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UK to introduce mileage-based EV tax from April 2028, charging drivers per mile

The UK government has confirmed that a new mileage-based tax on electric vehicles will start in April 2028, aiming to replace declining fuel-duty receipts...

What will 2026 look like for the UK’s electric vehicle market?

Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada, Kingston University and Mili Shrivastava, Bournemouth University In the UK, as in many other countries, the shift towards electric vehicles (EVs) has...

UK plans for pay-per-mile electric vehicle tax could make the system fairer – or provoke a fierce backlash

David Bailey, University of Birmingham and Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath The growth in sales of electric vehicles is a positive step in the UK’s...

As EV sales surge, the UK car industry could be about to reach a turning point

Peter Wells, Cardiff University Last year, electric car registrations in the UK topped those of Germany. The number of UK sales (382,000 vehicles) came from...

How electric vehicle batteries could save the UK auto industry

Tom Stacey, Anglia Ruskin University The UK may have lost Eurovision this year, but it recently beat European rivals for an arguably more valuable prize....

BYD enters UK passenger car market, starts selling Atto 3

The BYD Atto 3 will start at £36,490 ($43,230) in the UK and deliveries there will begin on March 15. BYD, after entering the UK...

2022 UK car production down but EV output surges to new record

Annual UK car production falls -9.8% to 775,014 units in 2022 as global chip shortages and structural changes depress output. Record levels of electrified vehicle...

Britishvolt: more evidence UK is falling far behind in race to capture growing EV market

David Bailey, University of Birmingham and Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath Britishvolt, the would-be electric vehicle (EV) battery maker that recently went into administration, always...

Electric vehicles: if the UK is serious about being a major player, here’s what needs to happen

Tom Stacey, Anglia Ruskin University; Chris Ivory, Anglia Ruskin University, and Elisha Rasif, Anglia Ruskin University The UK’s efforts to become a global player in...

BMW Comments on Shift of Production to China From UK

According to a report by The Times on October 14, German auto company BMW Group will stop producing its MINI electric vehicles in Oxford,...

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