In the first half of 2023, the company intends to launch five new models. NIO celebrates production of 300,000th electric car since the company introduced its first model (ES8) in 2018. The jubilee vehicle happens to be a blue NIO ET5 mid-size sedan (launched in September), which is produced at NIO‘s Second Advanced Manufacturing Base (NeoPark). The other
That includes the total cost of maintenance, according to new data In almost all of Europe, owning an electric car is now cheaper than a petrol or diesel one. That’s according to analysis by LeasePlan, claiming that although electric vehicles (EVs) cost more to buy, this is offset by lower running costs, less maintenance and less to
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has signed an exclusive agreement with bp’s electric vehicle (EV) charging business, bp pulse, to install 900 EV chargepoints across 70 of its national stores over the next two years. The announcement follows the successful pilot installation of 12 rapid (50kW) chargepoints at M&S stores in Eclipse, Southgate and Maidstone. The roll-out
The UK’s efforts to become a global player in electric vehicles (EVs) are back in the spotlight with two government announcements: a £500 million loan guarantee for Ford and a £73 million package to support various smaller clean transport projects. The loan guarantee is enabling Ford to spend £230 million on its Halewood plant near Liverpool to nearly double
Science has repeatedly shown EVs are better for humans, despite the meme you just retweeted. I’ve heard all the supposed arguments. It seems every time anything even tangentially related to electric cars is published, certain people feel compelled to share their own research. You’ve probably heard it all, too: A Prius is worse for the planet than
Sales of electric cars are booming, and no wonder: the best are quiet, cheap to run and smooth to drive. But which are the brightest sparks – and which are the loose connections?… Electric cars have now entered the mainstream, accounting for around 15% of new car registrations last month. What’s more, their rise is only going to accelerate as
An investment of £380 million will see the Liverpool plant ramp up EV production to 420,000 units a year Ford has announced it will be investing heavily in its Halewood factory, creating Ford’s first European electric car component production facility. The transition from manufacturing internal combustion engine transmissions to electric power units will create 500 new jobs in
The all-electric Honda e has a spacious and comfortable interior, but the impressive technology makes it really stand out from the crowd. The Honda e is an amazing all-electric vehicle. When Honda presented it as a concept car, it looked like a million dollars. However, in the cold light of day, while trudging to the off-license or
I’M guessing you’ve seen Hyundai’s pitch-side advertising at the World Cup. They’ve got animations of Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 nudging footballs along the touchline and munching the word Hyundai as they go. Reminds me of Pac-Man. But then so do the cars. Every Ioniq model has pixel lights inspired by Eighties video games. Very cool. Now check out
A “first of its kind” study by the University of Lincoln in the UK, in partnership with British car sales website CarGurus, has concluded that dogs are more relaxed in electric vehicles (EVs) than internal combustion engine (ICE) diesel ones; diesel presumably chosen to represent the extreme opposite in electric in terms of noise and
