3 d. ago Chinese electric SUV from £29,995 rivals Skoda Elroq for thousands less

The B10 is a new mid-size electric SUV from Chinese brand Leapmotor, priced from £29,995 after a £1,500 grant with a 270-mile range

Economics

5 d. ago Chinese electric car giant BYD to install 300 'game changing' chargers in the UK this year that can add 1.2 miles of range PER SECOND

The chargers represent a huge step forward in terms of shortening EV charging times, with compatible cars able to add 250 miles to a battery in just five minutes.

Politics

5 d. ago New driveway rule for every home in England can save families £1,100 a year

The Government has scrapped planning permission requirements for homeowners installing EV chargers on their driveways. The rule change supports access to potential savings of up to £1,100 annually compared to running petrol or diesel vehicles

Society

5 d. ago Europe must heed Mark Carney – and embrace a painful emancipation from the US | Paul Taylor

Trump’s tariff retreat should lull nobody into dropping their guard. The EU must join forces with Canada, Japan and other like-minded countriesEU leaders would do well to meditate on the seminal lesson that the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, delivered at this year’s World Economic Forum.In an incisive analysis of the new age of predatory great powers, where might is increasingly asserted as right, Carney not only accurately defined the coarsening of international relations as “a rupture, not a transition”. He also outlined how liberal democratic “middle powers” such as Canada – but also European countries – must build coalitions to counter coercion and defend as much as possible of the principles of territorial integrity, the rule of law, free trade, climate action and human rights. He spelled out a hedging strategy that Canada is already pursuing, diversifying its trade and supply chains and even opening its market to Chinese electric vehicles to counter Donald Trump’s tarif...

Politics

8 d. ago Chinese electric vehicles are making inroads in America. Experts are worried

Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker last year

Science

1 week ago Why Ford are ‘climbing a mountain’ in hope of powering Max Verstappen to F1 glory after 22

The American car giant re-joins the sport this year with Red Bull but, as Kieran Jackson explains, giving Verstappen a car capable of winning the title, amid sweeping regulation changes, will be their biggest challenge yet

Politics

1 week ago More Leapmotors arriving as it aims to be the Chinese brand you can trust

B05 and B03 hatchbacks are coming, along with a B03X small SUV and new low-price car

Politics

2 w. ago EU set to relax tariffs on Chinese EVs as demand for cheap Far East models rocket

The European Commission has published guidance that would see Chinese EV makers set minimum prices for their electric vehicles.

Events

3 w. ago Driverless car that can 'think' like a human unveiled by tech giant Nvidia

Jensen Huang, boss of Nvidia, claims that the AI know-how will make a soon-to-be launched Mercedes Benz "the world's safest car"

Transport

3 w. ago Tesla killer BYD sees record breaking sales results in the UK

Chinese car giant BYD has cemented itself in the UK as the biggest seller of 'electrified' vehicles It sold more EVs and plug-in hybrids than any other brand. Globally BYD outsold Tesla in EVs.

Events

3 w. ago Hundreds of electric buses in Britain have Chinese 'kill switch' which can remotely disconnect them

Hundreds of electric buses in Britain could be remotely switched off by China using an inbuilt 'kill switch', according to British security services.

Events

3 w. ago Car hire giant Zipcar suspends UK operations after being hit by spiralling costs and London's Congestion Charge expansion

Bosses had warned the firm could bow out if Sadiq Khan pressed ahead with abolishing the Congestion Charge exemption for electric vehicles - which came into effect today.

Economics

4 w. ago Jake Paul breaks silence as Anthony Joshua involved in fatal car crash

Boxing giant Anthony Joshua suffered injuries in a car crash in which other people died and boxing rival Jake Paul has sent a message to the former heavyweight champion

Events