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Entire Vauxhall Electric Car Range Now Priced Under £40,000 in Response to Road Tax (VED) Changes

From today, all Vauxhall electric cars are priced below the threshold for the new ‘Expensive Car Supplement,’ thereby saving Vauxhall customers £2,125 in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED or ‘road tax’) over the first few years of ownership

By Stellantis Media, 1 month1 April 2025 ago

Vauxhall Partners with Jolt to Offer Free On-Street Charging for Electric and Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Customers

Vauxhall is partnering with innovative global EV charging and Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) company JOLT to provide Vauxhall electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle owners with free charging across its North West London charging network.

By Stellantis Media, 3 months3 February 2025 ago

New body set up to combat ‘misinformation’ on electric cars

Electric Vehicles UK said there is “a clear disconnect” between some perceptions of electric motoring and the “lived experience”.

By Motoring News Aggregator, 8 months11 September 2024 ago

New report and interactive dashboard from Vauxhall and Cenex show how UK’s local electric vehicle infrastructure progress should be tracked more effectively

Vauxhall has partnered with leading sustainable transport organisation, Cenex, to assess the effectiveness of metrics commonly used to track the success of the UK’s electrification journey, such as the number of public chargepoints and the number of EVs per chargepoint.

By Stellantis Media, 8 months4 September 2024 ago

Drivers of petrol and diesel cars have ‘really poor’ knowledge of EVs – survey

More than half (57%) of 1,000 UK drivers of conventionally fuelled cars polled by YouGov answered no more than two out of 10 questions about EVs correctly.

By Motoring News Aggregator, 8 months2 September 2024 ago

Used EVs now cheaper than second-hand petrol and diesel cars

Values of used EVs have fallen past those of second-hand internal combustion-engined vehicles on average.

By Motoring News Aggregator, 9 months8 August 2024 ago

Only 2% of On-Street Chargers in the UK Are Adapted for the Nation’s 16 Million Disabled Population

The new findings, obtained by data provided by councils across the United Kingdom, assessed the considerations being given towards disabled drivers by local authorities when installing on-street residential charge points.

By Stellantis Media, 11 months12 June 2024 ago

Drivers warned that electric car range tests are flawed

An investigation by What Car? magazine found a shortfall of up to 38% in the range of electric vehicles (EVs) in low temperatures compared with official figures.

By Motoring News Aggregator, 1 year13 March 2024 ago

Vauxhall Offers New Customers One Year’s Free EV Charging Credit in Partnership with Tesco

Vauxhall is partnering with leading supermarket Tesco to provide new Vauxhall electric vehicle customers with one year’s free charging credit at stores across the country.

By Stellantis Media, 1 year15 February 2024 ago

BT launches pilot to convert telecom street cabinets into EV chargers

The pilot will see the first unit powered up in East Lothian in Scotland, with the potential to upgrade 60,000 cabinets to support EV charging and help boost sustainable transport.

By Motoring News Aggregator, 1 year8 January 2024 ago

Halving VAT on electric vehicles would ‘help all drivers buy into this future’ says industry body

The government is being urged to halve the level of VAT on new electric vehicles to promote growth in the private sector.

By Motoring News Aggregator, 1 year5 January 2024 ago

Government fails to hit motorway services high-power EV charger target

According to a recent report by the RAC, the government has failed to meet its target of having at least six rapid or ultra-rapid EV chargers at every motorway service area in England by the end of 2023.

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By Motoring News Aggregator, 1 year2 January 2024 ago

Electric car breakdowns from running out of power at record low, says AA

This is down from 8.3% in 2015 and 4.3% in 2021.

By Motoring News Aggregator, 1 year29 December 2023 ago

UK hits 10,000 rapid EV charger milestone

The UK has installed its 10,000th rapid electric vehicle charger, according to a leading device mapping provider.

By Motoring News Aggregator, 1 year8 December 2023 ago

Vauxhall Partners with carwow as Electric Streets of Britain Programme Expands

Vauxhall is working with online car marketplace, carwow, to accelerate Britain’s transition to electric vehicles (EVs) through its Electric Streets programme. The collaboration tailors charging station installations to areas of high EV demand, addressing the country’s lack of on-street charging infrastructure.

By Stellantis Media, 2 years26 October 2023 ago

Vauxhall Launches New Initiative to Boost EV Charging Infrastructure

The new findings from a Freedom of Information application across 414 councils and local authorities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland also reveal that 69% of local authorities have yet to install any on-street chargers.

By Stellantis Media, 2 years15 August 2023 ago

Government Demands 99% Reliability From Public EV Chargers

The new rules, which are set to come into force later this year, are part of the government’s efforts to boost the uptake of EVs and ensure that drivers have a reliable charging network.

By SWVaux Staff, 2 years12 July 2023 ago

Vauxhall to Offer Fully-Electric Variant of Every Model from 2024 with Launch of Crossland Successor

Vauxhall has taken another major step towards becoming a fully electric brand from 2028, with the successor to the Crossland set to be offered with an all-electric version in 2024.

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By SWVaux Staff, 2 years4 July 2023 ago

Vauxhall Releases Electric Vehicle Etiquette Guide in Partnership with Debrett’s to Simplify the Switch to EV.

Vauxhall has launched a new Etiquette Guide for electric vehicle drivers.

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By Stellantis Media, 2 years4 July 2023 ago
plugged electric car getting charged

Government “unlikely” to hit targets on motorway charging network


The RAC has said that the government is “not on track” to meet its own commitment to install 500,000 public charging points by 2030.

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By SWVaux Staff, 2 years22 May 2023 ago

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