Ford's UK chief says the mandate has 'drifted apart' from the market, calling on the government to follow the EU and recalibrate - with commercial vehicles the most acute pressure point.
Danish vehicle logistics firm Dansk Auto Logik says it is running a fully electric car transporter based on the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 on a 380km cross-border route between Denmark and northern Germany.
Ireland offered €5,000 to scrap an old petrol or diesel car and buy a new electric vehicle - stackable with the existing €3,500 EV grant. The 2,000 available grants were gone before most people had finished their morning coffee.
German beverage giant now testing both battery-electric and hydrogen heavy trucks from the same zero-emission rental provider.
Octopus Energy and CATL have formed a joint venture called Swaptopus to build battery-swapping hubs for electric lorries across Europe, with the first UK sites expected in 2027.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hydrogen News
A new study commissioned by the German Hydrogen Association finds that electrifying all long-haul trucks would require 8GW of midday charging power - far exceeding planned infrastructure capacity. It argues hydrogen could ease grid pressure.
Electric Cars
The purpose-built demonstrator used an 87kWh battery - the same size as the Scenic E-Tech - to travel 1,008km at an average of 102km/h, consuming just 7.8kWh per 100km. Renault says the findings will inform future production EVs.
ZEV Mandate
What is the ZEV mandate? The UK regulation requiring car manufacturers to sell increasing percentages of electric vehicles until 2035. Here's how it works.
Electric Cars
The French brand registered over 19,000 electric cars last year - a 123% increase on 2024 - with the Renault 5 taking the top retail EV spot in three months. All Renault EVs qualify for the Electric Car Grant.
Hydrogen News
The governing body has ratified safety rules for liquid hydrogen in motorsport, developed with aerospace and automotive partners. Toyota, Alpine and BMW are among manufacturers exploring the technology for endurance racing.
Electric Cars
Nearly half a million electric cars were registered in the UK in 2025, but the SMMT says manufacturers spent over £5bn on discounts to hit ZEV mandate targets. With the EU softening its own rules, the trade body is calling for an early review.
Electric Trucks
Government adds £18m to the Plug-in Truck Grant, increasing electric HGV discounts to £120,000. Funding runs until March 2026 alongside a new consultation on phasing out diesel lorry sales by 2040. The market sits at 1% EV uptake.