One in four new cars registered in September was a hybrid or electric vehicle. Demand for new hybrid and electric cars in Europe outstripped demand for diesels for the first time ever in September, according to new figures. Data from Jato Dynamics shows one in four new cars registered last month was a hybrid, plug-in
This title may have caught you off-guard and made you do a double-take. After all, Europe is having a record, blowout, tremendously inspiring year for electric vehicle sales. It seems that every monthly report on European EV sales, including the one we just published, includes an exclamation mark and a ton of new sales records.
I’ve always hated driving, but with a small child and public transport out, I have no choice but to get behind the wheel. But could an electric car actually make me enjoy it? When the government announced that London – where I live – was about to be placed under tier 2 restrictions my heart
To reduce carbon emissions, electric vehicles need to stay on the road as long as possible. That means developing a robust trade in secondhand cars. ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE getting more popular. Now they’re getting flashy too: new electric pickup trucks, new electric semis, new electric sports cars, a new electric G-Wagen. But all that zippy
Early in October, shockwaves rocked the auto and racing communities when yet another large auto company—this time, Honda—announced it was leaving Formula One, the 800-pound gorilla of the international racing world. Why? As Honda explained, the auto industry is now facing a “once-in-one-hundred-years period of great transformation,” and it was joining the exodus, moving to
Electric vehicles have been the coming thing for quite some time now. Twelve years ago Tesla TSLA -5.5% debuted its first EV, the Roadster. Ever since, EV enthusiasts have been predicting that the U.S. market for electron-powered personal transportation would soon bloom. In the intervening years a number of promising electric cars—some from major manufacturers
Volkswagen hopes its new EV can become the new face of a brand scarred by Dieselgate – upending the Leaf in the process Brave new world, meet same old world. Electric cars once stood alone (dear early adopter, here is a vehicle unlike any other), but they certainly don’t any more. At the launch of
The BMW i3 happens to be one of the top 10 best-selling electric cars globally. BMW announced that the cumulative production of the i3 model just reached 200,000. The jubilee i3 was completed on October 15, 2020. The i3 has been produced in Leipzig, Germany for almost seven years. It’s the first series-produced all-electric car
The Dacia Spring will take on electric city car rivals like the SEAT Mii Electric with a sub-£20,000 asking price This is the Dacia Spring. When orders open in spring 2021, it’s set to become the cheapest new electric car available to buy in Europe. That means it’ll undercut the SEAT Mii Electric, which is
‘No deal’ Brexit will increase price of electric vehicles
A ‘no deal’ Brexit will increase the price of electric vehicles in the UK, warns the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The SMMT has warned that a no-deal Brexit would be the worst possible outcome for the UK’s automotive industry. The UK and EU automotive industries are deeply integrated, with around two-thirds of
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