SMMT

Planning application submitted for 'mission critical' West Midlands gigafactory

Cheshire site to become dedicated EV manufacturing plant from end of 2022 producing raft of electric van and car models

The car industry body has warned millions more EV charging points and a dramatic ramp up in battery production capacity are required to secure the future competitiveness of the UK's auto sector

Government claims UK's transition from fossil fuel vehicles is 'accelerating at speed', despite slight dip in EV sales in April in wake of cut to payments from popular grant programme

Sales of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles achieved combined 14 per cent market share in March, SMMT figures show

Energy giant signs charging network operator Ionity up to fast expanding network, as latest sales figures underscore growing popularity of EVs

Electric vehicle market goes from strength to strength even despite Covid-19 pandemic, with UK sales making up more than one in ten new car registrations in 2020

CMA outlines plans to investigate how fast-growing EV sector can best benefit UK drivers, as new figures reveal EVs' share of new car market has almost quadrupled over the past year