Industry News Volkswagen UK has opened safety recall campaigns 93MV and 93MF for cars with high-voltage batteries from one supplier. Charging is being limited to 80% while dealers check the batteries. Here is what the cap means in miles, how to check it is active and what to do next.
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E.ON Next has cut its smart EV tariff from 8p to 6.5p per kWh overnight and says it is the lowest off-peak rate on the market. The day rate is 34.04p, the window is six hours and you need a supported car or charger. Here is what a year of charging costs on it and its rivals.
The Treasury will spend £100m over two years to cut prices at lower-powered chargers near homes and has set up a taskforce on using home tariffs at public chargers. It has also written 20% VAT on public charging into law. We work out how much of the gap with home charging the £150 saving closes.
Hyundai has priced the facelifted Ioniq 6 saloon for the UK, with two grant-eligible versions under £37,000 and deliveries in early 2027. We work out what each mile of range costs against the Tesla Model 3 and Mercedes CLA, and what a full charge costs at home and on the road.
Octopus put a variable Intelligent Octopus Go on sale on 29 October at 6.5p per kWh overnight, a day after E.ON Next's Drive Smart went to the same rate. Here is what each costs per mile and per year, and where they differ.
Volkswagen Group's recall over battery cells that can overheat above 80% charge has grown to more than 85,000 cars worldwide, with Audi's Q4 e-tron now included. The US opt-out headlines do not describe the UK campaign. Here is what has changed and what UK owners should do.
AA Cars says searches for used electric cars rose 49.6% in September, Cap HPI says EVs were the only fuel type to gain value in October, and Polestar UK wants the government to help used buyers. The Budget on 28 October did not. Here is what the numbers show and whether a grant would help.
The group behind Omoda, Jaecoo, Chery, Lepas and the coming iCaur brand announced the plan at its summit in Wuhu. It has not said how many stations, where, how fast or at what price. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and what charging costs its drivers today.
British firm Allye Energy has launched the MEV, a fixed charger with 155kWh or 232kWh of storage built from whole second-life EV packs. It fills up slowly from an ordinary supply and releases the energy quickly to vans and cars. Deliveries are expected from spring 2027.
The Department for Transport has confirmed Euro 7 for new cars and vans registered in Great Britain from November 2027. For electric cars, it brings minimum battery durability standards and battery health monitors, which should make used EVs easier to judge in the 2030s. It does not change anything for cars already on the road.
The Autumn Budget keeps the 3p-a-mile Electric Vehicle Excise Duty on course for April 2028 and adds a mileage estimation tool and an opt-in connected-car service. But an automated refunds model is only promised by 2030, so for the first two years overpaid miles mostly stay as credit. Here is what that means in pounds.
Three councils have signed a 15-year deal backed by £2.8m of Scottish Government funding and more than £15m from Believ. It covers towns, rural areas and the Isle of Arran, and Believ will also take over existing ChargePlace Scotland chargers.
With diesel above £2 a litre, an electric car has won Auto Express's top used car award for the first time. Here is why the Ioniq 5 won, what a used one costs and the checks to make before you buy.
The iX3 has broken range records in independent and factory tests. Here is what each result really shows, what UK testers found on British roads and how to get the most from any EV's battery.
