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2022 Audi A8

Audi offers 'Semiconductor Shortage Package'

Audi has begun selling certain models in the United States with what it describes as a “Semiconductor Shortage Package”.
Published 27 April 2022
Lucid unveils entry-level Air model with 406 miles of range

Lucid Air due for European summer launch

The Lucid Air electric saloon will launch in Europe in June or July initially going on sale in Germany, expanding to other countries thereafter.
Published 26 April 2022
Autonomous bus begins testing in Scotland ahead of pilot service later in the summer

Self-driving bus begins testing in Scotland

An autonomous bus has begun testing on routes around Edinburgh this week ahead of the introduction of a pilot self-driving bus service.
Published 25 April 2022
Elon Musk says Tesla Cybertruck has got over 200,000 reservations

Tesla posts record $3.3bn profits

Tesla has posted record profits for the first quarter of this year, exceeding the $2.9bn high it recorded in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Published 22 April 2022
Healey by Caton

Coachbuilder Caton reveals Austin-Healey restomod

Caton, a new Coventry-based coachbuilding start-up has revealed images and details of its first vehicle.
Published 13 April 2022
Porsche is developing a synthetic e-fuel plant in Chile with Siemens

Porsche invests in synthetic e-fuels

Porsche has announced that it has acquired a 12.5% stake in HIF Global LLC, a Chilean synthetic e-fuels company.
Published 06 April 2022
Tesla now accepts Bitcoin as payment, Elon Musk reveals

Musk buys 9.2% stake in Twitter

Tesla boss Elon Musk has acquired a 9.2% stake in the micro-blogging platform Twitter, a move that has sent share prices in the company soaring.
Published 04 April 2022
US oil prices drop below zero for first time in history

Petrol prices may fall by end of year

Petrol and diesel fuel prices are expected to fall much sooner than those of home energy gas, according to new analysis by the CEBR.
Published 04 April 2022
CMA: UK needs ten times more electric car charging points by 2030

Government aims for 10x charging points by 2030

The Department for Transport has announced funding of £500m to further expand and develop the UK’s public EV charging infrastructure.
Published 25 March 2022
New higher grade biofuel risks damaging hundreds of thousands of cars

Fuel duty cut is 'drop in the ocean' for motorists

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a 5p per litre cut to fuel duty as part of an effort to combat the spiralling cost of living.
Published 23 March 2022
Fuel duty will be frozen for ninth consecutive year

Sunak may cut fuel duty after petrol price soars

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is expected to announce a 5p reduction in fuel duty tomorrow in an effort to cushion the impact of spiralling prices
Published 21 March 2022
Ford pure-electric passenger cars plan by 2024

Ford announces nine pure-electric models by 2024

Ford has announced that it will launch seven new electric vehicles in Europe by 2024 including all-electric versions of its Puma and Transit.
Published 14 March 2022