UK battery start-up to begin cell production this year

Volklec's cylindrical cells will be built under license from Chinese firm Far East Battery Coventry-based Volklec aims to supply cells for the “underserved” market with help from China British battery start-up Volklec will begin producing cells in Coventry later this year. It has licensed two lithium ion designs from Chinese firm Far East

Used EVs becoming cheaper than equivalent ICE cars

Average price of a two-to-four-year-old EV sold by Manheim Auctions fell by £1000 year-on-year Battery-electric used cars now significantly cheaper than diesels and narrowing the gap to petrols Used electric cars are representing better value to second-hand buyers, as their prices undercut some combustion-engined equivalents.  Cox Automotive, which owns Manheim Auctions, has reported

BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe

Can the second-generation version emerge from the 3 Series’ shadow? Of all the BMW 2 Series variants on sale today, you would be forgiven for regarding the 2 Series Gran Coupé as the oft-forgotten middle sibling.Now back for its second generation, the Gran Coupe sits alongside the 2 Series Coupé and the chunkier 2 Series Active Tourer. It also

Mercedes-AMG and the art of the U-turn

A 2.0-lite four-pot, despite making 236bhp per litre, was never quite the perfect fit for AMG Fans of the egg-faced volte-face will be smirking into their coffee mugs this week at the news that Mercedes-AMG’s incoming CLE 63 coupé is to get not four, not six but eight cylinders. What’s more, when

Volvo EX40

Volvo’s ageing mid-size electric SUV gets a name change. Does that help bring it back on trend? They’ve rebadged it, you fool! This Partridgism was originally shouted about the Rover 100, but we’re using it here to explain the new Volvo EX40.This is in fact virtually mechanically identical to the electric version of