11 h. ago Motorist’s electric vehicle that killed boy, 5, had ‘no faults’, court hears

Ashenafei Demisse’s vehicle suddenly moved forward and killed Fareer Amir and his own 12-year-old son Raphael

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17 h. ago EV charging boom reshapes Britain’s cities as Coventry leads the way

New data shows dramatic growth in EV chargers across the UK, with some cities racing ahead while others face a widening infrastructure gap

Politics

19 h. ago First picture of boy, five, killed when electric car accelerated ‘on its own accord’ in London Bridge

Driver Ashenafei Demissie, 52, claims the parked Volkswagen ID.4 suddenly sped into Fareed Amir and his own son Raphael

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27 h. ago Pictured: Boy, five, who died after being struck by electric vehicle that 'accelerated on its own accord'

Fareed Amir was left with fatal head injuries when Ashenafei Demisse's parked Volkswagen ID.4 suddenly accelerated into him outside a block of flats near London Bridge, a court heard.

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36 h. ago Electric car discounts in 2026 – £9,250 off a Skywell, £4,000 off a Fiat 500e

Skywell BE11 gets £9,250 off plus £500 towards insurance, Fiat 500e city car has a £4,000 price cut, and 600e SUV is reduced by £3,285

Economics

41 h. ago Bride, 24, miraculously survives car crash but is killed by lorry seconds later

Newly-wed bride Samara Prado Martins died after pulling herself from a flipped car, only to be struck by a lorry - her new husband Thiago is fighting for his life

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43 h. ago Boy, 5, killed by electric car that accelerated ‘on its own accord’ at London Bridge, court hears

Driver Ashenafei Demissie, 52, claims the parked Volkswagen ID.4 suddenly sped into Fareed Amir and his own son Raphael

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43 h. 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.

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53 h. ago New car sales hit two million in 2025 with nearly a quarter of buyers going electric

Ford Puma, Kia Sportage and Nissan Qashqai are UK’s best sellers; Tesla tops EV sales

Economics

53 h. ago Car makers gave Brits billions in discounts in bid to tempt buyers to go electric

Manufacturers were forced to offer big incentives to boost sales of electric vehicles as the industry called for a Labour review of targets to be brought forward

Economics

53 h. ago Child, 5, killed & another, 12, injured after electric car dad was sitting in ‘quickly accelerated of its own accord’

A FIVE-year-old was tragically killed and another injured after a dad's electric car 'accelerated of its own accord', a court heard. Ashenafei Demisse, 52, was sitting in his Volkswagen ID.4 when the horror unfolded in November 2022. He was with his son in a car park outside their flat close to London Bridge station, in south...

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56 h. ago Child, five, died after being struck by electric vehicle that accelerated 'on its own accord' in London, court hears

Ashenafei Demisse, 52, was sitting in his electric car in a car park when it rapidly accelerated into Fareed Amir - the child of a family friend - and his own son Raphael, 12.

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61 h. ago As an EV editor, these are the electric cars I’m most excited about in 2026

The latest DriveSmart newsletter from Steve Fowler looks at the electric cars he’s most excited about in 2026, from luxury EVs to affordable plug-in hybrids, and what they reveal about the future of motoring

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3 d. ago Boy, 16, with 'biggest heart' killed in south Manchester crash named and pictured as mum pays tribute

Alfie Moran died after he was struck by a car on Kingsway

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3 d. ago Pensioner dies in hospital after being hit by van in Stranraer

The 85-year-old pedestrian died after being struck by the van on Saturday morning.

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3 d. ago Teen boy, 16 dies in horror crash while crossing road as driver, 18 arrested

A 16-year-old pedestrian died after being struck by a car in Manchester, with an 18-year-old arrested in connection with the incident - police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward

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3 d. ago Anthony Joshua issues first public update after fatal car crash in Nigeria

Boxer posts photo with his mother and three womenTwo of Joshua’s team members died in the accidentAnthony Joshua has issued his first public update after the car crash in Nigeria which injured him and killed two of his close friends and team members.Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, also known as Latz, died after the vehicle they were travelling in along with Joshua struck a stationary truck on a major road near Lagos on Monday. Joshua was taken to hospital before being discharged on Wednesday and he has flown back to the UK ahead of the funerals of Ghami, his strength and conditioning coach, and Ayodele, one of his trainers. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The electric vehicle revolution is still on course – don’t let your loathing of Elon Musk stop you joining up | Zoe Williams

Other firms are taking advantage of Tesla’s sales slump, while technological advances mean that glitches are being left in the rear-view mirrorIn another era, before Elon Musk bought Twitter, changed its name to X to mark the spot of its descent into barbarism, honed Grok, a generator of far-right propaganda, swung behind Donald Trump and made what appeared to be a Nazi salute, I already knew he was a wrong ’un. The year was 2019, and I was test-driving a Tesla; while I was ambling off the forecourt, the PR told me jauntily that the windscreen was made of a material that would protect the driver from biohazards. I hit the brakes. “You what? What kind of biohazard? Like, a war?” She misconstrued me, thinking I intended to go and find some toxic waste site to see if it worked, and said: “I’m not sure it’s operational in the press fleet.”That wasn’t my question: rather, what kind of a world was Tesla preparing for? One so unstable that an average (though affluent) private citizen would...

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3 d. ago Electric buses: Sadiq Khan warned of delays getting diesel vehicles off the road

Electric buses: Sadiq Khan warned of delays getting diesel vehicles off the road  London Evening Standard

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4 d. ago Fury as EV drivers face 'double tax' when abroad thanks to new Labour scheme

Under the scheme, called eVED, drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids will pay an annual fee based on how many miles they drive.

Transport