Electric cars will get a green “flash” on their number plates from this Autumn to make them easily identifiable as zero-emission vehicles. This change aims to help local councils easily distinguish them and ultimately help…

The government could offer motorists £6,000 towards making the switch from petrol and diesel to electric or hybrid cars in a new incentive to help kickstart the UK economy. The plans could be announced as…

A trial that saw pop-up electric car chargers being installed on a street in Oxford has been labelled as a huge success, and could shape on-street EV charging. British startup Urban Electric installed the points…

Calls have been made for the government to scrap VAT on electric cars in a bid to encourage more drivers to make the switch to EVs. Motoring services firm the AA polled its members to…

A £4 million investment into residential charging points across London has been announced by the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, together with London Councils and Transport for London (TfL). This will be enough to install…

Peugeot has revealed an all-new version of its 2008 SUV, and simultaneously debuted an electric version, dubbed the e-2008. The French manufacturer has confirmed that petrol, diesel and EV versions of the 2008 will be…

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced plans to increase the number of electric car charging points exponentially for 2025. The plan will see London aim to host between 2,300 and 4,100 rapid charging points…

All new electrified vehicles sold in the EU must be equipped with a noise-emitting device from July 1, per a new regulation. The new rule from the EU means that hybrids and EVs will be…

The all-electric Vauxhall Corsa-e reservation book is now open. The British firm, which was bought by the French PSA Group in 2017, is treating the car as the flag-bearer for the new Corsa range, which…

Volkswagen has achieved the fastest ever lap for an EV around the iconic Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany. Using a re-developed version of the ID.R racer that took victory at the Pikes Peak International Hill…

Lotus has confirmed that its all-electric hypercar will make its world debut in central London on July 16. The project was confirmed in April at the Shanghai International Auto Show, and since then, several hundred…

Tesla is rolling out a new feature that detects mechanical issues on its cars, and orders the necessary replacement parts to the drivers’ preferred servicing centre. The new system has seemingly caught the Tesla community…