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Aston Martin has signed an agreement to develop electric vehicle batteries in partnership with Britishvolt. The British carmaker, which is due to release its first EV in 2025, has signed a memorandum of understanding with battery specialists Britishvolt as a ...

Volkswagen invests €2bn in Wolfsburg EV production site

Volkswagen has given the go-ahead to a new €2bn (£1.65bn) factory in Wolfsburg where it will build its Trinity flagship EV. Given the green light by Volkswagen Group’s board of management, the new factory will be located close to ...

Cabbies stop searching for passengers due to soaring fuel costs

Cabbies in London are queuing at ranks rather than driving in search of passengers because of spiralling diesel costs. Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association, said “extortionate” fuel prices are having a major impact on the ...

Ford expands Mustang range with California Edition

Ford has announced a new addition to its Mustang line-up of cars with a new California Edition. Available in convertible form only, the California Edition starts from £52,105 and features a variety of retro-inspired design touches. In fact, the California ...

Volkswagen’s Taigo and Polo earn top marks in latest Euro NCAP tests

The Volkswagen Taigo has become one of the latest cars to achieve a five-star safety rating as part of Euro NCAP’s first set of results for 2022. The crossover was joined by its Polo stablemate with the five-star award, helped ...

Elon Musk says Tesla could have made 600-mile EV a year ago but decided against it

Elon Musk claims Tesla could have built an electric vehicle with a 600-mile range a year ago, but doesn’t think the extra weight of the batteries is worth it. The South African entrepreneur took to Twitter to respond to a ...

Hyundai to launch 17 new EVs by 2030

Hyundai will introduce 17 new electric vehicles while aiming to sell 1.87 million EVs annually by 2030. Announced as part of the firm’s Investor Day forum, 11 of these models will be assigned to Hyundai, with six going to Genesis. ...

Polestar O2 concept car previews new electric roadster

Polestar has hinted at a new electric roadster with the unveiling of its stylish ‘O2’ concept car. The Swedish performance electric car firm says the concept car ‘redefines sports roadsters for the electric age’. Using the design language of the ...

Honda and Sony join forces for new electric vehicle

Japan’s Honda and Sony are joining forces to produce an electric vehicle by 2025. The project aims to bring together Honda’s expertise in mobility development, technology and sales with Sony’s imaging, telecommunication, network and entertainment expertise. A union of traditionally ...

Volkswagen announces prices and specs for updated T-Roc

Volkswagen’s updated T-Roc has gone on sale, with prices starting from £25,000. The revisions – which have been applied to both five-door and cabriolet models – tweak the front-end design of the T-Roc with new headlights which seem to blend ...

Widow continues fight for justice over husband’s smart motorway death

A smart motorway campaigner whose husband died in a crash on the M1 has said she is determined to challenge a decision that National Highways will not face charges over his death. Claire Mercer was campaigning outside South Yorkshire Police ...

New Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo priced from £20,925

Skoda has announced that its new Fabia Monte Carlo is available to order now with prices starting from £20,925. The sporty addition to the Fabia range has been a mainstay of the line-up since 2011 and has now been added ...

Stellantis will donate €1 million to Ukrainian refugees and civilians

Major car company Stellantis has announced that it will donate €1 million (£829m) to Ukrainian refugees and civilians. In a statement, Stellantis said it would make the donation through its foundation, providing humanitarian aid to support refugees and civilians displaced ...

Volvo adds new single motor version to C40 line-up

Volvo has introduced a new single-motor version of its electric C40 Recharge while refreshing the design of its XC40 range. Sitting alongside the existing dual-motor variant, the new model combines a single motor with a 69kWh battery to deliver up ...

These were the best-selling cars in February

February marked yet another challenging month for the car industry. Though sales were up 15 per cent on lockdown-affected February 2020, they still lagged 25.9 per cent behind pre-pandemic levels. But there have been some glimmers of hope. The number ...

Vauxhall to revive Manta nameplate on new EV

Vauxhall will use its classic Manta name for a purely electric car, the firm has announced. The original Manta wore the Opel badge, however, this new version – which will arrive ‘in the mid-decade’ – will be badged as ...

Sadiq Khan unveils plan to expand Ultra Low Emission Zone to whole of London

London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) will be expanded to cover the entire city under plans announced by mayor Sadiq Khan to cut pollution and congestion. Mr Khan has asked Transport for London (TfL) to consult on extending the scheme’s ...

Audi reveals updated Q4 e-tron EV with faster charging and updated interior

Audi has announced a range of updates for its electric Q4 e-tron model that make it more appealing. One of the most important changes is faster charging, though this only applies to the larger battery sizes with a 76.6kWh capacity, ...

Vast majority of motorists want speed cameras to check tax, insurance and MOT, study finds

The vast majority of motorists would like to see speed cameras also used to check the tax, insurance and MOT status of passing vehicles, according to a new study. A survey of 2,000 motorists by road safety charity IAM RoadSmart ...

New electric cars less reliable than petrol or diesel models – survey

New electric cars are more likely to develop a fault than petrol and diesel models, a new survey suggests. A poll by consumer group Which? indicated that 31% of electric car owners reported a problem with their vehicle in its ...

Renault adds Rive Gauche limited-edition to Captur range

Renault has introduced an exclusive new Rive Gauche trim level to its Captur line-up. Limited to just 800 units in the UK, the addition is named after the southern bank area of the River Seine in Paris. Aligned with top-spec ...

2022 Rivian R1T -2022 Rivian R1T Price, Release, News, Review, Interior & Exterior, First Look,

2022 Rivian R1T | When the 2022 Rivian R1T electrical pickup truck constructed its debut, it impressed us with its style, choice, and capacity. Other than on the lookout quite diverse from any pickup truck on the marketplace these ...

‘Difficult’ driving conditions forecast after weather warning issued for fog

Thick fog is expected to create “difficult” driving conditions and potentially lead to flight delays in the South West and Wales. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for thick fog from 5am until 11am across the whole ...

How car manufacturers are responding to the Ukraine crisis

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, countries around the world have been imposing sanctions and numerous companies have announced plans to stop doing business with the country. The car industry is a complex global web, with individual vehicle components being shipped ...

McLaren collaborates with British artist for Artura art car

McLaren Automotive has teamed up with British artist Nat Bowen to create the Artura ‘art car’. The Artura is the firm’s latest supercar, which packs a twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine with an electric motor. This hybrid powertrain makes 671bhp ...

Jaguar Land Rover pauses car deliveries to Russia

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced that it is pausing the delivery of its cars to Russia amid “trading challenges”. JLR sold 6,900 cars in Russia in 2021 and currently operates production sites across the globe, with UK-based plants in ...

Volvo suspends car shipments to Russia

Volvo has suspended the shipment of cars to Russia amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine. In an email statement sent to Reuters, the Swedish manufacturer said that it would be suspending shipments to the country until further notice. In ...

Some car manufacturers will not reveal wait times for new cars

An investigation into new car delivery times has found that many car manufacturers are reluctant to go on record with how long customers can expect to wait. The car industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, which saw ...

Fuel prices hit new record

Average fuel prices have reached the highest level on record following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, figures show. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts on Monday was ...

The Nissan Juke gains new, highly efficient hybrid engine

Nissan has announced a new hybrid engine will join the Juke line-up. The popular compact crossover’s range is expanding with the addition of the powertrain, which uses components from both Nissan and its Alliance partner Renault to bring extra performance ...

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