Group to open six European gigafactories by 2030

Firm will massively upscale its battery production strategy, and introduce new single-cell format to make EVs cheaper

15 March 2021

Volkswagen Group to open six European gigafactories by 2030

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Finance and corporate

Report: Mini to go all-electric from 2030

BMW CEO Oliver Zipse is expected to officially detail the British brand's electric reinvention later this week

15 March 2021

Report: Mini to go all-electric from 2030

Toyota will replace Aygo with a new petrol-engined car next year

Environment and energy

Inside the industry: Why the negativity about legacies?

Established manufacturers may not have been quite as nimble as Tesla when embracing EVs, but to tar them as dinosaurs is surely misguided

15 March 2021

Inside the industry: Why the negativity about legacies?

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Environment and energy

Analysis: the big oil firms adapting to the EV era

BP and Shell are investing heavily in provision of public charging for electric vehicles

15 March 2021

Analysis: the big oil firms adapting to the EV era

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Tech, development and manufacturing

Aston Martin confirms 95 job losses at St Athan factory

DBX production line workforce to be downsized in line with the company's plan to return to profitability

12 March 2021

Aston Martin confirms 95 job losses at St Athan factory

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