On October 11, Nissan announced it will launch affordable bi-directional charging on selected electric vehicles in the UK in 2026.
Nissan will promote this project as an initiative to support its business plan, The Arc.
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology enables EV owners to use electricity stored in their car’s batter

On October 9, the BMW Group announced that the MINI Cooper Convertible will be offered in two new gasoline models. Its production will start at MINI Plant Oxford later this year. First deliveries will start in early 2025. Available in three trim levels, it is priced from GBP 26,200.
The car is 3,879 mm in length, 1,4

On October 8, Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK (TMUK) held a groundbreaking ceremony for an anaerobic digester plant at its engine manufacturing facility in Deeside, North Wales.
The new waste-to-energy plant, financed by D SPV, PWC, and ABRDN and built by Bio Construct, will be located next to the engine plant. The co

On October 8, QPT, a specialist in developing highly efficient GaN-based electric motor controls, announced it has secured a grant for a new project called VERDE. This project aims to develop 400V/60kW GaN inverter demonstrator for automotive applications, showcasing that GaN is superior to SiC or silicon.
The projec

On October 8, Wrightbus signed a deal, worth up to GBP 500 million, to supply more than 1,000 buses to the Go-Ahead Group, a UK-based public transport operator, over the next three years.
The company will produce hundreds of Go-Ahead buses annually for the next three years at its Ballymena headquarters in the UK. Thi

On October 4, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), along with 12 car manufacturers operating in the UK, issued an open letter requesting government support to ensure a successful transition to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) in the UK.
The SMMT is urging the government to halve VAT on new zero-emissio

On October 7, VDL Bus & Coach secured an order for 157 new electric buses from Arriva, a British public transport company. The order includes 58 new generation Citeas of type LE-122 and 99 buses of type LE-135. These buses, destined for the new West Brabant concession, will enter operation on July 6, 2025. VDL Bus &

UK passenger car sales rose 1.0% to 275,239 units in September 2024, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on October 4. Year-to-date sales increased 4.3% with 1,514,094 cars registered in the first nine months of 2024.
In September, sales for VW increased 2.9% to 22,955 units (8.3% marke

On October 1, Stellantis UK announced that Vauxhall has started UK trials of its Vivaro Hydrogen van with several companies, ahead of the launch of its larger Movano Hydrogen van. The Vivaro hydrogen is already sold in left-hand drive markets by Opel and it is the first hydrogen-powered van available for commercial u

On October 2, Altilium, a clean technology group based in the UK, announced that it has completed the delivery of its Generation 4 EcoAnode graphite samples to one of Europe’s major anode manufacturers.
Altilium, through its EcoAnode process, has demonstrated the ability to recover over 99% of graphite from old EV ba

On October 3, Ilika announced that it had completed testing of its Goliath D5 prototypes. It is now focused on delivering on its minimum viable product (MVP) roadmap, which will underpin licensing opportunities. The tests reported exceptional results from the nail penetration test. 
The results classify puncturing th

On October 3, Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), the UK's leading hydrogen fuel cell truck manufacturer, announced a Memorandum of Agreement with Barcelona-based Kopala International SL.
Under the partnership, HVS will supply left-hand drive hydrogen-electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), as part of their Transition to

On October 3, Vauxhall announced new pricing for its electric models, including the Corsa Electric, Astra Electric, and Astra Sports Tourer Electric, to make them more accessible.
The Corsa Electric Design now starts at GBP 29,045, while the Corsa Electric Long Range is also available in entry-level Design trim for t

On September 30, Aston Martin announced that it is reducing its 2024 wholesale volumes by about 1,000 units due to supply chain disruptions and economic weakness in China. For FY 2024, the wholesale volumes are projected to decline by high single digits (previously forecasted growth).
The company aims to smooth produ

On October 1, Ansible Motion announced that it will establish its global advanced driving simulator technology business at MotorSport Vision’s new Innovation Park in Snetterton, Norfolk. 
This additional footprint will enable Ansible Motion, a leader in Driver-in-the-Loop (DIL) simulation environments which counts Fo

On October 1, Anaphite, a UK-based company specializing in production technology for battery electrodes, announced that it has raised USD 13.7 million (GBP 10.4 million) in a Series A funding round to scale its dry-coating technology and reduce production costs for all electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
The funding rou

On October 1, Subaru released the details of the all-new Subaru Forester, which is scheduled to be launched into the UK market in Spring 2025.
The vehicle is powered by Subaru's e-BOXER mild-hybrid system, featuring a 2.0-liter four-cylinder normally aspirated gasoline engine with direct injection, paired with a Line

On September 24, 2024, AMPECO announced the formation of a strategic partnership with ChargeHub to expand EV roaming capabilities in North America. The partnership will provide AMPECO platform users access to more than 100,000 charging stations through ChargeHub’s Passport Hub roaming service. The Passport Hub servic

On September 26, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) announced that the number of UK vehicle production for August decreased 8.6% over the previous year to 47,315 units. Passenger car production was down 8.4% to 41,271 units and commercial vehicle production was down 10.0% to 6,044 units year over y