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​Local authorities have been urged to take advantage of a £20m UK government cash injection which will boost the number of on-street EV charge points.

​The Genesis brand has only just launched in the UK and Europe, and now it is previewing its new electric-only model. Badged GV60, the SUV will use the same Hyundai Motor Group e-GMP underpinnings as the Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5.

​Kia has revealed a one-off Soul EV Boardmasters Edition, designed to appeal to surfers. The ‘recycled’ preproduction car would usually have to be destroyed, but has instead been modified to live out its retirement on the sand

​Volkswagen has announced that its all-electric ID.5 GTX SUV Coupé will make its debut at the Munich Motor Show at the start of September

​The all-electric G08 BMW iX3 has been given an early facelift, to keep the SUV in line with the combustion-engined X3 and plug-in hybrid edition, which the iX3 is closely based upon.

The all-new Megane is an electric contender – but Nissan, on the same platform, has beaten it to the punch. Here’s how they stack up

​Mercedes-Benz is preparing to go all electric by the end of the decade – market conditions permitting. From 2025, all newly launched chassis will be electric only; between 2022 and 2030

​It’s the Renault Megane, but not as we know it. For its fifth-generation, the French manufacturer’s family hatchback has morphed into a family crossover with an electric powertrain

​Vauxhall has confirmed the arrival of a fully-electric Astra-e family hatchback in 2023. The zero-emissions model will sit alongside the petrol, diesel, and plug-in hybrid Astra, which gets a radical new design inside and out

​Upmarket French brand DS has confirmed it will only build electric models from 2024, with sales of purely combustion and hybrid models coming to a close

​Audi has announced that all of its new models will be pure-electric from 2026, and that it will cease production of combustion engines from 2033, three years after the UK sales ban comes into force

​The Cupra UrbanRebel concept might look like a track-only touring car, but it previews an entry-level small EV based on the ‘MEB short’ platform

​Opel has unveiled the Rocks-e, a badge-engineered version of the Citroën Ami electric mobility vehicle. While it won’t be coming to the UK, unlike its double chevron-badged sister car, it’s planned for launch in some European markets from 2022

​An innovative green initiative helped promote the benefits to the environment and businesses of switching to electric vehicles and renewable energy

​Hyundai has announced a driverless Ioniq 5 ‘robotaxi’, engineered in collaboration with autonomous technology firm Motional.

​As readers will be well aware, there’s a big shift happening. And while we can count ourselves as ‘early adopters’, with a keen interest in technology and motoring in general, the majority face a plunge into the world of electric driving

Porsche begins project to produce eFuels in Chile

​MG has unveiled a major overhaul for its all-electric ZS EV, which ushers in a larger battery pack for increased range, along with a makeover and improved technology