Plan for car chargers in all UK new homes ‘will make access exclusive’ Industry leaders say Boris Johnson’s plan risks leaving behind motorists from poorer areas Grant Shapps visiting the Design Museum in London, unveils the new car charging point designed by the Royal College of Art. Photograph: Department for Transport/PA Grant Shapps visiting the… Continue reading Plan for car chargers in all UK new homes ‘will make access exclusive’
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All new buildings in England to have electric car charge points from 2022
All new buildings in England to have electric car charge points from 2022 Boris Johnson to announce plans at CBI conference, telling business leaders the UK is at a pivotal moment About 250,000 home and workplace charging points are already in place. Photograph: David Gee 4/Alamy About 250,000 home and workplace charging points are already… Continue reading All new buildings in England to have electric car charge points from 2022
Made in Dagenham … but now it’s movies rolling off the production line
Made in Dagenham … but now it’s movies rolling off the production line British film-making is booming, and the former Ford factory in east London is in the thick of the action Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh in Black Widow, filmed in studios in Dagenham and at locations around the world. Photograph: Marvel Studios/Disney/Jay Maidment/Allstar… Continue reading Made in Dagenham … but now it’s movies rolling off the production line
Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance sells two car parts factories in England
Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance sells two car parts factories in England Plant in Essex will still shut despite Jaguar Land Rover finding buyer for sites owned by Sanjeev Gupta’s firm Evtec, a car parts manufacturer, will buy plants in Coventry and Kidderminster. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters Evtec, a car parts manufacturer, will buy plants in Coventry… Continue reading Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance sells two car parts factories in England
Major European carmakers will hit emissions targets too easily, research shows
Major European carmakers will hit emissions targets too easily, research shows Report suggests weak targets could push firms to make millions more of the much more profitable petrol and diesel cars VW is charging ahead with its EV plans but critics think weak emissions targets may incentivise other carmakers to make more of the more… Continue reading Major European carmakers will hit emissions targets too easily, research shows
Battery failures like Johnson Matthey risk leaving British carmakers disconnected
Battery failures like Johnson Matthey risk leaving British carmakers disconnected The UK automotive industry will need a large local supply of battery capacity. If it does not get it, it could shrink quickly An electric car being assembled at the Volkswagen factory in Zwickau, Germany. Photograph: Ronny Hartmann/AFP/Getty Images An electric car being assembled at… Continue reading Battery failures like Johnson Matthey risk leaving British carmakers disconnected
Bezos-backed electric carmaker Rivian in biggest US float since Facebook
Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars Bezos-backed electric carmaker Rivian in biggest US float since Facebook Company was briefly worth over £100bn after flotation, more than Ford or General Motors A Rivian R1T all-electric truck in Times Square on listing day. Photograph: Ann-Sophie Fjello-Jensen/AP A Rivian R1T all-electric truck in Times Square on listing day. Photograph:… Continue reading Bezos-backed electric carmaker Rivian in biggest US float since Facebook
Cop26: carmakers agree to end sale of fossil fuel vehicles by 2040
Cop26 Car firms agree at Cop26 to end sale of fossil fuel vehicles by 2040 But ‘landmark agreement’ signed by 24 countries also notable for absences of major manufacturers Cop26 live news and reaction The agreement commits signatories to move to zero-emissions vehicles vehicles by 2040 ‘or earlier’. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters The agreement commits signatories… Continue reading Cop26: carmakers agree to end sale of fossil fuel vehicles by 2040
Antihero to zero: VW rises from ‘dieselgate’ to lead charge on electric vehicles
Volkswagen (VW) Antihero to zero: VW rises from ‘dieselgate’ to lead charge on electric vehicles The body shop of the VW plant at Zwickau, Saxony, Germany. Photograph: Nicole Krueger/The Guardian The body shop of the VW plant at Zwickau, Saxony, Germany. Photograph: Nicole Krueger/The Guardian Volkswagen embraces the future with €35bn investment, including in its… Continue reading Antihero to zero: VW rises from ‘dieselgate’ to lead charge on electric vehicles
Carmaking recast: West Midlands finds new role in electric vehicle industry
Automotive industry Carmaking recast: West Midlands finds new role in electric vehicle industry Some firms reinvent themselves in the battery era, but others struggle as work moves abroad Alucast, based in Wednesbury, makes aluminium castings for big carmakers. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian Alucast, based in Wednesbury, makes aluminium castings for big carmakers. Photograph: Fabio… Continue reading Carmaking recast: West Midlands finds new role in electric vehicle industry