Electric Vehicles

Merkel warns Germany must invest in EVs, highlights 1,000km range of latest cells
Nissan to broaden its EV strategy
EV TCO forecast to meet petrol parity by next year
Battery technology breakthrough could herald five-minute, 300-mile charging from 2020
Electric supermini cars to hit petrol price parity by 2020, robo-taxis will not slow auto demand, says Renault
BMW Group and Hamburg join forces to provide city-wide electro-mobility
Electric cars will remain a money sink for OEMs until 2025, says Continental
Volvo’s EV plans focus on plug-in hybrid technology but a fully electric car is planned for 2019
ChargePoint and InstaVolt bring rapid charging to UK
TfL announces major expansion of London’s rapid charging points to support rising demand
Chargie domestic chargepoint booking service prepares for launch in the UK
VW to triple EV engine budget to €9bn as analysts warn of ‘structural threat to German industry’
European Commission approves BMW, Daimler, Ford and Porsche fast-charging network JV
China to loosen JV restrictions as targets one-fifth of car sales to be NEVs by 2025
EVs risk serious damage to UK power network if just a handful charge on one street, report warns
China forces Toyota into ‘agonising’ electric U-turn
Charge point milestone as France embraces electric vehicles
VW develops new EV battery repair concept to allay fears over expertise and costs
Ford invests $4.5 billion (€4.2 billion) in electric vehicle development
Sun2Wheel project aims for solar EV charging