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Aston Martin to develop high performance battery technology with Britishvolt

Aston signs Britishvolt battery agreement

Aston Martin has entered an agreement with the Northumberland-based battery maker Britishvolt to collaborate on future battery technology develop
Published 07 March 2022
Car production line

Car industry responds to Ukraine crisis

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions has created yet more disruption for a car industry.
Published 02 March 2022

Extreme H series coming in 2024

Extreme H, a companion series to the all-electric Extreme E off-road racing championship, will launch in 2024 using hydrogen fuel cells in place
Published 24 February 2022
Lotus 131

Lotus Technology plans stock float

Lotus is planning to float its electric vehicle division - Lotus Technology - on the stock market in an initial public offering (IPO).
Published 22 February 2022
Aston Martin V12 Vantage S

Aston Martin to continue making V12s

Aston Martin will continue producing its V12 combustion engine until 2026 or 2027, while also pursuing electrification, according to the CEO.
Published 22 February 2022
Classics converted to electric power by Lunaz

Electric classic car conversion industry booming

Conversions of classic cars to electric power have become so popular that customers of one specialist will have to wait 48 months for delivery.
Published 17 February 2022
Motor Awards 2019: Best Adventure Car of the Year — vote now!

Audi UK axes A4 and A6 allroad

Audi has halted sales of its A4 allroad and A6 allroad estates in the UK due to sluggish sales.
Published 16 February 2022
The five richest people in motoring: Elon Musk

'Fun police' blamed in Tesla farting car recall

Tesla is recalling some 579,000 vehicles after an American safety organisation ruled that the cars’ “Boombox” function may endanger pedestrians.
Published 14 February 2022
Rolls-Royce redesigns Spirit of Ecstasy mascot for the electric car age

Spirit of Ecstasy redesigned for electric age

Published 06 February 2022

Hyundai makes weirdest recall

Hyundai has recalled some 714 Santa Fe SUVs in the United States for really quite a strange reason: the dash instruments can appear upside-down.
Published 01 February 2022
King Long Robobus in Chongqing

Autonomous buses operating in China

The Chinese city of Chongqing has begun operating a network of autonomous buses that are already available to be hailed by the public.
Published 01 February 2022
Lotus Type 135 first electric sports car sketch

First sketch of Lotus' new electric sports car

British carmaker Lotus has released a sketch of its first electric sports car alongside details of its close collaboration with Britishvolt.
Published 28 January 2022