2+ hour, 3+ min ago   (466+ words) The University of Birmingham has opened a new rare earth magnet recycling facility in the West Midlands, marking a significant step towards reducing the UK's reliance on imported critical minerals and restoring domestic magnet manufacturing for the first time in…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (205+ words) UK new car registrations exceeded two million units in 2025 for the first time this decade, signalling a resilient performance for the automotive sector despite ongoing economic and geopolitical pressures, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Total…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1485+ words) As the 2010s began, viable electric vehicles (EVs) were still an ambition to be realised. The department for sustainable development at German car manufacturer Audi explored e-fuels as potential replacements for fossil fuels. It quickly identified a need for virtually endless…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (783+ words) Often attributed to former British prime minister Joseph Chamberlain, the phrase, "May you live in interesting times, perfectly sums up the host of challenges facing the UK automotive sector in 2025. Grappling with the realities of transitioning from fossil fuelled to…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (275+ words) Battery electric vehicle (BEV) manufacturing in the UK is set to significantly surpass forecasts made for both global and European manufacture, with UK automakers achieving near-total battery-electric production by 2035. Globally, BEV is predicted to account for 38% of all vehicles manufactured,…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (549+ words) Experts from the automotive sector gathered together at the annual SMMT'Automotive Summit. All the key topics facing the sector were discussed from geopolitics and trade, sustainability in the sector, developments in ZEV transition and of course, the Industrial Strategy. "Through…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (625+ words) New data from New AutoMotive, a UK NGO, shows that electric vehicles (EVs) had their strongest ever start to the year, with sales of EVs up 38% on 2024 in the key month of March. The data signals a sustained rise in…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (344+ words) Perseus, a new British-headquartered premium passenger-car EV brand, has emerged from stealth mode and announced preliminary plans for its debut model " a compact SUV. The company has also provided initial details of the development and commercialisation strategy to bring the…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (498+ words) Software-accelerated battery pack developer, IONETIC, has revealed the first details of an all-new "5m smart battery production pilot facility in the UK. Called Arc Fab Pilot, the phase one battery ... IONETIC reveals new "5m UK battery pack production facility Software-accelerated battery pack…...

11+ mon, 6+ day ago   (535+ words) The Chief Executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) has said that there needs to be more incentives to encourage private consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles (EVs), if government mandates are to be met. EV…...