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UK reportedly planning electric car loan subsidies to push sales | Automotive industry

The UK government is reportedly considering subsidising purchases of electric vehicles by guaranteeing consumer loans, as it looks at ways…

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Record number of electric cars were sold in UK during 2024 | Automotive industry

Carmakers sold a record number of electric cars in the UK last year, prompting environmental groups to urge the government…

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BYD construction site in Brazil shut over ‘slavery-like’ conditions | Automotive industry

Brazilian authorities have halted construction of a factory for the Chinese electric vehicle company BYD, after they found more than…

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UK car industry hails plan for Prius-style hybrids to stay on sale after 2030 | Automotive industry

The British car industry has welcomed government proposals that could allow Toyota Prius-style hybrids to continue to be sold in…

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UK could loosen EV rules to allow sales of Prius-style hybrids until 2035 | Automotive industry

Car manufacturers may be allowed to sell Toyota Prius-style hybrid models in the UK until 2035, as the government looks…

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Electric car sales grow in UK despite decline in overall vehicle market | Automotive industry

Sales of electric cars in the UK grew in October despite overall demand for vehicles shrinking as manufacturers raced to…

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Peugeot owner and VW call for faster switch to electric vehicles | Automotive industry

Bosses at two of Europe’s biggest car manufacturers have called an acceleration of Europe’s transition to electric vehicles as tensions…

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Batterymaker Northvolt to cut 1,600 jobs amid electric car ‘headwinds’ | Automotive industry

The Swedish batterymaker Northvolt is to cut 1,600 jobs, in response to “headwinds” blowing through the electric car industry. The…

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Two UK firms join forces to build ‘last-mile’ electric delivery vehicles | Automotive industry

Two British automotive companies have teamed up to build thousands of electric delivery vehicles in the UK – the latest…

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Hyundai to double hybrid range as demand for ‘pure’ electric cars slows | Automotive industry

The carmaker Hyundai has said that it will double the range of its hybrid car models amid a wider slump…

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