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Ferdinand Porsche stood near an early 356

Porsche Street renamed due to Nazi links

The Austrian city of Linz has announced that it is to rename a street honouring the car-designer Ferdinand Porsche.
Published 16 December 2022
Jaguar and Waymo announce driverless car project using I-Pace electric SUV

Autonomous taxis far from faultless

A piece in The Times underscores the fact that, as yet, autonomous robotaxi technology is far from faultless.
Published 12 December 2022
Apple targets 2024 for passenger car with "next level" battery tech

Apple scales back autonomous car ambitions

Technology giant Apple has significantly scaled back its ambitions to unveil a fully-autonomous electric car by 2025.
Published 08 December 2022
Renault to embed Waze in its cars

New Renaults get built-in Waze

Renault has announced that it is the first carmaker to integrate the Waze satellite navigation app as an integrated feature.
Published 06 December 2022
Munro MK_1

Munro Mk_1 electric off-roader will be first volum

Scottish automotive start-up Munro has unveiled its first vehicle, a tough electric off-roader.
Published 05 December 2022
2022 MG4 electric hatchback

'Question marks' over how long EV boom can last

Electric vehicles made up some 20.6% of new car sales in November — up 35.2% on November of last year.
Published 05 December 2022
These were UK's most popular used cars in 2018

Used car prices continued to rise in October

The price of used cars continued to rise last month, continuing its upward trend of the last two years, despite a cost-of-living crisis.
Published 21 November 2022
Citroen Ami charging up

The areas with biggest increases in EV charging

Welwyn Hatfield in Hertfordshire is the best-performing local authority in Britain when it comes to the percentage growth in public charging.
Published 11 November 2022
Britishvolt

Britishvolt needs investors within five weeks

The investment bank Lazard has been tasked with sourcing major investment for the financially-imperilled battery firm Britishvolt.
Published 07 November 2022
Britishvolt

British EV battery megafactory risks insolvency

Nearly two years after Britishvolt announced a plan to develop a gigafactory in Northumberland, the project is in jeopardy.
Published 01 November 2022
Elon Musk hits back at reports that Tesla ventilators were never delivered to hospitals

Tesla employees now working on Twitter code

Elon Musk has redeployed over 50 trusted Tesla employees to work on Twitter code as he hopes to rapidly redesign how the network operates.
Published 01 November 2022
Landmarks Of The M40 Calendar 2023

The 'boring' M40 calendar that's a road to success

Calendar featuring views of the M40 motorway has picked up orders from all over the world.
Published 01 November 2022