EV REtail

Cupra has cut the price of its Born EV by £2,350 across the range coupled with a suite of electric vehicle (EV) purchasing incentives. And, due to the price reduction, the entry price for a factory order Cupra Born will reduce to £35,085 for a V1 58kWh 230PS – which is less than the previous price for a V1 58kWh ...

The new and used car markets are returning to pre-pandemic dynamics more quickly than expected. That’s the view of Doctor Christof Engelskirchen, chief economist at Autovista taking part in an Assurant webinar. He told more than 100 delegates that a move was underway back to a situation where there was oversupply and tight demand. “I guess what many of us ...

Most car buyers considering their next purchase are now evenly split between petrol and hybrid as their first choice. JudgeService’s Car Buyer Barometer, which polled the views of 1,000 consumers, found over half expect their next car to be petrol (27%) or hybrid (27%), with 12% opting for fully electric. Diesel will account for 10% of purchases and plug-in hybrids ...

The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has published its report ‘EV strategy rapid recharge needed’. The Committee is calling on the Government to “turbo-charge the charging infrastructure rollout by reviewing “outdated and disproportionate” planning regulations and tackling delays in the rollout of key public funding programmes. It called on the government to tackle the disparity in upfront ...

The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) has revised its forecast downwards for EV market share. It said its latest 2024 outlook for the new car market estimates a total overall volume of 1.974 million units, which is a 4,000 unit increase on the October estimate. But the BEV forecast has been reduced to a market share of 21% ...

The total number of public chargers in the UK now stands at 53,677, an increase of 45% or 16,622 on a year ago. But this is still just 80.1 devices per 100,000 population and just 15.1 50kW and above per 100,000 population, according to figures from the Department for Transport. The figures for Northern Ireland are weak at 24.4 and ...

  The Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) new car mandate “risks damaging” the used market as carmakers look to meet their zero emissions new car targets in 2024. That’s the view of Indicata UK which said new and nearly new EVs are being “aggressively” pushed into the market at the same time as consumer demand for used EVs remains limited. It ...

Stellantis’ Eurorepar Car Service’s UK network of 250-plus service centres is now targeting electric and hybrid vehicles through its new EV label programme. It said Eurorepar Car Service Licensees acquiring the new EV label will be able to maintain all make vehicles in accordance with manufacturers maintenance plans. The move follows the launch of EV label in the Netherlands in, ...

Vauxhall has announced the return of the Frontera nameplate in 2024. The name will make its comeback on an all-new BEV SUV model. The new Frontera, which will be presented later this year, will be a fun car with clever functional features. It will also display a new rugged interpretation of Vauxhall’s bold and pure design philosophy. The new Frontera ...

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 ...