UK rental giants swap petrol for EVs as sales reach record highs Tech Electric and hybrid cars are quickly becoming the default choice for British drivers, bolstered by soaring EV sales and rental firms swapping out petrol and diesel models for low-emission vehicles. Strong growth in electric vehicle sales globally and domestically is feeding straight into hire fleets. Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD, for instance, reported overseas deliveries [...]
As Starmer heads to China, Brits rush to buy Chinese EVs Motoring A couple of years ago, I was invited to the launch of a new Chinese EV brand called Omoda. Myself and a handful of journalists showed up to an inauspicious press event in the basement of a Covent Garden hotel. In the room was parked (I’m still not sure how they got it down there) [...]
How AI took the wheel in 2025 Tech 2025 was the year artificial intelligence (AI) took the driver’s seat, literally. Not just in boardrooms or on trading floors, but increasingly on the tarmac, in showrooms, and behind the wheel itself. From record-breaking EV sales in the UK and Europe to autonomous taxis navigating San Francisco streets and preparing to arrive in London next [...]
Just how much trouble is Elon Musk causing Tesla? June 17, 2025 Tesla’s enigmatic chief executive, Elon Musk, gets a lot of flak, but if there’s one area you would think he’d be untouchable, it’s innovation. Beyond falling out with the US President and colonising Mars, Elon Musk’s next favourite pastime looks set to be robotaxis, with Tesla preparing to launch its first fleet in Austin, Texas, [...]
Stellantis: Vauxhall owner picks former Jeep boss as chief executive May 28, 2025 Stellantis has picked 25-year veteran Antonio Filosa as its new chief executive amid an ongoing turnaround effort that was given fresh urgency by President Donald Trump’s shock tariff announcement. Filosa, who is currently Stellantis’s chief operating officer for the Americas, will take the top job on 23 June following a unanimous verdict by the board. [...]
BYD: Chinese EV stocks tumble despite spike in UK demand May 26, 2025 Shares in Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers slumped on Monday despite surging interest from UK buyers, as industry titan BY introduced a round of new price cuts in an already bruising market battle. Hong-Kong listed BYD dropped as much as 8.25 per cent from a record high set last week, after an announcement over the [...]
Carwow boss: Why Chinese EVs have become so popular April 28, 2025 China’s share of the UK car market has soared in the last two years to make up more than 10 per cent of imports as Brits embrace an influx of new, cheaper models. Many of China’s biggest manufacturers, from BYD to Geely, are jostling to become the dominant player in the UK EV segment, setting [...]
Elon Musk’s Tesla tumbles as BYD plans to use DeepSeek February 12, 2025 Elon Musk’s Tesla is on a sharp downward spiral, shedding 16 per cent in just over a week after Chinese rival BYD announced plans to develop autonomous vehicles with DeepSeek. Coming into Wednesday trading, the EV giant dropped for its fifth consecutive day. Its shares have plummeted 32 per cent since mid-December, when the firm [...]
Tesla: Elon Musk’s EV giant’s sales disappoint with first fall in a decade January 2, 2025 Elon Musk’s EV giant Tesla disappointed with its earnings report today, with its first fall in annual deliveries for over a decade. The electric car behemoth, which has been in the news in the last 24-hours after a vehicles exploded in the US outside a Donald Trump-owned hotel, delivered 1.70 million electric vehicles (EVs) in [...]
Chinese EV makers should be barred from UK public contracts over data privacy fears, campaigners warn September 16, 2024 Suppliers suspected of having ties to the Chinese military pose a risk due to the potential for built components to be "weaponised" from overseas.