Motorists are being warned that tests for new electric cars significantly overstate how far they can travel on a single charge with real-world driving.
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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.
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BT launches pilot to convert telecom street cabinets into EV chargers
BT is launching a trial to convert street cabinets traditionally used for broadband and phone cables into electric vehicle chargers.
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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.
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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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Electric car breakdowns from running out of power at record low, says AA
The chances of an electric vehicle (EV) breakdown being caused by running out of power has reached a record low, figures suggest.
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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.
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Vauxhall Partners with carwow as Electric Streets of Britain Programme Expands
Vauxhall has partnered with the leading online car marketplace, carwow, as it continues to accelerate the ground-breaking Electric Streets of Britain programme launched in the summer of 2023.
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Vauxhall Launches New Initiative to Boost EV Charging Infrastructure
Vauxhall has teamed up with leading charge point operators to address the findings of an exclusive investigation that reveals more than 70% of UK councils currently do not have a published strategy in place for residential on-street charging for electric vehicles (EV), leaving millions of potential EV drivers without a place to charge.
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Government Demands 99% Reliability From Public EV Chargers
The UK government has announced new regulations that will require public electric vehicle (EV) chargers to be 99% reliable.
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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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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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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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Electric Drivers Best Winter Breaks
Britain’s best winter breaks for electric car drivers have been revealed, with York in North Yorkshire featuring the best combination of accessibility, public charging options and electric car-friendly accommodation, according to new research by Vauxhall.
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Vauxhall Mokka Electric upgraded with extra power and range
Vauxhall has introduced a new 54kWh battery on the Mokka Electric, with the range increasing to 252 miles (WLTP) – an improvement of 20% over the outgoing 50kWh unit.
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‘Tax penalty’ risks keeping polluting cars on the road longer – analysis
Drivers of used electric vehicles face a “tax penalty” that could keep older, polluting cars on the road for longer, according to new analysis.
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Vauxhall unveils all-new Astra Electric and Astra Sports Tourer Electric
Vauxhall has taken the next steps in its electric journey with the reveal of the fully electric All-New Astra Electric and Astra Sports Tourer Electric, arriving in the UK in 2023.
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Electric vehicles to no longer be exempt from road tax by 2025
Electric vehicles will no longer be exempt from road tax from 2025, under plans announced today in the Autumn Statement by the Chancellor.
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Vauxhall and Octopus Energy partner to offer EV package deals
Vauxhall has partnered with green entech pioneer Octopus Energy to help improve the UK’s electric vehicle ownership experience at home and on the road, as well as increasing the use of renewable energy and helping to reduce charging costs.
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Astra GSe revealed as 222bhp plug-in hatchback and estate
Following the recent announcement that Vauxhall will introduce GSe as a new electrified performance sub-brand, the brand is today announcing the first models to launch with a GSe version – the All-New Vauxhall Astra GSe and the All-New Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer GSe.
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