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Electric Cars
The new GT 4-Door Coupe is AMG's first all-electric model, with up to 1,153 hp, a claimed 435-mile WLTP range and DC charging above 600 kW. To replace the M178 V8, Mercedes has digitised the sound of an older AMG engine and pipes it through the cabin.
Electric Cars
Stellantis says its new "E-Car" will roll off the Pomigliano line from 2028 at around €15,000 - using battery technology developed with "selected partners," chief among them its 21%-owned Chinese affiliate Leapmotor.
Electric Cars
Norway hit 98.6% electric car sales in April - a new monthly record - while Denmark reached 81.9%, according to data from the Nordic road information council OFV. The UK, by comparison, managed 26.2%.
Electric Buses
European electric bus registrations hit 11,607 in 2025, up 48% year-on-year, with MAN and BYD more than tripling their respective volumes to crack the market's top 4.
Policy News
The UK's two millionth battery electric car was registered in April, according to SMMT figures. Sales are up 59% and discounts have never been bigger - but manufacturers are still falling well short of government targets.
Electric Cars
Land Rover confirms the electric Defender Sport will launch in 2027 on JLR's EMA platform, smaller than the Defender 90 with reduced off-road capability.
EV Charging
Andersen EV offers six months of free charging through Intelligent Octopus Go for new charger customers, worth around £234 in electricity savings.
EV Charging
UK EV charger grants rise to £500 from April 2026 for renters, flats and businesses. Final year of funding before scheme closes. Here's who qualifies.
Electric Trucks
Gridserve has opened the UK's first public charging hubs for electric HGVs at Extra Baldock and Moto Exeter. The sites form part of the Electric Freightway programme backed by £62.7 million in government funding. Five more locations follow later this year.
Hydrogen Trucks
Daimler Truck will build 100 liquid-hydrogen fuel cell trucks at Wörth from late 2026. Full series production has slipped to the early 2030s as infrastructure lags. The NextGenH2 shares components with the battery-electric eActros 600.
Electric Trucks
A DAF XF Electric carried 12 tonnes of freight from the East Midlands to Haiger, Germany and back, charging at megawatt-speed in the UK and topping up at public hubs in France and Belgium. LeShuttle Freight says all eHGVs can use the tunnel later this year.
Hydrogen News
Cavendish Hydrogen has won a €4-5m contract to build a 350 bar refuelling station, with Everfuel as subcontractor. The same pairing built the Frankfurt and Wuppertal stations. Customer to be announced.