Plug-in hybrids

New package would drop planned ban, requiring manufacturers to instead cut tailpipe emissions 90 per cent by 2035 while ramping up investment in clean technologies

Surge in electric and plug-in hybrid car adoption is increasingly eating into fossil fuel demand, Ember analysis claims

Reports suggest Brussels is planning to weaken auto emissions standards to allow for sale of some petrol and diesel models beyond 2035

Latest figures from SMMT reveal one in 10 used cars sold during the last quarter were electrified models

Government consults on options to allow sale of plug-in hybrid EVs until 2035, and to offer more wriggle room to help manufacturers meet ZEV mandate sales targets

Fuel for plug-in hybrids costs £1,059 a year on average, compared to £388 for pure EVs, according to a new ECIU analysis

UK manufacturing of battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hybrid models nearly doubles in the first seven months of the year to over 200,000 units

Fresh research reveals that PHEVs can emit much more CO2 than their manufacturers claim, prompting calls for subsidy and tax reforms to help nudge drivers towards cleaner EVs

Latest industry figures confirm all segments of the car market saw a decline in demand last month - apart from battery electric vehicles

Japanese auto giant becomes latest manufacturer to beef up EV investment plans with new $35bn strategy