Electric vehicles

Editor's letter: ZEV mandate creates more losers than winners

Government should focus on stimulating demand for EV rather than penalising car makers for a lack thereof

6 September 2024
Editor's letter: ZEV mandate creates more losers than winners
Electric vehicles

Editor’s letter: The UK doesn’t have an EV charging problem

Osprey CEO believes charging has been unfairly lumped in with the slump in demand for EVs

9 August 2024
Editor’s letter: The UK doesn’t have an EV charging problem
Audi E Tron GT front quarter tracking
The biggest discount on any EV right now is £21,395 off the Audi E-tron GT
Electric vehicles

Editor's letter: Discounts top £20k as car makers race to shift EVs

Given the tough market conditions, car makers are turning to big discounts to help hit mandated EV sales targets

18 July 2024
Editor's letter: Discounts top £20k as car makers race to shift EVs
MG Cyberster plinth Goodwood FoS 2024
MG's centenary celebrations included taking over the Festival of Speed's central feature
Electric vehicles

Editor's letter: Chinese brands make a splash at Goodwood

The 2024 Festival of Speed will be remembered for the Chinese presence, with MG taking centre stage

12 July 2024
Editor's letter: Chinese brands make a splash at Goodwood
Electric vehicles

Editor's letter: What can Labour do for the car industry?

Labour has won the UK general election – and this is how it can help the nation's ailing automotive trade

5 July 2024
Editor's letter: What can Labour do for the car industry?
Electric vehicles

Editor's letter: Why Chinese EV tariffs could backfire on Europe

The European Commission yesterday announced Chinese EVs could be hit with tariffs as high as 38.1%

13 June 2024
Editor's letter: Why Chinese EV tariffs could backfire on Europe
Electric vehicles

Beijing motor show: The Chinese car industry has finally come of age

This year's event showed how quickly some Chinese firms are surpassing some of the West's oldest names

26 April 2024
Beijing motor show: The Chinese car industry has finally come of age
1960s farming
American farmers stalled in their willingness to adopt new technologies
Electric vehicles

History shows appetite can return for electric cars

The stalling point for EV adoption in the UK could have been predicted in the 1960s - by American farmers

23 February 2024
History shows appetite can return for electric cars
ac q4etron charging sportback
New laws are forcing car makers to sell more EVs from this year
Electric vehicles

Car makers are hitting back at 'vocal anti-EV campaign' with facts

Major manufacturers remain buoyed as House of Lords report highlights 'misleading' articles from mainstream media

16 February 2024
Car makers are hitting back at 'vocal anti-EV campaign' with facts
Electric vehicles

UK electric car goals unachievable without purchase incentives

Lobby groups, car makers and even the House of Lords have called for incentives to spur private market demand

9 February 2024
UK electric car goals unachievable without purchase incentives
Mercedes A200 2023 front cornering
A-Class drove much of Mercedes' volume growth over the past decade
Electric vehicles

Editor’s letter: No more A-Class, no more 'naked Mercedes'

German giant to focus on profitability rather than volume following strategic about-turn

2 February 2024
Editor’s letter: No more A-Class, no more 'naked Mercedes'
99 bmw ix vs mercedes eqs 2022 lead 0 0
Electric sales for Mercedes-Benz and BMW are already booming
Electric vehicles

Which brands are in best shape as ZEV mandate comes into effect?

At least 22% of each car maker's sales must be electric, say to new UK rules. This week's editor's letter takes a closer look

4 January 2024
Which brands are in best shape as ZEV mandate comes into effect?

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New car news

Lotus Theory 1 concept   front lead
The Theory 1 boasts a claimed 0-62mph time of less than 2.5sec and a top speed of 199mph
New cars

Lotus shows sports car future with wild Esprit-inspired three-seater

17 September 2024
Lotus shows sports car future with wild Esprit-inspired three-seater

Motorsport news

Genesis X Gran Racer VGT
Genesis X Gran Racer VGT concept previously hinted at brand's ambitions to go racing
Motorsport

Genesis to enter top-flight endurance racing

12 September 2024
Genesis to enter top-flight endurance racing