Industry News The Enyaq led a close electric top ten in which only 540 registrations separated first from tenth. Tesla, top in September, registered just 282 cars. Here is what each of the ten costs, which qualify for the Electric Car Grant, and what they cost to charge at home.
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Polestar has built its last 2 fastback in China, but UK sales stay open into 2027. With £5,000 off every version and 0% APR on orders placed by 6 January, the entry car costs £40,210. We compare it with the Tesla Model 3 and Hyundai Ioniq 6, and work out what it costs to run.
Battery electric registrations rose 32.7% to 48,858 as carmakers pushed towards the 33% ZEV mandate target. The year to date is 26.6%, and by our sums November and December would need about seven in ten new cars to be electric to close the gap.
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.
We worked out what 8,000 miles a year in a Tesla Model Y costs on each of the main UK EV tariffs, which ones connect to a Tesla directly, and where Tesla's own electricity licence stands.
We divided the November 2026 list price of nine Tesla rivals by their official range. Four cars beat the best-value Tesla, and the Model Y comes last.
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.
Changan's first plug-in hybrid for the UK costs £5,000 less than the electric Deepal S05, though the price includes a £1,000 launch saving. We work out what its 62 electric miles cost to charge, and how it compares with Chinese and Korean rivals.
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.
We worked out the cost of a full charge for every new Tesla Model 3 and Model Y on a smart home tariff, the standard price cap, Tesla's Superchargers and other public rapid chargers.
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.
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.
Tesla sells three tiers of driver assistance, and two have new names. Here is what each costs in November 2026, what it does on British roads and what the law allows.
