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Electric lorry firm Volta Trucks to go into administration

Published 18 October 2023
By James Fossdyke
Volta has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden and will file for administration in England.
Britishvolt

Recharge: The firm that may save Britishvolt

Fresh hope has emerged for the future of a “gigafactory” in Northumberland following the announcement earlier this week.
Published 09 February 2023
Nissan's Sunderland plant has produced more Leaf EVs than eighties Bluebirds

Uncertain future for Nissan's UK factory

The future of the UK’s largest car plant could be in doubt unless the government takes steps to reduce energy costs and more.
Published 07 February 2023

Why was Herbert Diess sacked as boss of VW?

Volkswagen has sacked its CEO, Herbert Diess, amid a series of crises at the company. Here's why.
Published 27 July 2022
Five electric start-ups with their eyes on Tesla

Why Ford sold some of its stake in Rivian

Share values in the American electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian fell after Ford sold some of its stake. Here's why Ford made the move.
Published 12 May 2022
Tobias Moers

Aston Martin gets third CEO in three years

as Moers has stepped down from his role as CEO of Aston Martin, forcing the company to appoint its third chief executive in three years.
Published 04 May 2022
Tesla now accepts Bitcoin as payment, Elon Musk reveals

Musk buys 9.2% stake in Twitter

Tesla boss Elon Musk has acquired a 9.2% stake in the micro-blogging platform Twitter, a move that has sent share prices in the company soaring.
Published 04 April 2022

Britishvolt deal revs up UK gigafactory plans

A UK tech firm's ambition to produce 300,000 electric vehicle battery packs per year in Northumberland have been given a shot in the arm.
Published 24 January 2022
Drivetribe website closing down

DriveTribe is shutting down

DriveTribe, the automotive website founded by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, is to shut down at the end of January.
Published 12 January 2022
Rolls-Royce models

Rolls-Royce recorded best-ever sales in 2021

Rolls-Royce posted the highest ever sales figures in its 117-year history in 2021 according to a report released by the company.
Published 11 January 2022
Tesla stops accepting Bitcoin as payment

Hertz deal not signed, says Musk

Tesla’s stock price has fallen sharply in response to a tweet from CEO Elon Musk saying that a contract with Hertz is not complete.
Published 03 November 2021
rivian is looking at building a uk factory

Rivian targets $53 billion IPO

Electric car maker Rivian could be set for a $53 billion valuation when it makes its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Published 02 November 2021
The five richest people in motoring: Elon Musk

Donate to end hunger, UN tells Musk

Elon Musk has offered to sell $6 billion (£4.4 billion) of Tesla stock if the UN can demonstrate how the sum might end world hunger.
Published 02 November 2021