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History of electric cars

The history of the electric car (spon)

Electric cars may be on the cusp of a breakthrough, but they spent decades in a cul-de-sac after being first off the line almost 200 years ago.
Published 04 October 2019
Motor Awards 2019: The Times and Sunday Times cars of the year

Motor Awards 2019: The winners

We created shortlists of our favourite cars, you voted in your hundreds of thousands — now we can reveal The Sunday Times cars of the year 2019.
Published 02 October 2019
Charging into the future: how our homes – and streets – will adapt to the new electric car age

How our homes will adapt to electric cars (spon)

As pure-electric cars such as the pioneering Kia e-Niro gradually replace petrol- and diesel-powered models, homes, garages and the streets...
Published 24 September 2019
Jurassic spark: 222 miles along the Jurassic Coast in the Kia e-Niro electric car

Jurassic spark: 222 miles in Kia e-Niro (spon)

Some of Britain's most popular visitor destinations are found along the Jurassic Coast, where the foot of Britain dips into the waters of...
Published 15 September 2019
10 electric car myths

Busting 10 common electric car myths (spon)

To clear up some of the confusion around electric cars, we've had a go at busting 10 of the most common myths about zero-emissions motoring.
Published 15 September 2019
Sunday Times Driving Me and My Motor cellist Julian Lloyd Webber

Me and My Motor: cellist Julian Lloyd Webber

Julian Lloyd Webber's dream car is the "beautiful" Maserati GranTurismo — even though the tourer doesn't have enough room for his cello.
Published 29 August 2019
Top 10 best road trip movies of all time

Top 10 best road trip movies

Looking for inspiration for your road trip holiday plans this year? It may be worth giving these epic road movies a watch this summer.
Published 06 August 2019
Too quick for Le Mans: we buckle up in wild Ford GT Mk II for Goodwood ride (video)

Ford GT Mk II: We buckle up for wild Goodwood ride

What happens when the Ford GT is freed from regulations governing road cars and racing series?
Published 25 July 2019
Will Dron passenger ride in Radical Rapture at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Video: Radical Rapture ride at Goodwood

The new Radical Rapture "can deliver an unapologetic assault on the senses" according to its brochure. We climb aboard to find out.
Published 12 July 2019
Freddie Flintoff rally crash

When Freddie Flintoff smashed up a rally car

The new Top Gear host Freddie Flintoff has form when it comes to crashing fast cars: in 2013, he had a hefty shunt in a Citroën DS3 R3 rally car.
Published 20 June 2019
Top Gear series 27 preview, details, predictions

The good, the bad and the ugly of new Top Gear

Top Gear is back on our screens tomorrow night, but not as we know it. Once again, the producers have had to go back to the drawing board.
Published 15 June 2019
Back to school with next generation of classic car mechanics

Nurturing the next generation of classic car gurus

From technical know-how to making a good cuppa, the Heritage Skills Academy gives its apprentices all they'll need to become great car mechanics.
Published 10 June 2019