5 h. ago I drove 350 miles in a day in an electric car and it was an expensive nightmare

A man decided to see if he could make the 350-mile round trip from his home to Bristol in an electric car

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26 h. ago 'I drove an EV 1,602 miles across Europe, and learnt a few things'

Liv had range anxiety before setting out with the electric car on a trip from the UK to Switzerland and back

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55 h. ago After a torrid 100 days, Germany’s Friedrich Merz is mocked as a ‘dead man walking’. He must fight back | John Kampfner

With the AfD surging, it could soon be the largest party here. But, if he acts now, that dark scenario need not come to passJohn Kampfner is the author of In Search of Berlin and Why the Germans Do It BetterThe passing of the 100-day milestone for any world leader usually denotes the end of their honeymoon period. Friedrich Merz has not been able to enjoy even a single day of grace, beginning with the very moment he was supposed to be elected Germany’s chancellor but wasn’t. On 6 May, as Angela Merkel watched from the visitors’ balcony, the Bundestag voted and declined to approve its new leader. For a few hours, chaos ensued, until the second round of voting saw his chancellorship approved, so the swearing in could proceed.It was a symbolic act of defiance, and because it was a secret ballot, it wasn’t clear how many of the 18 dissenters came from Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU) or from their new coalition partners, the Social Democrats (SPD). But it cast a shadow over the new admi...

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63 h. ago Does Ed Miliband's new £3,750 grant make it worth buying an electric car? How to get it and the EVs to buy

Car buyers are being offered a cash incentive to purchase a new electric vehicle (EV) for the first time in three years. But the size of the discounts and the rules have left drivers confused.

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67 h. ago Drivers warned over Blue Badge rule change this week that could cost them £3,750

Disabled drivers may be unable to take advantage of major electric car discounts due to affordability criteria, according to experts.

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68 h. ago Elon Musk’s Tesla applies to supply electricity to households in Great Britain

US carmaker makes move for licence that would allow it to provide energy to domestic and business premisesElon Musk’s Tesla is gearing up to launch a household electricity supplier in Great Britain in the coming months.The US electric car manufacturer run by the world’s richest man has formally applied to the energy regulator for Great Britain, Ofgem, for an electricity supply licence, according to a notice published on the watchdog’s website. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Fiat 500e review: electric city car charm with surprising long

Gareth Butterfield takes the Fiat 500e on a road trip and finds that a city car can be fun and comfortable even on longer journeys.

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4 d. ago Electric car grants and discounts round up: Citroen, Vauxhall, Renault and Nissan first to get grants

Electric Car Grants are now available on a range of EVs, while other car makers offer discounts on EVs

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4 d. ago Tories savage 'deranged' £650million electric car grant scheme that 'hands British taxpayers' money to foreign automakers'

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced £1,500 discounts for certain Nissan, Renault and Vauxhall models.

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4 d. ago 13 car models added to list that qualify for new £1500 discount

The UK Government has announced that 13 new electric vehicles will be eligible for the Electric Car Grant scheme, which offers a £1,500 discount on the purchase of a new electric car

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6 d. ago Electric car grants and discounts round up – Citroen first to get grants, while Vauxhall and Fiat are the latest with discounts

The first of the government’s Electric Car Grants have been announced, while more car makers offer discounts on EVs

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6 d. ago Blind man walks 7 miles a day handing out flyers to find his stolen service dog: ‘Bam Bam means the world to me’

Angel Santiago says his beloved 14-year-old service dog, Bam Bam, was stolen from his yard two months ago.

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6 d. ago Blue Badge holders warned over new rule change starting next week

Blue badge holders have been issued a warning about the changes set to come into effect from next week in the government's new Electric Car Grant portal

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7 d. ago Honda quarterly profits drop by half as carmaker feels effects of Trump tariffs

Fall in operating profits also due to losses on electric car sales in US but drop is less than manufacturer estimatedBusiness live – latest updatesThe Japanese carmaker Honda has reported a 50% drop in quarterly profits as it counted the cost of Donald Trump’s tariffs and electric vehicle policies, even as it said the full impact would be less than its worst expectations.The manufacturer’s operating profits fell by half to 244bn yen (£1.2bn) in the three months to June, according to financial results published on Wednesday. That was mainly because of a 124bn yen hit from tariffs, as well as 113bn yen in losses on electric car sales in the US. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Thousands of Blue Badge holders warned they could miss out on £3,750 in days

The Electric Car Grant is expected to be available from the 11th August 2025, with the government's new Electric Car Grant portal expected to launch then

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7 d. ago Paul O'Grady's husband pays heartbreaking tribute to Lily Savage star on milestone day

Lily Savage star, Paul O'Grady, left his legion of loyal fans and husband, Andre Portasio, bereft when he died two years ago from sudden cardiac arrythmia, aged 67

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8 d. ago UK drivers can get £1,500 discount on four electric car models under new grant

The price of four Citroën models will be slashed by £1,500, the government has confirmed

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8 d. ago First four EVs to get the government's new electric car grant revealed

Citroen is the first manufacturer to see its EVs qualify for new electric grants. The e-C3, e-C4, e-C5 and e-Berlingo van will each receive £1,500 off.

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8 d. ago Registrations of new cars down by 5% in July, figures suggest

The first electric car models eligible for new Government grants were announced on Tuesday.

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8 d. ago First four EVs to qualify for government's new electric car grant revealed

Citroen is the first manufacturer to see its EVs qualify for new electric grants. The e-C3, e-C4, e-C5 and e-Berlingo van will each receive £1,500 off.

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