18 h. ago Electric car range almost halves when driving in heatwave temperatures, test finds

A test by What Car? driving three popular EVs through the 'frying pan of Andalusia' in Spain, enduring temperatures between 32 and 44 degrees, had a dramatic toll on the official ranges.

Transport

28 h. ago Seven EVs from Citroen, Peugeot, Skoda, Toyota and Vauxhall to get Electric Car Grants

The inclusion of these models takes eligibility for the Electric Car Grant up to 35 cars in total.

Politics

36 h. ago Starmer cannot have armoured electric Range Rover ‘because of bomb risk’

Jaguar Land Rover says ‘required safety levels cannot be achieved’ for EVs so PM must to stick to petrol versionWould-be car buyers considering ditching petrol for electric tend to fret – not always correctly – about higher upfront costs, access to chargers and whether their battery will last on long journeys.But Keir Starmer has an unusual obstacle to making the switch – Britain’s largest carmaker has claimed electric vehicles (EVs) do not offer adequate bomb protection. Continue reading...

Events

36 h. ago Jaguar Land Rover lobbied to exclude armoured cars from UK EV targets

Carmaker said ‘required safety levels cannot be achieved’ – meaning PM’s Range Rovers will not be made electricWould-be car buyers considering ditching petrol for electric tend to fret – not always correctly – about higher upfront costs, access to chargers and whether their battery will last on long journeys.But Keir Starmer has an unusual obstacle to making the switch – Britain’s largest carmaker has claimed electric vehicles (EVs) do not offer adequate bomb protection. Continue reading...

Events

41 h. ago 'We've tested every electric car in the UK and this is the one you should buy'

A group of car experts from a renowned motoring publication have come together to decide which is the best electric vehicle on sale in the UK

Politics

55 h. ago Educating Yorkshire review – the joyful return of this school show is just the blast of optimism we need

The comeback of Channel 4’s fly-on-the-wall series is perfectly timed. It’s a moving, uplifting look at how children can shine with support. What a tonic for all the bad news stories about education in BritainThe trailer for the new series of Educating Yorkshire is a work of art. Shot in one take and clocking in at more than three minutes, it was written and performed by the children of Thornhill community academy in Dewsbury – in collaboration with Dougal Wilson, the director of Paddington in Peru – and takes in a school band, percussionist dinner ladies and a child seemingly being fired out of a cannon from the roof. It’s sweet and funny, but it’s pointed, too, in style and content.This hasn’t been a great year for the public profile of British secondary schools. The national orgy of hand-wringing prompted by Netflix’s superb Adolescence has led to something approaching despair at the state of education, entrenching the perception that overstretched and under-resourced teachers ac...

Culture

61 h. ago Turkish trans drag queen is among 'global talent' being handed special British visas

Kübra Uzun has received the coveted visa and is a transgender drag artist and 'LGBTQIA+ rights activist' from Istanbul, who goes by the stage name of Q-BRA.

Politics

4 d. ago Emma Raducanu sensationally claims opponents are out to get her after Elena Rybakina destroyed her in just 62 MINUTES at the US Open

MATTHEW LAMBWELL: As Raducanu's Grand Slam season was ended by yet another defeat at the hands of the Big Four, the British No 1 believes the elite players in the women's game are out to get her.

Politics

4 d. ago Ministers get stingy with EV discounts: Price cap added to Electric Car Grant to exclude more luxurious models

The Government's Electric Car Grant (ECG) is barely a month old and already ministers have introduced a new stipulation to restrict the number of vehicles qualifying for discounts.

Politics

5 d. ago Tesla sales in Europe slump 40% as BYD new car registrations more than triple

Electric car business run by Elon Musk continues to lose ground to Chinese rival despite recent revamp of Model YBusiness live – latest updatesTesla sales slumped 40% across Europe in July compared with a year earlier, as the electric car company run by Elon Musk faces increasingly tough competition from its Chinese rival BYD.There were 8,837 sales of Tesla cars last month across the EU, the European Free Trade Association and the UK, according to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). That compared with 14,769 at the same point last year. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago First EV models to receive Labour's full £3,750 Electric Car Grant confirmed

The DfT has confirmed another six cars eligible for the taxpayer-funded scheme, with a pair of Ford models the first to meet the Government's strict criteria to be awarded the £3,750 saving.

Economics

6 d. ago First electric car models eligible for full purchase grants revealed

Drivers buying either a Ford Puma Gen-E or e-Tourneo Courier will be entitled to a £3,750 discount.

Politics

6 d. ago Living with an electric BMW iX: the perfect summer getaway car

BMW has made a family-friendly all-electric SUV that is still fun to drive

Politics

7 d. ago Two in three EV drivers have queued more than 10 minutes for a public charger

Direct Line polled 1,000 EV owners and found that the average delay to use a public charger is 22 minutes. However, some said they've had to sit in queues for two hours.

Politics

8 d. ago Mercedes breaks electric car distance record with one of the fastest EVs ever built

Mercedes-AMG's GT XX concept has achieved a number of world records with its electric powertrain, including achieving a distance of more than 3,000 miles in 24 hours

Politics

8 d. ago Child killer on Death Row took his own life 'saving taxpayers a lot of money'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A Death Row man has taken his own life after he killed a 13-year-old in 2008 by using a telephone chord in a US motel room, officials say

Economics

1 week ago Former Sri Lankan president admitted to hospital after arrest

Ranil Wickremesinghe, who faces charges of using public funds for private travel, treated for acute dehydrationSri Lanka’s former president was admitted to hospital on Saturday, a day after he was charged with using public funds to finance private international travel, as the government intensified its crackdown on corruption.Ranil Wickremesinghe, 76, was remanded in custody on Friday after being accused of using taxpayers’ money to pay for a two-day visit to the UK in September 2023 to attend a ceremony at the University of Wolverhampton granting an honorary professorship to his wife. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago I drove electric car for a week on single charge and the numbers were remarkable

The BMW i4 M50 is a big electric saloon car with a hefty price tag, but how does it fare in the real world? We spent a week with it to find out

Politics

1 week ago Cheap Chinese electric vehicles will dominate UK roads if European car makers retain focus on upmarket SUVs

Chinese EV makers have already secured a 10% share of the UK's new car market - and a new report says they are poised to dominate Britain's roads in the coming years.

Science

1 week ago Used electric car sales triple in two years as plunging prices make second

A two-year-old EV is now losing more than half of its original value, while the average petrol, diesel and hybrid model retains around three quarters of its first purchase price.

Economics