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Jaguar halts I-Pace production over battery shortages
Jaguar’s best-selling I-Pace electric car has a problem: it has run out of batteries.
Kia pledges pure electric initiative in sector-leading initiative
Kia is pledging to sell one third of its vehicles this year as pure electric or hybrid in a trade-leading initiative as…
London Electric Vehicle Company van prototypes go into production ahead of global launch
The first prototypes of the new van from London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) are now being built at the company’s state-of-the-art factory…
Self-driving delivery van ditching ‘human controls’ goes into full test
The first self-driving vehicle designed without basic human controls such as steering wheels, pedals or side view mirrors has been granted permission…
Government unveils £50m plan to create first all-electric bus town
England's first town to have all-electric buses will be created through a £50m fund, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.
Nissan Leaf breaks UK record for longest self-driving car journey
A self-navigating car has successfully driven itself for 230 miles, the longest and most complex journey undertaken so far on UK roads…
Car industry could launch PHEV price war to avoid EU fines
Carmakers are bracing for a hybrid electric car price war this year as they try to avoid steep EU fines for carbon…
Toyota invests £300m in electric air taxi company
Toyota has teamed up with Joby Aviation to develop an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Half of British drivers want to buy an electrified car as next purchase
Almost half of Britain’s used car buyers would buy an electric, hybrid or plug-in hybrid car if they could.
DPD aims for 10% electric van mix with new Nissan deal
Nissan will deliver 300 e-NV200 electric vans to logistics firm, DPD. The deal will see the company’s electric fleet expand to 450…