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Volta Trucks Zero

Volta Trucks to enter administration

Volta has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden and will file for administration in England.
Published 18 October 2023
Trump administration being sued by 23 states over fuel standards

Trump: EVs will make car workers' jobs obsolete

Donald Trump has made an extraordinary claim that people who work on traditional car production lines will be “out of business” within two years.
Published 28 September 2023
Rishi Sunak 2035 petrol diesel car ban announcement

Britain to push back petrol ban to 2035

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the ban on pure-petrol and diesel cars is being pushed back to 2035.
Published 21 September 2023
London city night scene, Blackwall tunnel

PM to relax ban on petrol and diesel cars

It has been reported that Rishi Sunak is looking to postpone the 2030 and 2035 deadlines for the end of the sale of petrol and diesel cars.
Published 20 September 2023
Onto EV subscription service

Electric leasing firm enter administration

Onto the electric vehicle leasing company has been placed into administration as it had run out of cash.
Published 13 September 2023
Mini invests £600 million in British factories in Oxford and Swindon in preparation for all-electric future

Electric Minis will be built in Oxford

Mini has confirmed that its factory in Cowley near Oxford will continue to build electric Minis thanks to a massive investment.
Published 11 September 2023
Volkswagen Golf R

Electric Golf R due 2028, hints VW chief

Days after Volkswagen confirmed a GTI version of the ID.2 with the ID. GTI concept, the company’s CEO says ‘iconic’ nameplates will continue.
Published 06 September 2023
Seat range

Seat to stop making cars, confirms CEO

The chairman of Spanish manufacturer Seat has confirmed that the company will no longer produce cars.
Published 05 September 2023
2018 Jaguar I-Pace review

Jaguar to axe I-Pace in 2025 shake-up

The electric Jaguar I-Pace won’t have a role in the company’s future beyond 2025.
Published 17 August 2023
Vauxhall aims to help local authorities provide on-street charging with information and funding

Vauxhall to boost electric car on-street charging

Vauxhall is working to help give councils “a better understanding” of the need for on-street charging in the UK.
Published 15 August 2023
New 2018 Volvo V60 estate review by carwow for Sunday Times Driving

Volvo becomes an SUV-only brand

Volvo has confirmed that it will no longer sell saloon and estate cars in the UK.
Published 01 August 2023
Jaguar I-Pace and Land Rover Defender

JLR's parent, Tata to build gigafactory in UK

Tata has confirmed a £4 billion factory will be built near Bridgewater, creating 4,000 direct new jobs.
Published 19 July 2023