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ULEZ expansion

ULEZ extended to cover all London boroughs

Hundreds of thousands of drivers face a £12.50 daily charge for driving in London from August next year after the ULEZ is expanded.
Published 25 November 2022
Motorist filling up a hydrogen-fuelled car at a Shell station

Shell shuts hydrogen stations

Petroleum giant Shell has announced the closure of all three of its hydrogen refuelling facilities in Britain amid low demand from motorists.
Published 19 October 2022
A selection of EVs - by the Octopus Energy Group

Electric cars made up 17% of UK sales in September

Electric vehicles made up 17% of UK car sales in September, increasing their market share.
Published 05 October 2022
2022 Citroen Oli concept car

Citroën Oli concept features cardboard panels

Citroën has unveiled a new concept car that presents an innovative set of ideas on how to reduce the scourge of bloat and excess in EV design.
Published 29 September 2022
Financial incentives for electric car owners charging off-peak

Rising energy costs putting buyers off EVs

Some 63% of drivers say that the rising cost of domestic energy is now a deterrent against buying or owning an electric vehicle.
Published 26 September 2022
Dacia Manifesto concept

Minimalist Dacia Manifesto concept revealed

Dacia has unveiled a new concept car, the Manifesto, majoring on spartan minimalism to keep costs down.
Published 16 September 2022
Volvo XC40 Recharge P8

Housebuilders lobbied against home EV chargers

Some of the UK’s largest construction companies privately lobbied the government against new EV charger rules.
Published 12 September 2022
Robert Llewellyn my petrol car hell

Robert Llewellyn: My petrol car hell

Robert Llewellyn hadn't driven a petrol car for 12 years ... until now. Here's his account of the experience.
Published 21 July 2022
Sebastian Vettel will drive eco-friendly ex-Mansell Williams F1 car ahead of British GP

Vettel will drive eco-friendly ex-Mansell F1

F1 driver Sebastian Vettel will take to the Silverstone circuit on Sunday in the car with which Nigel Mansell won the British Grand Prix.
Published 01 July 2022
Bloodhound LSR project still alive and now aiming for first carbon zero land seed record

Bloodhound SSC project is alive, and going green

A cat may have nine lives but one dog is proving just as resistant to death: the Bloodhound project is still "very much alive", and going green.
Published 01 July 2022
Electrogenic announces drop-in EV conversion kit for working Land Rovers

New 'drop-in' EV conversion kit for Defenders

The Oxfordshire-based classic EV conversion company, Electrogenic, has announced a new “drop in” kit for converting classic Land Rovers.
Published 21 June 2022
Benedetto Vigna, Ferrari Capital Markets Day 2022

Ferrari confirms EV plans but continues ICE

Ferrari will continue to produce its pure-combustion engines beyond 2030 but will ramp up the share of electric models to 80%.
Published 17 June 2022