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Rolls-Royce targets collectors with "3m electric nightingale as coach-building strategy accelerates
9+ hour, 44+ min ago (221+ words) Just 100 examples will be built, with first deliveries scheduled for 2028. Rolls-Royce is making no pretence of openness: the customer list is "by invitation only, targeting the sort of ultra-high-net-worth individuals who already have several Rollers parked at their various residences....
JLR battery plant lands "380m as government unveils "700m EV package
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (702+ words) Capital Business Media is a leading specialist media and information business, dedicated to empowering professionals and consumers with the insights they need for confident decision-making. Since our launch nearly two decades ago, we've focused on building thriving, niche communities through…...
Fuel price crisis risks pushing small firms to brink as pressure mounts on chancellor
2+ week, 1+ day ago (650+ words) According to campaign group Fair Fuel UK, more than a third of sole traders surveyed, including tradespeople such as plumbers, electricians and bricklayers, say current pump prices could push their businesses towards collapse unless action is taken to ease the…...
UK faces looming shortage of EV mechanics as transition gathers pace
2+ week, 5+ day ago (699+ words) New analysis from the Institute of the Motor Industry suggests the UK could be short of 44, 000 EV-qualified technicians by the time petrol and diesel car production is phased out, under current government targets. While ministers have reaffirmed plans to ban…...
Rolls-Royce scraps 2030 all-electric target as demand softens
3+ week, 6+ day ago (642+ words) The decision, confirmed by chief executive Chris Brownridge, reverses a high-profile commitment made in 2022 under his predecessor Torsten M'ller-tv's, who had pledged that Rolls-Royce would cease production of its iconic V12 combustion engines by the end of the decade. At the…...
Tribunal ruling could cut public EV charging VAT to 5%, raising prospect of cheaper charging
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (434+ words) Justin Whitehouse, Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal Tax, said the ruling reflects "a win for common sense, highlighting a disparity that has persisted since EV adoption began to scale. "To most people, it feels inherently unfair that those with a…...
Fuel price surge could force one in ten drivers to cut hospital visits, survey warns
4+ week, 2+ day ago (816+ words) The survey of more than 37, 000 motorists found that 11. 9 per cent of respondents believe they may have to reduce the frequency of regular hospital treatment or medical visits if petrol and diesel prices continue to rise sharply. Campaigners warn that sustained…...
Mc Laren Charlotte on Building Performance Through Discipline
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (498+ words) As an authorised member of the Mc Laren Automotive network, Mc Laren Charlotte operates inside one of the most exacting performance cultures in the automotive world. From the outset, the business focused less on speed and more on systems. The…...
Vauxhall owner takes "22bn hit after electric car u-turn
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (497+ words) The Franco-Italian automotive group said the strategic U-turn would result in "22bn of future losses, write-offs and cancellation costs linked to electric models that will no longer be brought to market. Around "6. 5bn of that charge will involve cash leaving the business....
Net zero reliance on China "puts 90, 000 UK jobs at risk, think tank warns
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (675+ words) Analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) warns that a severe disruption to battery component supplies, lasting as little as a year, could cripple the UK's automotive industry, sharply reducing electric vehicle production and threatening factory jobs across…...