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What are the different types of electric car plugs?
Electric car chargers have to navigate at least five different plugs, which can be confusing, but not if yo follow our guide
Majority of Porsches sold will be electric powered by 2030
By the end of this decade, more than 80% of all vehicles sold by Dr Ing hcF Porsche AG will be electric,…
Sales of electric vehicles jump above 10% for first time in Europe
The proportion of electric vehicles sold in the EU more than trebled in 2020 to reach 10.5% for the first time, new…
British brands are way behind in the race for an affordable, desirable electric car
Electric vehicles have just completed their first full, proper, revolutionary decade on sale to a still-cautious public.
Make oil firms install electric car chargers in petrol stations
Oil companies should be required to install rapid chargers for electric cars in all their petrol stations above a certain size by…
Penn State University develops car batteries that can charge in just 10 mins
Scientists at Pennsylvania State University in America have developed new batteries for electric cars that can charge in just 10 minutes.
Rollout of electric charging points still too slow to meet petrol car sales ban
The rollout of electric vehicle charging points has fallen behind what is needed to meet a planned ban on new petrol and…
Fresh calls for government to scrap VAT on electric cars or increase grants to boost sales
Ministers should consider abolishing VAT on electric vehicles (EV) or increase the incentives currently available to buy them, a market report has…
Property developer Laing O’Rourke joins switch to electric cars
Property developer Laing O’Rourke is joining Vinci and Skanska in the switch to electric company cars for staff.
Tesla posts first profit after stellar year for electric car maker
Tesla posted its first ever annual profit capping a year which saw its surging share price have seen it become the world's…