UK new car registrations fell by -15.8% to 119,167 units in April, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Despite showrooms being open for the entire month, unlike the previous year which saw lockdown restrictions in place until 12 April, global... continue
As manufacturing costs soar, the automotive sector is calling for measures to shore up UK’s global competitiveness and secure the UK supply-chain. UK car manufacturing declined -32.4% during the first three months of 2022, with almost 100,000 fewer units made than... continue
The government could allow the sale of electric scooters that can be used on roads in England, transport secretary Grant Shapps has told the House of Commons Transport Committee. Legislation enabling retailers to sell... continue
Voices from across the transport, retail, manufacturing, legal, research and university sectors have joined forces to call for e-scooters to be legalised across the UK to dramatically improve safety. Nine organisations have written an open letter to urge... continue
E-scooters are significantly less risky than many other forms of transport on Britain’s roads, suggest a new study into the safety of e-scooters has by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The report recorded an incident rate... continue
Leora Wilson, a first-year transport planning technician apprentice, has won the ITS (UK) Essay Award for her entry on the use of intelligent transport systems to improve the environmental impact of transport. The annual competition is organised by ITS (UK), an independent membership... continue
The world’s biggest EV and clean energy show, Fully Charged LIVE, will be held at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre between 29 April and 1 May. The event is a spin-off... continue
A new website to provide clearer information about the leasing of electric vehicles (EVs) has been launched by DriveElectric, a UK electric vehicle leasing company. Motorists are... continue
The number of public electric vehicle charging devices continues to grow, reveals latest statistical bulletin from the Department for Transport (DfT). The total number of chargepoints available to... continue
The Simply Electric show will take place in the grounds of the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in Hampshire on 29 May. This... continue
Payments technology company Paythru has appointed Sara Sloman as director of future fleet. She joins the company from Elmtronics, where she held the role of head of future mobility... continue
Volvo Cars has made an investment in StoreDot, an Israeli company developing extreme-fast-charging battery technology for electric cars. The investment has been made through the car maker’s Volvo Cars Tech Fund venture capital arm. StoreDot is working on a... continue
A group of aviation experts across industry and government will work together to make zero-emission flight a reality. The UK’s Zero-Emission Flight (ZEF) Delivery Group... continue
The heads of some of the UK’s biggest electric vehicle, battery and component manufacturers will gather in Sunderland next month to discuss how best to secure the future of the automotive industry in the North East, by delivering investment, growth and jobs for the region. They will be joined by hundreds of local businesses at the Society... continue
City of Edinburgh Council is introducing tariffs for using its electric vehicle chargers from 1 May. The fees, which will be displayed at existing charging points, were agreed... continue
Residents in County Durham can now hire an electric vehicle for the day, as part of a new car club service. The county council has been working with Derwent Valley Car Club to help it launch the... continue
A fleet of electric on-demand minibuses have embarked on a trial run for residents in Braintree and surrounding areas of Essex. The DigiGo shuttle bus service is aimed at residents who do not have access to a private vehicle, have... continue
European electric vehicle drivers will be able to use their existing apps and payment cards when in the UK following a roaming agreement being signed between GreenFlux and the Osprey Charging... continue
The UK government has published an online toolkit offering advice to local authorities on planning and taking measures to reduce carbon emissions from transport. Transport Decarbonisation... continue
Extra MSA Group has partnered with the Ionity charging network to launch a network of high-power charging stations for electric vehicles at all Extra MSA Group motorway service areas (MSAs) across the UK. The... continue
Gridserve says it has upgraded all the chargers across on the UK motorway network just 10 months after acquiring the Electric Highway from Ecotricity. The original Electric Highway network was created in the early days of... continue
The Department for Transport is seeking views on some of the design features that could be included in car and van regulations relating to a mandate that sets out how many zero-emission vehicles should be built each year. In July 2021, alongside the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, the DfT published a green... continue
REE Automotive has appointed Josh Tech as its chief operations officer (COO). Tech joins REE after serving on Tesla’s operations leadership team as head of the new product/manufacturing... continue
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