UK new car registrations grew for the first time since August 2020, according to new data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The latest figures showed the shift to new technologies is continuing, with plug-in vehicle demand reaching its highest ever volume. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) took
CAR TAX changes introduced last year have made owning electric cars “significantly cheaper” than petrol or diesel models, according to Octopus Electric Vehicles CEO Fiona Howarth. Ms Howarth says updates to benefit in kind rates on electric company cars has allowed employees to save up to 40 percent on their monthly car costs. The massive
According to a new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, 58% of global passenger vehicle sales in 2040 will come from electric vehicles, yet they will make up less than 33% of all cars on the road. While popular science fiction has set high the expectations of what the future of transportation will look like,
Plug-in vehicle sales account for almost 14% of all new car sales in March UK electric and hybrid car sales hit record levels in March, traditionally the biggest month of the year for motor dealers, as demand for greener vehicles surged despite overall trade remaining lower than before the pandemic. Sales of battery electric cars
The electric vehicle revolution is proving to be a hugely disruptive moment in automotive manufacturing. Everyone talks about how Tesla has shifted the market, and increasingly about the new Chinese or reborn European brands coming out of China. But there is another player that appears to see EVs as a clear opportunity grab a bigger
European sales of fossil fuel vehicles took a massive hit last year, dropping by 5 million vehicles or more than a third compared to 2019. Meanwhile, electric vehicles appeared immune to the coronavirus as their sales more than doubled. EVs are gaining a foothold in Europe. The success of electric vehicles (battery electric vehicles –
Flagship performance-focussed crossover will be faster than a Porsche Taycan 4S; priced from £58,295 Kia says it is taking “electric performance to another level” with the GT-badged hot version of its new EV6 electric flagship, which will top out a range comprising two- and four-wheel-drive variants with a choice of different battery sizes. The dual-motor
Volkswagen Group and BP will join forces to accelerate the roll-out of ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers across the UK and Europe. The two companies will install new 150kW chargers at existing BP retail sites, as part of the partnership. They have signed a memorandum of understanding for their collaboration and intend to finalise agreements
It’s an XC60-sized electric family car that, in GT guise, will outrun a Lamborghini Urus This is the Kia EV6. EV presumably standing for electric vehicle, because that’s the only sort of drive it has. Yup, Hyundai and Kia have an all-new electric platform, used in this EV6 and the Hyundai Ioniq 5. Like Volkswagen’s
Kia EV6 Vs. Hyundai Ioniq 5: Which Is Right For You?
Both share a platform but they look radically different. The Hyundai Motor Group is getting serious about battery-electric vehicles. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 are the South Korean automaker’s first-ever dedicated BEVs with both utilizing the new Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). Consider the pair corporate cousins but, as we can clearly see, they
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