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French automaker Renault has unveiled its new electric Renault 5 E-Tech, committing to producing the vehicle entirely in France from summer 2025. Vehicles and batteries will be assembled at its Douai ...

France’s Renault Group sold a combined 109,307 of its Megane E-Tech and Dacia Spring BEVs in 2023 (see main image), a year-on-year rise of 33.5pc. But that measure might be slightly distorted by the ...

The world’s top lithium producer Albemarle has downgraded its 2030 forecast for global lithium demand by 10pc to 3.3mn tonnes due to slower-than-expected growth in the EV market. Last year the firm ...

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” So said Abraham Lincoln. Or maybe not. Whoever did say it was on to something, because technology has always shaped the way economies develop. In ...

BP expects continued margin growth in its EV charging division BP Pulse in 2024, with the unit still on track to become profitable in 2025, the firm said in its full year 2023 results. BP does not ...

UK home energy technology manufacturer Myenergi has started development of a vehicle-to-grid (V-2-G) EV charger that it believes could be the country’s “first mass-market” offering in the space. It ...

Detroit legacy manufacturer GM sold 16,425 BEVs in North America in the fist quarter, amounting to a 21pc year-on-year decline, with only 2.8pc of GM's overall sales being BEVs. As well as dropping ...

Japanese OEM Nissan has unveiled a new business strategy which aims to make more profitable and accessible EVs whilst also maintaining an ICE vehicle portfolio. Nissan’s 'Next' business strategy ended ...

China’s Chery will launch its Omoda and Jaecoo brands into the UK market after signing a financial services partnership with the UK personal finance arm of French bank BNP Paribas and its full-service ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was frank in admitting to analysts on the company's fourth quarter earnings call that the EV leader is "between two major growth waves". While appearing to dampen expectations for ...

Germany’s BMW plans to launch its first mass-produced fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) in 2028, after agreeing to strengthen its collaboration in the hydrogen sector with Japan’s Toyota. The firms ...