Electric vehicles

Growth in electric car sales drops to lowest point in two years

Consumer confidence was hit by reports – and later confirmation – of a pay-per-mile tax for EVs

4 December 2025
Growth in electric car sales drops to lowest point in two years
ferrari sf90 yasa motor
Oxfordshire-based Yasa's motors are already used in Ferrari and Lamborghini supercars
Electric vehicles

UK government invests £10m in next-gen Mercedes-AMG EV motors

New Ignited engineering project – funded by the UK, Germany and Mercedes-Benz – will create 150 jobs in UK

3 December 2025
UK government invests £10m in next-gen Mercedes-AMG EV motors
Electric vehicles

Renault says the EU needs its own ZEV mandate

Legislators must force gradual ramp-up in EV sales else face a "cliff-edge" scenario

11 November 2025
Renault says the EU needs its own ZEV mandate
Electric vehicles

Ferrari commits to combustion as it eyes 20% EV sales in 2030

Maranello will continue offering V6, V8 and V12 as it downgrades 2030 EV forecast from 40% to 20%

9 October 2025
Ferrari commits to combustion as it eyes 20% EV sales in 2030
Porsche Taycan Hyundai Ioniq 5 N front tracking
EVs democratise power and refinement, so mainstream brands can trade blows with premium players
Electric vehicles

EVs and China-led tech shift troubling premium brands

Mainstream and Chinese brands' adoption of new tech and electric drivetrains poses trouble for premium giants

8 October 2025
EVs and China-led tech shift troubling premium brands
Electric vehicles

EU warms to new small car segment – but what comes next?

E-car class is planned to deliver environmentally friendly, affordable small cars in the vein of Japan's kei machinery

29 September 2025
EU warms to new small car segment – but what comes next?
Electric vehicles

BYD: Exclusion from Electric Car Grant won't slow our growth

Chinese firms' exclusion from scheme only hurts customers, says BYD vice-president Stella Li

11 September 2025
BYD: Exclusion from Electric Car Grant won't slow our growth
IMG 5100
Polestar used its Munich event to highlight the broken all-EV promises of its rivals
Electric vehicles

Polestar urges Europe not to postpone 2035 ICE car ban

CEO says industry must stay on all-electric heading ahead of talks with European Commission on Friday

9 September 2025
Polestar urges Europe not to postpone 2035 ICE car ban
Electric vehicles

BMW boss: 2035 ICE ban overhaul needed or car industry 'will halve'

Oliver Zipse said current regulations, which focus purely on tailpipe emissions, risk distorting the market

5 September 2025
BMW boss: 2035 ICE ban overhaul needed or car industry 'will halve'
Electric vehicles

Apple's axed car project is still reshaping automotive

Hyundai Group executive Manfred Harrer was closely tied to Project Titan – this is what he learned

22 August 2025
Apple's axed car project is still reshaping automotive

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