Electric Car News Recap for September 2025

September 2025 - Electric Car News Recap

September proved be an interesting month for the UK’s EV industry. Much of the talk has been about the  Electric Car Grant (ECG)  which enjoyed its first full month (https://www.gov.uk/plug-in-vehicle-grants/cars).

With over 30 vehicles now receiving the Band 2 £1500 grant and two vehicles in receipt of the Band 1 £3000, the UK are looking to support an array of manufacturers make the transition into the BEV market. While Chinese and other foreign-produced vehicles haven’t been included within the ECG metrics, this hasn’t dissuaded them from joining the UK market. With a whole host of new EVs announced to launch including:

•  BMW iX3 - this new range-topping BMW SUV is coming in March 2026 
•  GLC - Mercedes are moving away from their EQC and back to the traditional  GLC (with EQ technology)  reference. A new luxury SUV will join us in March 2026.
•  Polestar 5 - a hyper car of epic proportions aka The Polestar 5 Batmobile is coming in 2026 
•  Geely - a new manufacturer, Geely is now on route to the UK (and they mean business) . The first car to launch is the SUV EX5 .
• Tesla - the US giant update their Model Y into the Performance Juniper
•  VW Vans - the amazing, and robust, VW Transporter / Transporter Shuttle received an upgrade and is now looking to be your number 1 electric van of choice. 

Our partners over at the EVA  launched a survey with great feedback on how we manage the EV transition. Lots of positivity about EV driving and referring them to friends / family was coupled with concerns about upfront costs of making the switch and managing charging where you do not have a drive / off-road parking.

For October 2025, we await the impact of the ECG and a big manufacturer push on discounts and offers to attain compliant registrations under the EV Mandate