Minis on the production line at the BMW plant at Cowley in Oxford. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA Minis on the production line at the BMW plant at Cowley in Oxford. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA BMW announces £600m package to save Oxford Mini plant Government-backed investment will help secure 4,000 jobs in electric vehicle production Business live –… Continue reading BMW announces £600m package to save Oxford Mini plant
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Germany backs tariff delay on electric vehicle sales between UK and EU
There have been calls to the European Commission for a three-year delay to the electric vehicle tariffs due to come into force in January. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA There have been calls to the European Commission for a three-year delay to the electric vehicle tariffs due to come into force in January. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Germany… Continue reading Germany backs tariff delay on electric vehicle sales between UK and EU
Plugging into the future: electric van production begins at Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port workers gather around a newly built Vauxhall Combo Electric. Photograph: Stellantis/Getty Images Ellesmere Port workers gather around a newly built Vauxhall Combo Electric. Photograph: Stellantis/Getty Images Plugging into the future: electric van production begins at Ellesmere Port Investment by Stellantis has turned the Vauxhall plant into the UK’s first dedicated to producing electric… Continue reading Plugging into the future: electric van production begins at Ellesmere Port
UK’s largest electric vehicle charging hub opens in Birmingham
The UK’s largest public EV charging hub on the NEC Campus in the West Midlands, known as the Gigahub. Photograph: NEC The UK’s largest public EV charging hub on the NEC Campus in the West Midlands, known as the Gigahub. Photograph: NEC UK’s largest electric vehicle charging hub opens in Birmingham Up to 180 vehicles… Continue reading UK’s largest electric vehicle charging hub opens in Birmingham
From sex life to politics: car driver data grab presents ‘privacy nightmare’, says study
Nissan employees make final checks to cars at a plant in Sunderland, north east England. The carmaker includes ‘sexual activity’ in the data it collects. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images Nissan employees make final checks to cars at a plant in Sunderland, north east England. The carmaker includes ‘sexual activity’ in the data it collects. Photograph:… Continue reading From sex life to politics: car driver data grab presents ‘privacy nightmare’, says study
Toyota blames factory shutdown in Japan on ‘insufficient disk space’
Toyota’s Motomachi factory in Toyota, central Japan. All 28 vehicle assembly lines at Toyota’s 14 auto plants shut down last week. Photograph: â|ñ{ìßéq/AP Toyota’s Motomachi factory in Toyota, central Japan. All 28 vehicle assembly lines at Toyota’s 14 auto plants shut down last week. Photograph: â|ñ{ìßéq/AP Toyota blames factory shutdown in Japan on ‘insufficient disk… Continue reading Toyota blames factory shutdown in Japan on ‘insufficient disk space’
China’s share of Europe’s electric car market accelerates as UK leads sales
The MG4 electric vehicle. The brand was taken over by China’s SAIC after MG Rover collapsed in 2005. Photograph: Vachira Vachira/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock The MG4 electric vehicle. The brand was taken over by China’s SAIC after MG Rover collapsed in 2005. Photograph: Vachira Vachira/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock China’s share of Europe’s electric car market accelerates as UK leads sales Chinese-owned… Continue reading China’s share of Europe’s electric car market accelerates as UK leads sales
Bank of England must ‘see job through’ on cost of living; eurozone inflation higher than expected – business live
04.20 EDT Bank of England must ‘see the job through’ on inflation says chief economist Huw Pill, now chief economist at the Bank of England, speaking at a conference in 2015. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images The Bank of England needs to keep interest rates high enough for long enough to “see the job through” on cutting inflation,… Continue reading Bank of England must ‘see job through’ on cost of living; eurozone inflation higher than expected – business live
Ampol to open more hydrogen service stations in Australia
Ampol will partner with OneH2 to speed up access to hydrogen refuelling in Australia. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Ampol will partner with OneH2 to speed up access to hydrogen refuelling in Australia. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Ampol to open more hydrogen service stations in Australia Petrol retailer announces partnership with OneH2 to expand use of the alternative… Continue reading Ampol to open more hydrogen service stations in Australia
More than 150 car models too big for regular UK parking spaces
The analysis showed that 161 car models as tested were longer than a standard bay, up from 129 in 2019. Photograph: Mark Waugh/Alamy The analysis showed that 161 car models as tested were longer than a standard bay, up from 129 in 2019. Photograph: Mark Waugh/Alamy More than 150 car models too big for regular… Continue reading More than 150 car models too big for regular UK parking spaces