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In a shift away from normal protocol, Volvo has taken the production of its S60 over to the USA for the first time in its history. The Scandinavian premium car maker has revealed its S60 mid-sized premium sports sedan, which will be first model to be produced at the company’s US plant, in Charleston, South Carolina.

The Charleston plant, which was officially opened last month, is the first of its kind in America, and reaffirms Volvo’s commitment to producing more vehicles in the USA – an important market for Volvo, and the S60 is the first car to be manufactured ...

UK customers show increasing interest in EVs

According to a recent Britain Under the Bonnet report, which has been conducted by Close Brothers, the number of UK motorists considering buying an electric vehicle has more than doubled since the same time last year. Last year’s results saw 15% of motorists claiming to be interested in investing in an EV, compared to 30% following the most recent report. The report also found that a further 40% of drivers would definitely be interested in buying an electric vehicle in the future.

While 55% of the people questioned admitted that they think they ...

June 21 is the longest day of the year, and this year Global Action Plan is hoping to make it the cleanest day of the year too… With awareness surrounding vehicle emissions and air pollution on the increase, how can car owners reduce or offset their emissions? We spoke to Global Action Plan to find out more…

What is Clean Air Day?
Clean Air Day on 21 June is the nation’s biggest air pollution campaign, involving thousands of individuals and organisations in events – and reaching millions through the media. It’s all about raising awareness on air pollution and how ...

Japanese car manufacturing giant, Toyota, has ramped up its component production to meet expected 10-fold growth in fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) post-2020. Following a recent announcement of two major facilities which will soon be opened by the company, which will focus on fuel cell stack and hydrogen tank production, Toyota is on target to increase its current FCEV sales from 3,000 to 30,000 after 2020.

The two new facilities, which will be built in Japan, are a key component to this growth. The proposed building at the Honsha plant – near Toyota’s original car factory, which opened ...

Electric vehicle patenting is expected to reach a new high in 2018, with over 7,500 individual patent applications registered – a figure which is due to increase to 8,500 by 2020. The research into EV innovation was conducted by PatSnap – the world’s leading provider of research and development analytics – and findings have been published in the Electric Vehicle Intellectual Property Report 2018.

The report analyses the increased innovation in the EV market over the past decade, as the motoring world shifts towards renewable energy and begins cutting its carbon tyre track, to keep ahead of the ...