A £1.2 Billion deal is close to being signed to bring over 3,500 and up to 15,000 jobs with a new massive car batteries plant adjacent to the Aston Martin Lagonda facility at St Athan, in the Vale of Glamorgan. UK start-up battery manufacturer Britishvolt has shortlisted the site at the former RAF base next to where AML (above) started making their luxury … [Read more...]
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EU charging plan welcomed, with reservation on size
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association and Eurelectric welcome the focus on infrastructure for electrically-chargeable vehicles in the coronavirus recovery plan announced by the European Commission but warned that still more charge points would be needed. The associations support the goal of funding 1 million public charging points referred to … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 June
Vehicle owners in the UK will be given £6,000 towards a new electric car if they scrap their current petrol or diesel model, according to media reports. The announcement is scheduled to be made on 6 July in a bid to boost the flat UK car sales and the impending new number plate change coming in September, but some believe it will only keep up high prices of … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: On the road and in the news 7 June
Although the lockdown measures have eased with some people already back at work, or they should be working from home, some schools in England open for some age groups, most car dealerships ready for business with some car manufacturing plants already producing vehicles even if in limited amounts and sporting events happening again under restrictive measures, … [Read more...]
World’s car sales stall but EVs silently move on
New car registrations in Europe faced a steady decline in April. Volume fell from 1.34 million units in April 2019 to 292,600 vehicles in April 2020. This represents the lowest monthly level since the 1970’s, and the worst result among the big three markets – China, USA-Canada, and Europe. Europe’s sharp decrease was only outperformed by India (-100%). … [Read more...]
Newslines 4 June
Volkswagen has resurrected the name ‘shooting brake’ for an estate version of its heavily revised Arteon model, alongside a new four-door coupe which will both be unveiled on 24 June. VW say they will have new high-technology powertrains and intelligent comfort and driver assistance systems. A new-look KIA Picanato is in Britain later this … [Read more...]
Higher demand for new cars expected
British car manufacturing came to a screeching halt in April, down 99.7% against the same month last year. Seán Kemple, Director of Sales at Close Brothers Motor Finance, offers his views on the shutdown, including recent data on what dealers want from the Government moving forward. Seán Kemple, Director of Sales at Close Brothers Motor Finance, said, … [Read more...]
Wales provides good ev changing network
Wales has some of the best charge points for electric vehicles in the UK, say comparethemarket. The Wales-based insurer looked at places and hotspots for ev charging across the Uk and came up with some surprises. Outside of London, Christchurch in Dorset is the area with the highest concentration of charging points, with 112 overall, and West Somerset … [Read more...]
Newslines 29 May
The Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric is available to order amid surging interest in battery-powered cars in the UK. It’s the first of five electric Volvo cars to be launched from early next year and capable of more than 249 miles on a single charge, versus average UK daily drive distance of 30 miles with fast-charging potential to 80% of capacity in 40 … [Read more...]
VW roll out electric Transporter
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has announced its first fully electric van in the UK with prices for the zero-emission ABT eTransporter 6.1 starting from £42,060 exc. VAT. Developed in collaboration with Premium Partner ABT e-Line, the ABT eTransporter 6.1 combines quiet and smooth driving, instant torque, fast charging and high load capacity for the … [Read more...]
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