Volvo has announced its intent for fully electric cars to make up half of its sales by 2025.
In the first three months of this year there were 13,327 new electric and plug-in hybrid cars registered, a 16% increase on the same quarter last year.
The growing cost of public charge points combined with low residual values could leave EV owners out of pocket, according to What Car?
Electric vehicle used values rose by 41% during Q1 of 2018 as the overall average used car value rose by 5.3%, according to Autorola.
Franchised car retailers will benefit from growing sales of electric and hybrid vehicles as consumers consider them their most trusted option for maintenance and servicing, the NFDA’s Consumer Attitude Survey.
Manufacturers are being urged to “learn from past mistakes” in order to capitalise on the anticipated surge of EV sales.
Alex F Noble & Son has funded a five-month scholarship to equip aspiring automotive engineer Jessica O’Leary with the skills to work on a new generation of electric vehicles.
The used car market performed surprisingly well during March despite the best efforts of the continued bad weather to disrupt it.
Outdated legislation which exempts electric vans from the need for MOT tests needs to change, according to operators.
Nissan has outlined its target to sell one million electrified vehicles annually by 2022.
EV drivers travelling on the M25 will have access to 70 rapid chargers in the surrounding area as Chargemaster further expands its Polar electric vehicle charge point network.
Seat will enter the EV race in 2020 when it launches its first fully-electric vehicle as part of a new model offensive which will see a new vehicle launched every six months from 2018.
The 2018 Renault Zoe will be priced from £18,420 and offer a 186-mile real-world range when it hits showrooms in the summer.
Polestar has plans to create a dealer network of 80 franchised sites by the end of 2020 as part of plans to bring the electrified performance car brand to market via an innovative subscription platform.
Chargemaster has announced that it will invest £50m into the Polar EV charging network over the next two years, to meet the demands of EV growth.
Car dealers need to embrace EV ownership if they are to benefit from the predicted one million plus EV drivers in just a few years’ time.
Dyson remains poised to become one of the biggest disruptors to the EV market with plans to boost the development of its electric car range with the recruitment of 300 additional engineers.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have led calls for a change in government policy to help lower CO2 emissions after the total UK fleet recorded an increase of 0.8% during 2017.
The National Franchised Dealers Association is among automotive sector representatives who have given evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee ahead of a publication of a report into EV adoption.
Pod Point will now stock 150kW rapid chargers in anticipation of a “wave” of next-generation EVs with bigger batteries in what the company believes, to be a “UK first”.