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There's naturally been a lot of talk and speculation about the new battery announced last year at battery day, the 4680. But not much attention has been paid to the other 'new' battery they mentioned, the Li-Fe one. The Lithium Iron battery. Why is that? Is it because Tesla want to avoid the...

There's a rumour going around that Tesla and Toyota are about to form a multi million dollar collaboration over a new EV using Toyota's platform and Tesla's software. Quite amazing bearing in mind the failed previous partnering deal back in 2010. This could happen but seems unlikely. Why would...

05 Feb / 2021 Alice Grundy Reporter, Current± The price of new BEVs is still holding customers back A new report from thinktank Bright Blue has detailed the barriers to adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the UK, making policy recommendations to address these. Through a mix of...

Transport Secretary announces funding to increase the number of electric vehicle chargepoints. Local authorities are being urged to take advantage of a £20 million cash injection to boost the number of on-street electric vehicle chargepoints in towns and cities across the UK. In a letter to...

In the beginning Cars became popular for a reason. They gave people mobility and they were affordable. They also very quickly spawned an essential industry to support them: inextricably linked and powerful in ensuring cars stayed around a long time, the oil industry. This not only helped the...

New car dealers won't be the competition. An online search of local South West main dealers reveals an almost complete lack of advice and help for anyone thinking of changing to an EV on websites. Most importantly, the same applies to visiting showrooms, in general most main dealers are too busy...

Some people may be tempted to simply hang on to their ICE powered car in 2030 instead of buying electric. This is a short sighted strategy at best but you will meet this as an objection from some. Aren't EVs expensive? The most powerful argument for most people will be economic. When it's time to...

The figures tell the story The transition to wholesale adoption of electric vehicles continued last month unabated by the impact of Covid 19. Whilst Diesel and Petrol vehicles sales plummeted again, sales of battery electric vehicles (BEV) rose by 343% compared to December 2019. Year on year...

You know you are going to have to eventually, don't you? You probably also realise it will be much sooner than you think, right? So what are you doing to plan for this enormous change over? Where's the opportunity? This is where I can help. With 20 years retail experience in the West Country...

End of quarter and annual results are seeing impressive results reported by EV manufacturers. Apart from Tesla, more of which later, figures are particularly good from China. Notably Nio and Xpeng, two very accomplished and rapidly expanding manufacturers. The surging performance of deliveries and...