Category: Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars

Seven-day weeks and ‘debt bondage’: China’s first electric car plant in Europe mired in allegations of worker abuse

The BYD factory being built in Szeged, Hungary, is facing scrutiny after reports of EU labour laws being violated among the Chinese migrant workforce Multilingual signs in most airports in the EU opt for English, but in Hungary,...

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‘Temu Range Rover’: what the bestselling Jaecoo 7 says about China’s electric car ascendancy

Loaded with extras and produced at a cut price, the crossover SUV has overtaken rival cars from US, Japanese and Korean firmsThe UK is no stranger to foreign cars. The bestseller lists in recent years have been dominated by the...

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China forecast to have sold one in every 10 new cars in UK in 2025

Carmakers such as MG, BYD and Chery are set to pass 200,000 mark in sales, analysis suggests, double 2024’s totalChinese brands are on course to account for one in every 10 new cars sold in Britain during 2025, a marked...

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Conservatives would end 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars

Party would also abolish zero-emission vehicle mandate, cutting legal requirement on carmakers to sell EVsThe Conservatives have announced proposals to end the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars and cut the legal requirement...

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‘Struggling to pay the bills’: Britons under pressure react to budget 2025

As they struggle with the cost of living, people weigh up whether Rachel Reeves’s measures will help themWhat the budget means for people on a range of incomesBudget calculator: find out if you are better or worse offFor...

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Budget 2025: Reeves claims freezing tax thresholds in budget does not breach manifesto pledge – as it happened

Chancellor says she will not ‘get into semantics’ when questioned on issue after her statementAt a glance: the key points from the budgetHow does freezing income tax thresholds affect you?Paul Nowak, the TUC general...

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Reeves to announce £1.5bn boost in EV subsidies amid pay-per-mile concerns

Industry experts welcome extra incentives but fear a consultation on a mileage tax sends mixed messages Drivers will be able to claim government subsidies to cut the cost of buying a new electric car until 2030 under plans to be...

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‘Devastating to think of lives that could have been saved under different PM’, say Covid bereaved – as it happened

Findings of inquiry into handling of pandemic by Boris Johnson’s government paint picture of delay and inactionIn an interview with ITV, Keir Starmer also defended the decision to delay the publication of the...

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‘Devastating to think of lives that could have been saved under different PM’, say Covid bereaved – UK politics live

Findings of inquiry into handling of pandemic by Boris Johnson’s government paint picture of delay and inactionIn an interview with ITV, Keir Starmer also defended the decision to delay the publication of the...

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Lockdown a week earlier could have saved 20,000 lives, Covid report concludes – UK politics live

Findings of inquiry into handling of pandemic by Boris Johnson’s government paint picture of delay and inactionIn an interview with ITV, Keir Starmer also defended the decision to delay the publication of the...

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