16 Feb 2021

Jaguar Cars All-Electric by 2025 as JLR Announce Zero-Emission Plans
Jaguar are set to to become an all-electric brand by 2025 as part of a new global strategy announced by Jaguar Land Rover this week. This strategy will also see all Jaguar and Land Rover nameplates to be available as pure-electric by 2030 with the aim of achieving net zero carbon emissions across their entire supply chain, products and operations by 2039.
Background
5 Feb 2021

AVID Technology
AVID Technology is a British manufacturer of high-performance electric vehicle powertrain components, established in 2008 as a spin-out of Comesys, and later rebranded Avid Technology in 2010.
23 Nov 2020

Circular End of Life Supply Chain for EV Batteries in the UK
A ground-breaking project to create a new circular end-of-life supply chain for the electric vehicle industry is being led by EMR Metals Recycling. The project has won grant support from the UK Government's Advanced Propulsion Centre.
6 Nov 2020

What Sells Electric Cars
Tesla became the most valuable car manufacturer for many reasons from glamour to having the longest-range vehicles. The IDTechEx report, "Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea and Air 2021-2041" gives the big picture.
Background
11 Sep 2020

General Motors (2020)
After a promising start in the 1990s with the EV1, a heated legal battle between US automakers and California ultimately killed GM's electrification plans for a decade. In 2020, despite being in second place behind Tesla in US electric vehicle sales, the company is still behind the curve - but has exciting plans to catch up.
External press release
20 Aug 2020

Britishvolt Announces Project Director, Partners for UK Gigaplant
Britishvolt has announced the appointment of Ray Macera as Project Director for the construction and implementation of Britain's first battery gigaplant.
10 Aug 2020

Jaguar Land Rover Develops Contactless Touchscreen to Fight Bacteria
New contactless touchscreen technology developed by Jaguar Land Rover and the University of Cambridge will help keep drivers' eyes on the road and reduce the spread of bacteria and virusesin a post COVID-19 world.
Update
29 Jun 2020

McLaren Insolvency?
The automotive market as a whole is struggling with the COVID-19 situation. McLaren recently announced without backing from the British government that it could be in insolvency by mid-July 2020.