UK in the running for £7bn lithium battery gigafactory among European peers September 5, 2022 The UK is in the running for an $8bn (£6.9bn) lithium battery gigafactory, squaring up to European peers in the race to cultivate healthy electric vehicle industries locally. The global energy transition has prompted countries, such as the UK, the US and Germany, to double down on their support for domestic electric vehicle markets. The [...]
Toyota commits £4.5bn to ramping up EV batteries across US and Japan August 31, 2022 Toyota Motor Corp has announced plans to boost battery supplies for electric vehicles across Japan and US.
Britishvolt £3.8bn gigafactory to push back production until mid-2025 August 29, 2022 Electric vehicle battery startup Britishvolt will not deliver any products from its £3.8bn gigafactory for another three years, its co-founder has said today. The gigafactory, which began construction last summer, had initially been anticipated to start battery production in late 2023. “The main facility will be delayed slightly into mid-2025,” former CEO Orral Nadjari told [...]
1,000 new public EV chargers get £20m boost for UK-wide for roll-out August 24, 2022 The UK Government and industry have pledged over £20m for the roll-out of 1,000 new public electric vehicle (EV) chargers across England. The Local EV Infrastructure pilot scheme has received £10m as part of the government’s £450m EV charging strategy for local authorities, which aims to increase the number of public EV infrastructure by a [...]
Electric vehicle charging points lag behind rapid car uptake in UK August 18, 2022 Just 107 local authorities across the UK have successfully applied for on-street charging points in the UK, despite claims that the government is trying to drive forward electric vehicle growth.
Musk urged to build Tesla factory in Teeside August 7, 2022 World's richest man Elon Musk has been urged to construct a Tesla plant in North East England by Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen.
UK ahead of EV adoption curve but charging accessibility lags behind August 4, 2022 The UK is currently ahead of the Climate Change Committee’s electric vehicle (EV) adoption curve by more than 100,000 cars. According to figures by Volkswagen Financial Services UK, there were 833,000 EVs in the UK as of March – up 71 per cent on last year’s levels. At the same time, registrations of battery-electric vehicles [...]
Exclusive: EV charging firm Pod Point expects supply chain issues to die down soon August 1, 2022 The supply chain issues that have plagued the automotive industry over the last year will die down within the next 12 to 18 months, said Erik Fairbairn, chief executive of electric vehicle charging provider Pod Point. “I really think that supply chain issues could last [between] 12 and 18 months but they are short-term in [...]
‘London can be to Formula E what Monaco is to Formula 1’ July 26, 2022 Nothing conjures up images of east London quite like the warm Mediterranean and a plethora of casinos, right? Because that’s where Formula E’s sporting director Frederic Espinos believes organisers of the London E-Prix should set their sights. Alright, the Swiss bigwig isn’t actually suggesting that Formula E turn the banks of the Thames adjacent to [...]
EV marker Arrival to axe 800 jobs globally due to market volatility July 14, 2022 UK-based electric vehicle (EV) maker Arrival is set to axe 800 jobs globally as it continues to feel the pinch from the ongoing economic volatility. Approached by City AM, Arrival declined to comment on the number of UK workers that would be impacted as the company’s employees are scattered mainly across Britain, the US and [...]