Automotive

Some carmakers are pushing to weaken rules that would effectively ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars in the EU from 2035 - but two new reports highlight the huge opportunity and energy security costs of slowing the switch to battery cars

New Octopus and Autotrader survey reveals 'striking divide' between fuel drivers' beliefs about going electric and EV drivers' reality

Report from Zapmap and Green Finance Institute provides encouraging evidence EV charging networks are managing to deploy new chargers in line with growing demand

Engineering giant claims its new low carbon haulage trucks are set to enter testing phase this autumn

Almost 87,000 second hand battery electric vehicles changed hands in the UK during the first three months of the year, according to the SMMT

EVs made up more than a quarter of all new car enquiries on Autotrader in April, as fuel cost savings from electric models reached highest levels since records began

Charging network operator to use new funds to bring five BESS-enabled sites online, with at least 20 more planned for this year

Octopus Electric Vehicles confirms average prices for electric vehicle leases are lower than for petrol cars, offering drivers savings of up to £1,600 over the course of a lease

JLR’s head of sustainability global affairs explains how the car maker is building a skills pipeline to help deliver what she claims is the auto sector’s biggest gear shift since the Model T

Battery electric vehicles account for over 26 per cent of the market, taking total number of zero emission models on the roads past the two million mark