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
Rolls Royce Spectre 2023 in Liverpool front
Henry Royce started out as an electrician in Liverpool
Electric cars

Road trip: London to Liverpool in the electric Rolls-Royce Spectre

We trace the rise of industry pioneer Henry Royce from behind the wheel of his firm's first EV

9 December 2023
Road trip: London to Liverpool in the electric Rolls-Royce Spectre
Morgan XP 1 front quarter
Morgan XP-1 gets 134bhp motor and promised range of around 150 miles
New cars

Electric Morgan Super 3: sub-700kg and 150 miles of range

Morgan returns to EV development with fully functioning concept created by a dedicated in-house team

6 December 2023
Electric Morgan Super 3: sub-700kg and 150 miles of range
New 2024 Dacia Duster front quarter static silver
Future iterations of the Duster will offer both electric and internal-combustion powertrains
New cars

Dacia Duster won't go electric until the 2030s

Popular 4x4 adds hybrid powertrains in its next iteration but a BEV model is unlikely in the short to medium term

5 December 2023
Dacia Duster won't go electric until the 2030s
Renault Megane E Tech front quarter tracking 2023
The Renault Mégane E-Tech previously started at £36,995
Consumer

Renault Megane E-Tech now £34,995 as prices slashed

Electric hatchback now cheaper across the board; range-topper comes under the £40,000 mark

30 November 2023
Renault Megane E-Tech now £34,995 as prices slashed

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