Labour's Electric Car Grant will only be awarded to sustainable EVs. But what does this mean? How green are EVs really?

BMW's new electric car is a certainly a headline grabber. But the biggest claim in its arsenal is that from spring 2026 it will be longest-range EV sold in UK showrooms.

Named after a trendy area of supercool Barcelona, the sporty Spanish brand has unveiled a camouflaged version of its forthcoming new electric urban car set to hit showrooms next year.

Skoda really is putting the boot in with a new vision for future estate models that proves there's life in the station wagon beyond the combustion engine.

Just 11,464 charging points have been installed so far this year - or 47 a day below the 54 a day seen last year.

Polestar has revealed its new Grand Tourer flagship EV - the 5. It delivers up to an insane 884hp and can manage over 460 miles of range. But it costs around £100k, so it's an EV for the select few.

Arguably the ID.Cross' best feature of all is one that could help provide a welcome boost to road safety.

Buyers of its latest plush electric model can benefit from one of the most convenient new features to be added to the EV ownership experience yet.

Having axed production of the TT in 2023, and the £100k R8 just four months later in March 2024, Audi hasn't had a dedicated sports car for over 12 months. But it will from 2027.

A test by What Car? drove three popular EVs through the 'frying pan of Andalusia' in Spain, enduring temperatures between 32 and 44 degrees.

The inclusion of these models takes eligibility for the Electric Car Grant up to 35 cars in total.

The Model Y Performance has been unleashed with a staggering 460bhp electric drivetrain and a 0-to-62mph time quicker than a £160,000 Porsche 911 GT3.

Direct Line polled 1,000 EV owners and found that the average delay to use a public charger is 22 minutes. However, some said they've had to sit in queues for two hours.

The Government's Electric Car Grant (ECG) is barely a month old and already ministers have introduced a new stipulation to restrict the number of vehicles qualifying for discounts.

The DfT has confirmed another six cars eligible for the taxpayer-funded scheme, with a pair of Ford models the first to meet the Government's strict criteria to be awarded the £3,750 saving.