Where ev ba tteries go to die

Electric cars have been in mainstream production for 14 years now, yet the question of how long batteries really last is still a sticking point for many consumers. That’s understandable, given there r

Ask most people if they’d buy a secondhand electric car and they’ll walk the other way. Others will roll their eyes and say they wouldn’t want to take the risk. But a few will say they already have...

The UK’s ambition to become a major centre of EV battery manufacture is one step closer as work begins on its first integrated lithium ion battery recycling and refining facility capable of producing

Stuart James of Predator Batteries talks battery technology with Ali Wood and explains why lithium may soon have had its day

THE STEADY GROWTH in sales of new electric vehicles (EVs) over the past few years means there are now many more used examples for sale in the classifieds and on used car lots. And as we’ve seen, buyin

Let’s wind back to 2012: Britain is gripped by Olympic fever as Vauxhall launches the Ampera and the UK’s first ‘plug-in’ hybrid decisively beats the Volkswagen Up to European Car of the Year glory in