EV

​The British government has outlined plans to increase the number of public EV chargers tenfold by 2030, which would see the equivalent of “five times the number of fuel pumps” roadside

​Jaguar’s engineering team have worked with Pramac, an Italian specialist in portable generators, to develop a zero-emissions energy storage unit powered by secondlife Jaguar I-PACE batteries,

​Ford has recently announced it plans to bolster its range of electric vehicles to include nine different models by 2024.

​Bentley Motors has announced an ambitious programme to be known as the Five-in-Five plan, which commits the marque to launching a new electric model each year, from 2025. Even more significant for the firm’s future,

​Ford is splitting into two divisions called ‘Ford Model e’ and ‘Ford Blue’ which will focus on electric vehicles and internal combustion engine (ICE) models respectively, and all that goes along with their development.

​Kia has announced it plans to sell 1.2 million battery electric vehicles (BEVs) annually by 2030; making up more than a quarter of its four-million-unit sales target per year

​The Nissan Leaf has been given a round of updates, refreshing its design to keep it in tune with the brand’s latest design language.

​The forthcoming Polestar 5 will be an electric GT sports saloon with supercar-like torsional rigidity, thanks to its UK-engineered bespoke platform

​AMG EQE AMG reaffirms its commitment to EVs with the launch of two new performance four-doors

​Aston Martin has agreed a deal with Britishvolt to develop “highperformance” batteries for its EVs, which will arrive from 2025

The medium-sized Alfa Romeo Tonale SUV has made its debut in production specification, with a design sticking close to that of the 2019 concept car

New baby EV will replace Nissan Micra

With 30 new electric models, Toyota is going all-in on electric, targeting 3,5 million BEV sales by 2030

​BMW’s M performance division has announced the £111,905 iX M60 is set to arrive this summer, with the Tesla Model X firmly in its sights. The most powerful version of BMW’s dedicated all-electric SUV will storm from 0-62mph in under four seconds.

​The Lancia Delta integrale is to return to world rallying – but with allelectric power. A newly engineered EV version will compete in the World Rallycross Championship (WRX) in 2022

DrivesToday may have had to put its Car of the Year competition on hold in 2021 because of Covid uncertainty, but Motor Trend’s annual crowning of its Car of the Year has gone ahead… and this year’s winner will certainly stir up a lot of interest.

​What does GTS stand for? Ah, yes. How could we forget? Gran Turismo Sport. This makes the latest addition to the Taycan line-up something of a mouthful — the new Taycan GTS Sport Turismo

​Ford has announced plans to transform its Halewood transmission plant into an electric power unit facility. From 2024, it will supply green propulsion technology for all-electric passenger and commercial vehicles sold around Europe