Burning ship carrying Porsches adrift near Azores without crew None of 22 crew members hurt after vessel with almost 4,000 VW group cars onboard caught fire Smoke billows from the Felicity Ace, which was carrying thousands of vehicles from Germany to the US. Photograph: marinha.pt Smoke billows from the Felicity Ace, which was carrying thousands… Continue reading Burning ship carrying Porsches adrift near Azores without crew
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Electric car charging points ‘spread too unequally across UK’
Electric car charging points ‘spread too unequally across UK’ SMMT says number of chargers has not grown fast enough to keep up with growth of EVs Electric cars charging in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian Electric cars charging in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian The UK car industry has warned of a “growing… Continue reading Electric car charging points ‘spread too unequally across UK’
Britishvolt secures £40m investment for electric vehicle battery factory
Britishvolt secures £40m investment for electric vehicle battery factory Startup to be based near Blyth is regarded as key to prospects for the UK’s automotive industry Peter Rolton, Britishvolt’s executive chairman, shows a billboard at the site of the company’s planned battery plant in the former industrial town of Blyth in Northumberland. Photograph: Nick Carey/Reuters… Continue reading Britishvolt secures £40m investment for electric vehicle battery factory
California sues Tesla over ‘racial segregation’ claims at factory
California sues Tesla over ‘racial segregation’ claims at factory State takes legal action over allegations of widespread discrimination and harassment of black staff at plant near San Francisco The legal action follows complaints from hundreds of workers at the Fremont factory. Photograph: Ben Margot/AP The legal action follows complaints from hundreds of workers at the… Continue reading California sues Tesla over ‘racial segregation’ claims at factory
Electric vehicles bring down CO2 emissions of new cars in UK to lowest level ever
Electric vehicles bring down CO2 emissions of new cars in UK to lowest level ever Though only 12% of new sales were zero-exhaust electric vehicles, emissions fell by 11.2% in 2021 A Tesla car plugged into a charging station in Wimbledon, south-west London. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Rex/Shutterstock A Tesla car plugged into a charging station in… Continue reading Electric vehicles bring down CO2 emissions of new cars in UK to lowest level ever
Britishvolt and Glencore to build plant capable of recycling lithium-ion batteries
Britishvolt and Glencore to build plant capable of recycling lithium-ion batteries Facility at Northfleet, Kent, will be able to recycle a minimum of 10,000 tonnes of batteries a year The Britishvolt executive chairman, Peter Rolton, at the site of the company’s planned ‘gigafactory’ in Blyth. Photograph: Nick Carey/Reuters The Britishvolt executive chairman, Peter Rolton, at… Continue reading Britishvolt and Glencore to build plant capable of recycling lithium-ion batteries
Indian ride-hailing app Ola to open £100m electric car facility in Coventry
Indian ride-hailing app Ola to open £100m electric car facility in Coventry New boost to UK auto industry after tech giant and scooter maker invests in R&D plant to develop electric vehicles Ola claims to be the world’s third-largest ride-hailing app. It also makes an electric road-going scooter. Photograph: Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images Ola claims to… Continue reading Indian ride-hailing app Ola to open £100m electric car facility in Coventry
UK electric vehicle charging network is lagging behind, says Volkswagen
UK electric vehicle charging network is lagging behind, says Volkswagen ‘Charging anxiety’ may prevent the government from meeting its 2030 target for mass adoption of zero-emission cars Alex Smith, the managing director of Volkswagen Group UK, Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian Alex Smith, the managing director of Volkswagen Group UK, Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian The lack… Continue reading UK electric vehicle charging network is lagging behind, says Volkswagen
Bentley to build its first fully electric car at Crewe factory
Bentley to build its first fully electric car at Crewe factory Volkswagen-owned British brand plans for battery electric vehicle to roll off production line in 2025 Bentley has committed to investing £2.5bn in sustainability over the next 10 years, including the ‘complete transformation’ of all Bentley vehicles and its Crewe plant. Illustration: Bentley Bentley has… Continue reading Bentley to build its first fully electric car at Crewe factory
Britishvolt gets £100m boost to build UK’s first large-scale ‘gigafactory’
Britishvolt gets £100m boost to build UK’s first large-scale ‘gigafactory’ The deal to build an electric car battery plant near Blyth will bring up to 3,000 jobs to the area by 2028 A rendering of the electric car battery Britishvolt plant set to be built near Blyth, Northumberland. Photograph: Britishvolt A rendering of the electric… Continue reading Britishvolt gets £100m boost to build UK’s first large-scale ‘gigafactory’