BMW iX battery repair
Battery passports are intended to shine light on supply chains and the pre-production process
Electric cars

Electric vehicles will need 'battery passports' to enter EU from 2027

Digital document will detail provenance, state of health, and more

17 January 2024
Electric vehicles will need 'battery passports' to enter EU from 2027
Dodge Charger Daytona SRT front three quarter lead
Dodge revealed the new performance EV on its social media accounts
New cars

Dodge Charger Daytona SRT revealed as brand's first EV

New muscle car prototype carries over many of concept's features; order book to open later this year

15 January 2024
Dodge Charger Daytona SRT revealed as brand's first EV
Slideshow

Gallery | Ford Mustang Mach-E: 8 amazing features | Promoted

From a clever coupé silhouette to 'hidden' door handles, the Ford Mustang Mach-E is packed with unique features

11 January 2024
Gallery | Ford Mustang Mach-E: 8 amazing features | Promoted
BMW Neue Klasse concept on production line
BMW's Munich plant opened in 1922 and switched to road car production 30 years later
Electric cars

BMW Munich plant to cease ICE car production in 2027

Neue Klasse EVs will be made at the site from 2026, closing the curtain on 75 years of combustion engine output

10 January 2024
BMW Munich plant to cease ICE car production in 2027
New cars

Mullen Five RS is 1000bhp, 200mph super-crossover

Lofty performance statistics claimed for Tesla Model X Plaid rival at its debut in Las Vegas

9 January 2024
Mullen Five RS is 1000bhp, 200mph super-crossover
Tesla Model 3 using Gridserve charger
The number of charging hubs in the UK increased by 145% during 2023
Electric cars

UK electric vehicle charger network grew 45% in 2023

Ultra-rapid chargers more than doubled in number as infrastructure roll-out accelerated

9 January 2024
UK electric vehicle charger network grew 45% in 2023
BT charging point
Retrofitting a green cabinet allows for the installation of one or more kerbside chargepoints
Technology

BT converts kerbside signal cabinet into EV charger

Some 60,000 redundant phone and broadband-cable cabinets could bolster public EV charging infrastructure

8 January 2024
BT converts kerbside signal cabinet into EV charger
Volkswagen battery cells
Lithium ion batteries use a liquid electrolyte and separator, whereas solid-state cells use ceramic, polymer or glass
Technology

VW Group hails 'encouraging' solid-state battery tests

New cells are claimed to have lost 5% of capacity after the equivalent of 311,000 miles

4 January 2024
VW Group hails 'encouraging' solid-state battery tests
Electric cars

New 800V Zeekr EV battery can charge at 500kW

Ultra-fast charging LFP unit likely to be used by other Geely-owned brands, such as Volvo and Smart

14 December 2023
New 800V Zeekr EV battery can charge at 500kW
vw id1 render 2023 front quarter
Entry-level Volkswagen EV pitched at €20,000 (£17,000) may become possible by the middle of the decade
New cars

Report: Renault and Volkswagen could collaborate on £17,000 EVs

European giants reportedly in early talks about their respective plans to launch small, cheap electric cars this decade

11 December 2023
Report: Renault and Volkswagen could collaborate on £17,000 EVs

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