EV Downturn

There doesn’t seem to be much doubt about it now – the switchover to electric is faltering. The main motor industry trade body in the UK, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, recently reported that in November 2023, fewer pure electric cars were sold than in the same month the previous year. Sales were […]

STATE OF THE NATION

As the summer faded away, two big announcements gave us an indication of the way the switchover to EVs is going in the UK. First, BMW said that it would build the next generation of electric MINIs at its factory in Oxford. This may not seem like a big deal given that this plant is […]

STILL WORK TO BE DONE

I probably spend a bit more time than is good for me on social media. Mastodon, the open-source alternative to Twitter, probably absorbs at least an hour of my day as I link up with fellow car geeks from around the world, and I’m also a member of a set of transport-related forums that has a […]

TESLA PUTTING THE SQUEEZE ON COSTS

Plug-in

Last month I was explaining how the degree of choice in the lowest price bracket for electric cars is probably going down, even as the overall number of models of electric vehicles on the market multiplies seemingly day-by-day. Cars like the smart EQ range, Volkswagen’s e-Up! and the Hyundai Ioniq are fading away without immediate […]

Charge anxiety

Drivers get more time to go electric in energy strategy. That was the headline that appeared above a recent online newspaper article about the Scottish government’s new 194-page ‘Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan’, which apparently moved the phase-out date for new petrol and diesel car sales from 2030 to 2032. It soon turned […]

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