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Fresh calls for government to scrap VAT on electric cars or increase grants to boost sales
Ministers should consider abolishing VAT on electric vehicles (EV) or increase the incentives currently available to buy them, a market report has…
Property developer Laing O’Rourke joins switch to electric cars
Property developer Laing O’Rourke is joining Vinci and Skanska in the switch to electric company cars for staff.
Tesla posts first profit after stellar year for electric car maker
Tesla posted its first ever annual profit capping a year which saw its surging share price have seen it become the world's…
American giant General Motors to end production of petrol & diesel cars
America’s biggest car manufacturer has called time on gas guzzling and committed to ending production of all petrol and diesel-powered cars, sports…
Ovo to launch ‘half-price’ electric vehicle charging tariff
Ovo Energy plans to launch an electric vehicle charging tariff, at half the usual price, to compete with typical off-peak rates even…
Peugeot boosts electric range with new Peugeot e-Partner
PEUGEOT is expanding its electric vehicle range with the new PEUGEOT e-Partner, the latest light commercial vehicle (LCV) in the brand’s line-up…
Shell buys electric vehicle charging station network Ubitricity
Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to buy one of the UK’s biggest electric vehicle charging networks as the oil giant steps up…
Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption
Electric vehicles are close to the “tipping point” of rapid mass adoption thanks to the plummeting cost of batteries, experts say.
Nissan turns over a new Leaf with battery boost for Sunderland hub
Nissan is to expand its battery production plant in Sunderland to satisfy demand for a new longer-range version of its Nissan Leaf…
Fleets could save £17m a year on Congestion Charge by going electric
Fleet and business vehicle operators could save more than £17 million a year in London Congestion Charge Zone payments by switching to…