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Polestar 5 EV’s extreme fast charging adds 100 miles of range in five minutes

Published 11 November 2023
By Matt Robinson
Lots going on as Polestar previews 5 GT and announces extreme fast charging battery packs in conjunction with StoreDot.
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
Volvo XC40 Recharge battery pack

What are EV batteries made of?

It’s more important than ever that we know what electric car batteries are made of, and the costs of mining and manufacturing those materials...
Published 27 April 2023
Britishvolt

Britishvolt enters administration

The former CEO of Aston Martin, Dr. Andy Palmer, has warned that the UK needs to ramp up electric vehicle battery production.
Published 19 January 2023
Britishvolt

British EV battery megafactory risks insolvency

Nearly two years after Britishvolt announced a plan to develop a gigafactory in Northumberland, the project is in jeopardy.
Published 01 November 2022

SsangYong Korando e-Motion EV review

A surprise new contender in the electric SUV market is the SsangYong Korando e-Motion.
Published 20 January 2022
Will my car's automatic stop-start system drain the battery of power?

Will stop-start system drain the battery?

Our experts address readers' technical and consumer issues
Published 09 November 2021
What are solid-state batteries?

Electric cars: What are solid-state batteries?

As technological progress on lithium-ion battery technology slows, car makers are starting to turn their heads towards solid-state batteries.
Published 11 May 2021
Recycling electric car batteries could reduce mining of metals by up to 55%

Harmful cobalt mining could be reduced by a third

Widespread recycling of electric car batteries could reduce the need to mine some earth metals by as much as 55%, according to a new report.
Published 27 April 2021
How to jump start a car

How to jump start a car

Knowing how to jump start a car is essential for any driver, and it's perfectly safe for both you and your car as long as you know what to do.
Published 16 April 2021
Material used to make EV batteries now mined in UK

Researchers find way to produce lithium in UK

British researchers working on ways to source lithium for electric car batteries have extracted a precursor compound from UK rocks.
Published 21 January 2021
EU to impose tighter environmental restrictions on EV batteries

EU's tough new eco standards for EV batteries

The EU will next month set regulations that aim to make Europe into a centre for environmentally friendly electric car batteries.
Published 01 December 2020
Tesla supplier creating million-mile battery

Tesla supplier creating 1.24 million-mile battery

A Chinese company has created a battery that it claims will take your car two million km (1.24m miles) before it needs replacing.
Published 09 June 2020