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Tesla stops accepting Bitcoin as payment

Tesla stops accepting Bitcoin as payment

Tesla has stopped accepting Bitcoin, less than two months after announcing the cryptocurrency’s introduction as a payment method for its cars.
Published 13 May 2021
Gordon Murray to develop 1000kg electric SUV — and another V12 supercar

Gordon Murray to make electric SUV — and a V12

Gordon Murray will create a new electric SUV under the new Gordon Murray Electronics (GME) brand, using £300m of fresh investment.
Published 11 May 2021
VW Group pushes for stricter emissions regulations

VW thought to support toughening EU emissions regs

The Volkswagen Group is now in support of toughening vehicle emissions standards in Europe while smaller rivals struggle to comply.
Published 06 May 2021
Uptake of pure-electric cars affected by reduction in government grant

Electric car sales affected by grant reduction

The uptake of electric vehicles has slowed following the reduction to the government's Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG).
Published 05 May 2021
Genesis announces first models for UK to take on premium rivals

Genesis announces first models for UK

Korean premium brand Genesis has confirmed it will begin car sales in the UK, Switzerland and Germany this summer, with a launch line-up of two s
Published 04 May 2021
Nearly-new electric cars cost more to run than petrol and diesel

Nearly-new EVs cost more than petrol, diesel

Electric cars bought one or two years after manufacture are costlier to run than petrol or diesel equivalents, according to the largest new and u
Published 30 April 2021
Toyota acquires Lyft’s self-driving division

Toyota acquires Lyft’s self-driving division

Toyota will acquire Level 5, the self-driving car division of ride-hailing company Lyft, for $550m (£396m), it has been announced.
Published 27 April 2021
Tesla blasted by Chinese state media over safety issues

Tesla blasted by China over safety allegations

Tesla has been attacked by state-run Chinese media over safety issues, after a video of a protester at the Shanghai Auto Show went viral.
Published 20 April 2021
Caterham taken over by Japanese automotive firm

Caterham's new owners' appetite for electric Seven

British car maker Caterham has said that there is "certainly appetite" among its new shareholders to make an electric Seven sports car.
Published 06 April 2021
Growth for new car registrations for first time since August

New car sales grow for first time since August

New car sales in March were more than 10% up on the same month in 2020 — the first growth for the market since August last year.
Published 06 April 2021
Volkswagen to change name to "Voltswagen" in America

Voltswagen name change was a 'joke'

Two days ahead of April Fools Day, Volkswagen said it will change its name to Voltswagen in the US. It was a "joke'.
Published 31 March 2021
Tesla now accepts Bitcoin as payment, Elon Musk reveals

Tesla now accepts Bitcoin as payment

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that the company now accepts Bitcoin as a method of payment.
Published 24 March 2021