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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.
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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.
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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.
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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%.
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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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Volkswagen has started public-road testing of its steering-wheel-less Gen.Urban autonomous research vehicle in Wolfsburg, with trials focused on passenger experience rather than deployment.