Electric Vehicles

Switch to EVs will reduce UK’s import dependence for petrol, as UK renewable electricity powers more cars.

The Department for Transport (DfT) announced that from Thursday grants of up to £2,500 would be available for electric cars priced under £35,000, down from a maximum of £3,000 for cars under £50,000.

The maximum grant for motorists who make the switch to an electric car will be reduced by £500 to £3,000 from Thursday.

Mayor confirms city's "moral, ecological and legal duty" to clean up the air.

Men generally want speed, acceleration, style. Women want there to be a planet when their children grow up. That's pretty much the findings of a University of Sussex study into who will buy electric vehicles and why, writes BRENDAN MONTAGUE