The all-new Mazda MX-30 has been named Favourite Electric Car in the 2021 DrivingElectric.com Awards. With the title decided by votes from the readers of the specialist electric and hybrid vehicle review site, the recognition comes ahead of the car’s a…
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Britishvolt selects North East site to build UK’s first battery Gigafactory
Britishvolt, the UK’s foremost investor in battery technologies, has selected a site in the North East of England to build the UK’s first battery Gigafactory. The company has acquired exclusive rights to a site in Blyth Northumberland and intends to be…
Arrival opens US headquarters in North Carolina
British electric commercial vehicle developer Arrival announced that it is establishing its North American headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, adding around 150 new employees and investing around $3 million towards the new company offices. Founded in 2015, Arrival has developed a new method of designing and producing zero-emission commercial vehicles using its proprietary hardware, vertically-integrated […]
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New Fiat 500 Electric named DrivingElectric’s Car of the Year
The New Fiat 500 has taken its first award win in the UK, being crowned Car of the Year and Best Small Electric Car by DrivingElectric. Judges praised the car for its stylish exterior design, interior filled with the latest technology and its usable ra…
Nissan LEAF sales in UK pass 40,000 sales
As Nissan marks the 10th anniversary of the LEAF, a car that pioneered mass-market EV driving for the world, Nissan GB is also celebrating its 40,000th LEAF sale, continuing its position as the UK’s best-selling electric car to date. From its launch in…
GRIDSERVE opens UK’s first Electric Forecourt
GRIDSERVE announced Monday that the UK’s first Electric Forecourt near Braintree, Essex, is open for business, representing a major breakthrough for massive expansion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the UK. The site is the first of over …
Fisker confirms it intends to enter the U.K. market in 2023
Fisker Inc. confirmed that it has signed agreements with Cox Automotive U.K. (“Cox”) and Rivus Fleet Solutions (“Rivus”) to provide a range of after-sales services for the U.K. market. Consistent with Fisker’s asset-light and digital-forward business m…
‘Green number plates’ will boost EV demand ahead of 2030 deadline, according to Nissan poll
A third of motorists in the UK would be more likely to buy an electric vehicle because of new green number plates, launched today, according to research commissioned by the carmaker Nissan. With 29% of people also looking to cut their motoring costs th…
Opel-Vauxhall Mokka-E selling out rapidly
The Opel-Vauxhall Mokka-e won’t reach customers until March 2021. At the same time, demand is so high, some variants of the compact and all-electric SUV are sold out way into September next year. The demand for the Mokka-e “went through the roof very quickly,” the German Edison magazine quoted an unnamed Opel manager. He added […]
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Volkswagen ID.3 is presented with two prominent and prestigious awards in just one week
The Volkswagen ID.3 has won two major awards in less than a week, displaying a breadth of talents to win Carbuyer’s ‘Best Family Electric Car’ title, as well as being named ‘Game Changer of the Year’ by TopGear.com, in recognition of its importance in …
