Business

Bentley boss: government must take decisive action to drive EV take-up

Adrian Hallmark believes a concerted effort, and greater incentives, are required to make UK buyers consider electric cars more widely

15 May 2019
Bentley boss: government must take decisive action to drive EV take-up
Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover
Business

Jaguar Land Rover boss plays down PSA sale report - but doesn't deny it

Fresh reports claim French PSA Group is closing on deal to buy luxury British carmaker

15 May 2019
Jaguar Land Rover boss plays down PSA sale report - but doesn't deny it
Volvo XC40
An electric XC40 will launch later this year
Business

Volvo signs multi-billion dollar EV battery supply deal

Deal promises battery supply for next decade as Swedish firm forges ahead with electrification strategy

15 May 2019
Volvo signs multi-billion dollar EV battery supply deal
WM Motor EX5
WM Motor EX5
Business

Chinese EV start-up boss: new premium firms won't survive

Freeman Shen, who runs ambitious Chinese newcomer WM Motor, says his firm won't follow Tesla by aiming at premium market

14 May 2019
Chinese EV start-up boss: new premium firms won't survive
Rimac
Rimac
Business

Hyundai and Rimac team up to develop electric performance cars

Hyundai and Kia invest £60 million in Croatian firm as part of a collaboration on electric and fuel cell machines

14 May 2019
Hyundai and Rimac team up to develop electric performance cars
Business

UK new car sales: what is each region buying?

BMW's big in Yorkshire, while Ford reigns in the East. But the numbers don't always tell the whole story

14 May 2019
UK new car sales: what is each region buying?
2020 Range Rover mk5 render - front
"The mainstream version of the new Range Rover will be a plug-in hybrid based on an all-new aluminium architecture"
Business

Land Rover plots comeback with hybrid-led new model blitz

Solihull to usher in electrification alongside next-gen Range Rover and three more new models

13 May 2019
Land Rover plots comeback with hybrid-led new model blitz
Business

Up to 230 jobs at risk as MG owners move to downsize UK base

Chinese firm SAIC is looking to downscale its technical centre, which does engineering work for MG, at the former Longbridge factory

10 May 2019
Up to 230 jobs at risk as MG owners move to downsize UK base
Volvo S60 Polestar Engineered hybrid charging
EVs are greener than petrol cars – ‘after driving 435k miles’
Business

Analysis: Just how green are electric vehicles?

CO2-intensive battery production means emissions-free travel remains a mirage

10 May 2019
Analysis: Just how green are electric vehicles?
Business

Mitsubishi calls for plug-in hybrid grant to be reinstated

Surveys show 25% of Outlander PHEV owners would buy a pure electric vehicle next

9 May 2019
Mitsubishi calls for plug-in hybrid grant to be reinstated

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