Should your next car be electric or are they an expensive hassle?

Only 240,000 motorists have so far bought an all-electric car despite all the talk about how they represent ‘the future’ of motoring. The fact is that TV adverts showing smug couples driving around the countryside helping to save the planet bare little resemblance to reality. Although electric car sales rose last month to a record … Read more

UK’s largest free electric car charging network installed at Tesco stores reaches 500,000 top-ups

By Tom Pyman and for MailOnline and Rob Hull for This is Money  Grants for electric cars are set to be slashed by £500 and won’t apply to the best-selling Tesla vehicle any more under new plans. A government drive to encourage more green vehicles on the road has seen it subsidisie 35 per cent … Read more

Octopus launches new electric car ‘salary sacrifice’ scheme

Octopus Electric Vehicles has revealed a new 100 per cent electric car leasing service for businesses looking to become more environmentally friendly. The scheme, called Electric Dreams, uses a system known as ‘salary sacrifice’ which allows staff to pay for a new electric vehicle out of their gross salary, potentially saving them thousands of pounds … Read more

Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley were spotted on an electric bike ride through London

They are one of Hollywood’s hottest couples. And Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley were spotted enjoying an electric bike ride together in London The  Fast and Furious star, 53, and his model fiancée, 33 wrapped up warm for their spin across the city. Happy couple: Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley were spotted enjoying an electric bike … Read more

Blow for City as Electric car battery maker Britishvolt eyes US float

Blow for the City as UK-based Electric car battery maker Britishvolt eyes US float By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:54 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 1 April 2021 Electric car battery maker Britishvolt could go public in the US in another blow to the London Stock Market. The company, … Read more

Government invests £30m into electric and hydrogen car production

£22.6MILLION FARADAY INSTITUTION PROJECTS The £22.6m announced today will fund refocused research projects, including targeting market opportunities and early-stage commercial development, in the following areas:  EXTENDING BATTERY LIFE Led by Prof Clare Grey, University of Cambridge, with researchers from the Universities of Birmingham, Liverpool, Oxford, Sheffield, Southampton, Warwick, Imperial College London and UCL.  BATTERY MODELLING  … Read more

Government invests £30m into electric and hydrogen car production

£22.6MILLION FARADAY INSTITUTION PROJECTS The £22.6m announced today will fund refocused research projects, including targeting market opportunities and early-stage commercial development, in the following areas:  EXTENDING BATTERY LIFE Led by Prof Clare Grey, University of Cambridge, with researchers from the Universities of Birmingham, Liverpool, Oxford, Sheffield, Southampton, Warwick, Imperial College London and UCL.  BATTERY MODELLING  … Read more

Volkswagen accidentally leaks ‘Voltswagen in America’ name change to emphasize electric vehicles

Volkswagen accidentally posted a press release on its website a month early announcing a new name for its U.S. operations, ‘Voltswagen of America,’ as it amps up efforts to compete with the likes of Tesla. A spokesman for the company declined to comment on the release Monday, which was dated April 29 and has been … Read more

Jack Black takes to the streets of Los Feliz with his son Thomas on Super 73 electric bikes

Jack Black takes to the streets of Los Feliz with his son Thomas as they cruise along on Super 73 electric bikes By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 07:30 BST, 29 March 2021 | Updated: 07:30 BST, 29 March 2021 Jack Black spent his Sunday afternoon hitting the streets of Los Feliz with his youngest … Read more

Emma Willis wows fans as she flaunts her toned arms in an electric blue asymmetric top

She never fails to make a style statement when presenting a myriad of Britain’s most popular programmes.  And Emma Willis wowed fans when she took to Instagram to post her outfit for the latest episode of Channel 4 reality show The Circle on Friday.  The presenter, 44, flaunted her toned arms as she posed in … Read more