Electric Car

Chinese car manufacturer Dongfeng has officially launched in South Africa. The carmaker is debuting with a new compact electric hatchback aimed squarely at budget-conscious EV buyers. The company’s first local model, the Dongfeng Box, arrives in four variants and positions itself as one of the most accessible electric cars in…

Data from the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) clearly show the intensity of energy transformation on European roads. Although there are 248.8 million cars on the roads across Europe, only 3.9 percent of them can run on electricity. However, when plug-in hybrids are subtracted, the number of electric cars…

Electric vehicle drivers are bracing for a controversial new mileage tax, sparking fears of a chaotic system. Could this be a nightmare in the making? 04:04, Fri, Nov 28, 2025 Updated: 04:04, Fri, Nov 28, 2025 Drivers of electric vehicles will be forced to trek to MOT centres every year…

The levy will be introduced in April 2028, with owners of 100 per cent electric vehicles – otherwise known as battery electric vehicles – paying 3p per mile. Drivers of plug-in hybrids – which have a petrol engine in addition to a small battery – will pay 1.5p per mile,…

Honda says that overly optimistic forecasts regarding electric vehicles have negatively affected the company’s financial health. They also predict that the transition to electric vehicles will take longer than expected. What has been known all these years is that Japanese brands have always been the least willing to tie their…

Lotus has backtracked on its plans to go purely electric within a few years. Now it appears that even existing electric models will be powered by combustion engines. A year ago, Lotus CEO Feng Qingfeng revealed that its  EV plans were being scaled back . This means the goal of…

Modern electric vehicles are transforming the roads with low noise, rapid acceleration and zero exhaust emissions. However, drivers of electric vehicles in the UK will now face a new 3p per mile charge and drivers of hybrid vehicles a 1.5p per mile charge. In her speech, chancellor of the exchequer…

The current British government has been very vocal about wanting to speed up electric car adoption, introducing things like the EV grant scheme and currently sticking to a planned 2030 ban on the sales of pure petrol and diesel cars when much of Europe has a 2035 cutoff instead. All…

China’s Xiaomi has achieved its first quarterly operating profit in its electric vehicle division: in the third quarter, this division generated 700 million yuan, which is about 85 million euros. At the same time, the Chinese group is increasing its sales forecast for the current year from 350,000 to 400,000…

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