The holy grail of batteries

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

TOYOTA IS PLANNING to move away from selling standalone electric vehicles (EVs), such as the bZ4X SUV, and will instead offer each of its mainstream models with a choice of hybrid and fully electric p

FINAL RECKONING

AT NIO’S DESIGN WORKSHOP IN SUBURBAN SHANGHAI, ENGINEERS spread billets of clay onto an aluminum frame of a basic car. A robotic arm with a mechanized drill bit then carves a series of grooves into th

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...

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