Citroen e C3 side charging
LFP batteries for the Citroën ë-C3 will initially be sourced from China
Manufacturing

Stellantis and CATL consider LFP battery production in Europe

Two firms agree to 50:50 joint venture for a factory to support production of affordable electric cars

21 November 2023
Autocar Business
Stellantis and CATL consider LFP battery production in Europe
Yamaha Tricera rear
The Yamaha Tricera pairs an electric powertrain with a novel rear-wheel steering system
New cars

Yamaha brings three-wheel sports car and hydrogen buggy to Tokyo

Japanese manufacturer pledges to go “back to basics” and to extend life of combustion engine

25 October 2023
Yamaha brings three-wheel sports car and hydrogen buggy to Tokyo
New cars

New electric cars coming in 2023 and beyond

New EVs are arriving thick and fast – and this is what you need to know about the next year’s arrivals

22 October 2023
New electric cars coming in 2023 and beyond
New cars

How fast do electric cars really charge?

Autocar’s EV league table reveals the slowest- and quickest-charging electric cars in the real world

18 October 2023
How fast do electric cars really charge?
Kia EV3 front three quarter
EV3 will be the first in a wave of new Kia concept cars to reach showrooms
New cars

2024 Kia EV3 is sub-£30k baby SUV to replace Soul EV

Concept to evolve into chunky, affordable crossover which majors on interior space and practicality

12 October 2023
2024 Kia EV3 is sub-£30k baby SUV to replace Soul EV
Ariel Nomad front sliding
Ariel will use the grant money to develop a production-ready specification for an electric Nomad
New cars

Electric Ariel Nomad project wins £300,000 government grant

Somerset firm has already built electric prototype and will use APC funding to develop production version

10 October 2023
Electric Ariel Nomad project wins £300,000 government grant
NissanLEAFCharging(9)
The government has proposed that 22% of new car sales must be ZEVs in 2024
Manufacturing

Official: ZEV mandate confirms car makers must sell 22% EVs in 2024

UK government's long-overdue zero-emission vehicle mandate finally arrives; follows last week's 2030 ICE ban delay

28 September 2023
Official: ZEV mandate confirms car makers must sell 22% EVs in 2024
2030 combustion ban delay
Sunak: net zero policies must be "proportionate and pragmatic"
Net Zero

Government to delay introduction of 2030 ICE ban

Prime minister announces five-year delay to non-zero emission ban; listen to the Autocar Business podcast below

20 September 2023
Government to delay introduction of 2030 ICE ban
stellantis ellesmere port paintshop
Ellesmere Port was given a multimillion pound investment backed by the UK government, to continue
Manufacturing

Inside the transformed Ellesmere Port as it begins EV production

Brexit woes nearly shut Stellantis's major UK factory forever, but its resolute staff gave it a new lease of life

15 September 2023
Autocar Business
Inside the transformed Ellesmere Port as it begins EV production
DHL and JLR HGVs front
Of the 220 new lorries, 219 will run on biofuels and one has a battery-electric powertrain
Logistics

Jaguar Land Rover to introduce sustainably fuelled lorry fleet in UK

New fleet entering operation in 2024 will reduce JLR's UK road-freight CO2 emissions by 84%

31 August 2023
Autocar Business
Jaguar Land Rover to introduce sustainably fuelled lorry fleet in UK

Pages