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Economy
Meet the married couple embarking on a 10-month trek in an ELECTRIC CAR
If range anxiety is putting you off the idea of owning an electric vehicle, pause for thought for one married couple planning to embark on a 17,000-mile trek in their battery-powered car starting next month. Meet husband and wife adventurers, Chris and Julie Ramsey from Aberdeen. The 10-month journey will be a monumental test of the car, and possibly their…
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Economy
Ferrari patent reveals its supercars will growl when it goes electric
Even when they switch to battery power, Ferrari supercars would continue to make a booming sound if a patent filed by the Italian firm is used in its electric vehicles of the future. The Maranello-based car maker’s plans have been exposed by design drawings filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office, which were first spotted by CarBuzz. Ferrari has…
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Economy
Kia boss: Cheap small electric cars are 'economically difficult' to bring to market
The UK boss at Kia, Paul Philpott, has said that car makers are finding it ‘economically difficult’ to bring affordable smaller vehicles to market due to the high cost of batteries, despite the ban on new petrol and diesel cars looming in 2030. His comments follow a report from the Advanced Propulsion Centre earlier this month that confirmed it has dramatically cut…
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Economy
Kia boss: Cheap small electric cars are 'economically difficult' to bring to market
The UK boss at Kia, Paul Philpott, has said that car makers are finding it ‘economically difficult’ to bring affordable smaller vehicles to market due to the high cost of batteries, despite the ban on new petrol and diesel cars looming in 2030. His comments follow a report from the Advanced Propulsion Centre earlier this month that confirmed it has dramatically cut…
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Economy
Tesla owners who missed price cuts by days won't be compensated
Tesla owners who saw the price of their expensive electric cars slashed by up to £9,000 just days after taking delivery will not be compensated. An email seen by This is Money sent from Tesla to an owner who had a new car that arrived in December and it is now priced £4,000 lower than what they paid last month…
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Economy
Two in five supermarket electric car chargers found not to be working
Shoppers hoping to charge their electric vehicles while doing their weekly grocery shop could be left frustrated as new research has found that more than two in five devices in supermarket car parks are not working. Analysis of public charging data found that 43 per cent of chargers located at major supermarket sites have connection issues or are completely out…
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Economy
Is the electric car revolution running out of juice?
We’re in the middle of a perfect storm for electric cars this week. Not only has a planned electric car battery factory in the North East gone bust, but rocketing energy prices mean the cost of charging has soared. Additionally, provision of charging points isn’t keeping pace with demand, and a glut of Teslas has prompted the firm to slash…
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Breaking News
Tesla slashes price of its electric cars by up to £9,100 with immediate effect
Tesla has announced it has slashed the price of its electric cars in the UK with immediate effect, sparking outrage among existing customers – especially some of the 16,000 drivers who took delivery of vehicles at the higher price just last month. The auto maker confirmed on Friday that it has cut the price of both the Model 3 and…
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Economy
Tesla slashes price of its electric cars by up to £9,100 with immediate effect
Tesla has announced it has slashed the price of its electric cars in the UK with immediate effect, which will be likely to spark outrage among existing customers – especially the 16,000 who took delivery of vehicles at the higher price just last month. The auto maker announced it has cut the price of both the Model 3 and Model…
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Economy
Used Tesla values come down with a crash! Prices down as much as £18k
The value of used Tesla electric cars has nosedived by a fifth in the last 12 months as demand for second-hand battery cars appears to have cooled, according to latest industry figures. Used versions of the popular Tesla Model 3 – the second most-bought new electric car in Britain in 2022 – have crashed in value the most in the…
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