Figures from car leasing comparison site LeaseLoco reveal that electric car demand spiked over the past week as fuel prices surged across the country.

Enquiries for EVs and hybrids more than doubled on the LeaseLoco site over the past seven days, as millions of car owners suffered at the pumps.

Renault Group has acquired start-up Fixter, a digital platform which connects retail and professional customers to local garages for vehicle maintenance across all brands. Founded in London in 2017 by Limvirak Chea, Frédéric Dermer and Cristian Vrabie, Fixter has become the benchmark in the U.K. 

Available data shows Tesla has been growing its presence in three of its key markets, North America, Europe, and China. According to a StockApps analysis, it grew its U.S market share from 1.2 percent in Q1 2020 to 2.7 percent in Q1 2022. That's a 125 percent jump in its American foothold in the last couple of years.

Pharmaserv, owner of the Behringwerke site in Marburg, Germany, has enlisted the help of on-demand shared transport company, Liftango, to resolve parking issues across their 67.4-hectare site. 

There is around 6,000 staff employed at the park by internationally successful pharmaceutical and biotech companies, including the world's largest COVID vaccine production facility.

With over 470,000 pure-electric cars now on UK roads, plus over 385,000 plug-in hybrids, public attention is increasingly turning to the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. 

In view of this, Admiral Car Insurance has teamed up with Zap-Map, the UK’s leading EV charge point mapping service, to shine a light on the towns and cities that are currently best served for the two quickest types of charging points, known as rapid and ultra-rapid chargers.

LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) is unveiling three platinum electric TX taxis, which will be seen in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant today (5th June).

The Pageant will see the Mall in central London completely transformed, with thousands of performers coming together to celebrate 70-years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.