An EV expert has urged Brits to avoid making a common mistake when buying a used electric car - or risk considerable issues developing with their new vehicle this winter. While the colder temperatures and treacherous driving conditions pose additional challenges for all drivers, they are particularly prominent for EV drivers. With that in mind, used car … [Read more...]
Slowing EV sales give dealers & makers a shock
Britain’s petrol, electric car and van markets have stalled with dealers reporting contracting business in the last quarter. The very slight increase in total registrations for the whole of 2024 came about with fleets being given big discounts by manufacturers very anxious to move the metal and push EV sales or face huge penalties from the UK … [Read more...]
EV challenges remain, with opportunities
There are some very promising signs for the year ahead in the electric-vehicle sector but also a number of challenges. More than a third of people are now considering buying an EV, compared to just over a quarter in 2023, and more competitive prices for second cars mean sales are staring to soar - up 52%, this year. In 2020, just 6.6% of all new … [Read more...]
Motorists saw a better fuel deal last year
Fuel prices went up by under a penny in December making for the third rise in as many months but still remain close to late 2019 levels, reveals new data from RAC Fuel Watch. Petrol finished the month averaging 136.9p across the UK, up a third of a pence (0.36p) while diesel rose two-thirds of a pence (0.67p) to 142.9p. Petrol has increased from 135p at the … [Read more...]
End of life batteries power hope of cheaper new ones
Recycling could enable Europe to cut its reliance on EV battery mineral imports by up to a quarter by the end of the decade, according to a new study. Materials from end-of-life batteries and gigafactory scrap have the potential to build up to 2.4 million EVs locally in 2030, according to the research by Transport & Environment (T&E). But the EU … [Read more...]
EV charging oasis first of many
Be.EV, one of the UK’s fastest-growing public EV charging networks, has begun construction of Manchester’s first large-scale Charging Oasis, which will serve as a template for the EV charging hub of the future. The site was a derelict petrol station for over 15 years and is now being regenerated as the forecourt of the future. It’s the only project of its … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Kia EV3 GT-Line First Drive
Kia has something to celebrate this Christmas as it continues to carve out a big slice of Britain’s BEV sales, a decade after launching into it with the Soul EV. At the time 10 years ago, Frozen was trending at the box-office, Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy’ rang out across radios worldwide, and social media was awash with ALS ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ … [Read more...]
Toyota unveil new Urban Cruiser EV
Toyota presents the all-new Urban Cruiser, a model that will bring powerful design, interior spaciousness and rich technology content to the market for compact battery electric SUVs. Urban Cruiser, developed from the Urban SUV Concept, will give Toyota a strong presence in a fast-growing and highly competitive market segment in the UK and Europe and … [Read more...]
Racing lines 12 December
Goodwood has published its race list for the 2025 Goodwood Revival 12 to 14 September 2025. Following the groundbreaking success of the 2024 Revival, which became the world’s first historic motorsport event to run all of its 15 races exclusively on sustainable fuel, the 2025 event will continue this initiative and all competitors will be required to use a … [Read more...]
EV warranty work up to 50% dearer, says WSG
Average, warranty claims for electric vehicles are 30-50% higher than for comparable internal combustion engine vehicles, according to Warranty Solutions Group. WSG’s analysis of 800 electric car warranty claims paid between August 2023 and August 2024, highlights that the most common issues are with battery charge control modules, which cost an average of … [Read more...]
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