Chinese car maker BYD saw its sales jump at the end of last year, as it competes with Tesla to be the world’s best-selling electric vehicle (EV) maker of 2024.…
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USA: Elon Musk’s Tesla lobbied UK to charge petrol drivers more
Elon Musk’s electric car firm Tesla pushed the government to make petrol car drivers “pay more” in the days after Labour won the general election. Musk, the chief executive of…
UK: Electric cars make up one in four sold in November
One in four cars sold in the UK last month was electric, according to industry figures, but new registrations were driven by steep discounting. Electric car sales grew in November…
UK: Electric car production drops with firms ‘under intense pressure’
UK car production fell sharply in October amid industry concerns about “intense pressure” on investment in electric vehicle-making. Output of all cars dropped by more than 15% from a year…
UK: Ford calls for incentives to buy electric cars as backlash grows
Ford UK has called on the government to introduce incentives to encourage drivers to buy electric vehicles (EVs) as an industry backlash grows over sales targets.Lisa Brankin, Ford UK’s chair…