EV News

The shortage of new sub-£25,000 electric cars gave the used EV sector a welcome boost in Q4. In Q4 used EVs rose in price by 6.4% (£1,309) to £21,707 after five consecutive quarterly price falls, according to remarketing firm Aston Barclay. Vendors will welcome the positive news for sub £25,000 used EVs in Q4 according to Aston Barclay’s chief customer ...

Dealers have an important role to play in explaining EVs to customers providing clear, detailed and supportive information about the cars they are selling. That’s the view of eBay Motors Group which said its research showed that half of car buyers expect it will take them longer to research and make a decision when buying an electric vehicle (EV) than ...

Nissan has announced plans to build three electric models at its Sunderland plant. The so called EV36Zero hub in Sunderland will consist of three electric vehicles (EVs), three gigafactories and up to £3bn investment. The project includes future all-electric versions of Nissan’s flagship Qashqai and JUKE crossovers and also the next-generation Nissan LEAF. Nissan President and CEO Makoto Uchida said: ...

GardX has launched GardX EVerity, which is said to offer consumers a battery health test, online reporting portal, battery health certificate, and warranty products for EVs. It said the test is conducted through Altelium’s platform, which uses data modelling and “real-world battery performance” to assess the current and future health of each battery, with the battery state of health recorded ...

Some manufacturers are flooding the market with new and nearly new Electric Vehicles. That’s the view of the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) which said that the overall performance of BEVs remained consistent with previous months. It did not name particular brands. It said generally the car market is seeing prices fall. Electric Vehicles (EVs) are showing resilience, with ...

Discounts on new electric vehicles (EVs) tripled between November 2022 and October 2023 as carmakers cranked marketing to shift units. Analysis of What Car?’s Target Price mystery shopper data showed that, between the beginning of November 2022 and the end of October this year, the average combined cash and finance discount for fully electric vehicles in the UK increased by ...

The Toyota Prius has been revealed as the most desirable used EV or hybrid this month, according to insights from vehicle remarketing expert Aston Barclay. Since Toyota stopped selling the current model in 2022 it has become extremely popular as a used car, particularly in the private hire taxi market. This month’s desirability index, which ranks all makes and models ...

Tesla has launched a new program to enable potential buyers to schedule test drives remotely by unlocking its cars through the Tesla app. The updated Tesla app allows users to book a test drive through the website or app, upload their driving licence and unlock a Tesla Model 3 or Model Y from within the Tesla app for an hour. ...

Aston Barclay has bolstered its dealer services team with a raft of new appointments. Five staffs have been appointed as buyer service executives across the group’s six auction sites. Charlotte Knowles will oversee both the Wakefield and Leeds LCV sites and has over 12 years of experience in the vehicle remarketing sector, joining Aston Barclay two years ago from Manheim, ...

With the wholesale price of electricity falling in the UK, alongside the rising cost of petrol at the pumps, EV drivers could be saving hundreds of pounds per year compared to drivers of conventional vehicles. In a recent nationwide survey of drivers by Tusker, 79% of EV drivers stated that they chose an electric car in order to save money. ...