The UK has installed a record number of public electric car chargers this year, as companies race to keep up with the growing number of…
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Car finance mis-selling is not the next PPI scandal, says UK watchdog
The City watchdog has said potential mis-selling in the car finance industry is unlikely to mirror the lengthy PPI scandal, which led to banks paying…
View More Car finance mis-selling is not the next PPI scandal, says UK watchdogElectric car sales in UK flatline, prompting calls for VAT cut
The number of new cars registered in the UK has jumped by nearly 18% but electric vehicle demand is flatlining, prompting the industry to call…
View More Electric car sales in UK flatline, prompting calls for VAT cutRishi Sunak defies critics and presses on with net zero U-turn
Rishi Sunak has vowed to press ahead with watering down key green measures despite intense criticism, because he still believes the UK will hit its…
View More Rishi Sunak defies critics and presses on with net zero U-turnRishi Sunak announces U-turn on key green targets
Rishi Sunak has announced a major U-turn on the government’s climate commitments as he promised to put his party on a more radical path in…
View More Rishi Sunak announces U-turn on key green targetsWill high interest rates burst the new car bubble and will drivers hand back keys?
Britain’s car buyers are a nation of borrowers: more than four in every five new cars bought by individuals in 2022 was paid for with…
View More Will high interest rates burst the new car bubble and will drivers hand back keys?First hands-free self-driving system approved for British motorways
Drivers will be legally allowed to take their hands off the steering wheel on Britain’s motorways for the first time as long as they watch…
View More First hands-free self-driving system approved for British motorwaysDieselgate: millions of ‘extremely’ polluting cars still on Europe’s roads, says report
Thirteen million diesel cars producing “extreme” levels of toxic air pollution are still on the roads in Europe and the UK, according to a report,…
View More Dieselgate: millions of ‘extremely’ polluting cars still on Europe’s roads, says reportFisker Inc founder Henrik Fisker: pedigree carmaker going electric
Henrik Fisker is under no illusions about how hard it is to start an electric car company from scratch. He should know: his first attempt…
View More Fisker Inc founder Henrik Fisker: pedigree carmaker going electric100m highly polluting cars could appear on Europe’s roads after EU move
Almost 100m highly polluting cars could appear on Europe’s roads over the next decade after the European Commission moved to disown its own experts efficiency…
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