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Sex, scandal and scores to settle — inside turmoil at the top of ITV

Phillip Schofield’s admission of an affair with a This Morning runner unleashed a torrent of allegations about a toxic work environment and trouble at the top of ITV. Stephen Armstrong reports on a channel in turmoil

Jun 6, 2023
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Could you charge your EV through the pavement?

The latest innovations aiming to solve the problem of home charging

Mar 31, 2023
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Moonshot: The quest for the zero-carbon car

Polestar is on a mission to take the carbon out of car-making ‒ but this means all 50,000 individual components that make up a car would need to be carbon neutral. So is the Polestar 0 Project doomed from the start?

Mar 9, 2023
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Honey, we shrunk the car: the rise of micro mobility

This year it’s all about downsizing your wheels, with a surge in e-cycle and scooter use, and new miniature vehicles capable of transporting anything from food deliveries to a family of four. Is this the future of transport?

Mar 1, 2023
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Could battery swapping be the new charging?

Charge anxiety could be a thing of the past if we follow China’s lead and bring in battery-swapping stations. But how likely are they to catch on here?

Feb 21, 2023
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Standard launches major report setting out road to e-car future

London has more than 11,000 public charging points — but needs more to fuel e-car revolution

Feb 16, 2023
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Electric Vehicle White Paper 2023

The Evening Standard roadmap for driving the electrification and decarbonisation of London’s transport

Feb 16, 2023
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Why 2023 will be the game-changing year for electric cars

From an influx of snazzy Chinese EV brands to the arrival of the Tesla truck, there are more reasons than ever to ditch combustion engines

Feb 6, 2023
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‘This is an opportunity for London to lead the world’

Ahead of his keynote speech on design and innovation at the Plug It In Summit, Priestman talks about one ‘science-fiction’ innovation that London could learn from

Nov 24, 2022
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Plug It In Summit 2022: ‘We need brave political leadership’

Ahead of our summit next week, we spoke to Uber’s UK general manager, Andrew Brem, about the road ahead for the company’s electric mission

Nov 22, 2022
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Plug it in summit: Charging into the future

As we prepare for our Plug It In summit on November 24, we’ve been looking at possible solutions to the problems of charging ‒ can advances such as solar-powered cars and super-charged batteries help us all to go electric?

Nov 14, 2022
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Race to the future: how Formula E is changing the way we drive

The electric race series is pioneering major advances in electric vehicle tech – giving a sneak peek at the EVs we’ll be driving tomorrow

Oct 21, 2022
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How do you get classic car owners to go electric?

It sounds like a hard sell for those devoted to their vintage gas guzzlers but there’s a growing market for “retro to electro” conversions

Oct 7, 2022
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World EV Day: what can we learn from around the globe?

It’s the day we celebrate global EV usage ‒ so when better to take a look at the electrifying projects that have been successful… and those that haven’t

Sep 30, 2022
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Cost-of-living crisis: ‘Electric cars are still cheaper to run’

Despite the soaring electricity prices, research shows you’ll still save money running an EV ‒ plus top tips from the experts on how to save even more

Sep 23, 2022
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Think you know about electric cars? Think again

Writer Stephen Armstrong busts some commonly believed myths about EVs. Turns out, you can charge them in the rain

Aug 25, 2022
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Is there such a thing as an affordable EV?

Yes! There is. We profile the best 10 cars for those who want to drive green, but also keep some in their pocket

Jul 22, 2022
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How can we stop electric vehicles being just ‘middle-class cars’?

We caught up with Connected Kerb CEO Chris Pateman-Jones to find out how his start-up is looking to solve London’s charge inequality problem

Jul 18, 2022
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Do androids dream of electric cars?

Hollywood sci-fi movies have featured some seriously cool electric vehicles ‒ but could we ever drive something similar? We pit fantasy against reality

Jul 14, 2022
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Killing the roar: electric vehicles can calm us down

Dr Duncan Williams explains how electric cars’ quieter engines can help to reduce the stress of modern life – but only if we want them to

Jul 11, 2022
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Best electric cars to buy 2022

As car companies aim to outdo each other on range, power and gadgets, the choice of EVs can be overwhelming. We’ve wrapped up the best of those launching this year

Jul 8, 2022