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Hyundai and LG Chem agree battery replacement cost sharing after electric car fires

Hyundai, LG agree battery recall cost after fires

Hyundai Motor and its electric car battery supplier LG Chem have agreed a cost sharing ratio in a recall after 15 vehicle fires.
Published 05 March 2021
Porsche unveils Taycan Cross Turismo, a lightening-quick electric estate

Porsche unveils Taycan Cross Turismo estate

Porsche has revealed the Taycan Cross Turismo, a rugged 4x4 estate version of its Taycan electric grand tourer.
Published 04 March 2021
February new car sales lowest for more than 60 years

Coronavirus continues to hit British car sales

Coronavirus hit new car sales yet again in February, with sales dropping by more than 35% compared to the same month last year.
Published 04 March 2021
Aston Martin reveals first F1 car for 60 years

Aston Martin reveals first F1 car for 61 years

Aston Martin has this afternoon unveiled its first F1 car for more than 60 years. 
Published 03 March 2021
Budget 2021 rules for cars and drivers

Budget 2021: Chancellor Rishi Sunak outlines plans

Rishi Sunak's fiscal plans for roads, cars and vans, including fuel duty, VED road tax, pothole repairs and electric vehicle incentives.
Published 03 March 2021
Inoperative smart motorway cameras mean motorists go unpunished for driving in closed lanes

Drivers in closed motorway lanes go unpunished

Motorists are escaping punishment for committing traffic offences on smart motorways due to a lack of working enforcement cameras.
Published 03 March 2021
DS Automobiles reveals clothing collection that absorbs CO2

DS reveals clothing that absorbs CO2

DS Automobiles has unveiled a clothing collection that absorbs carbon dioxide, made in collaboration with a Parisian fashion designer.
Published 02 March 2021
Volvo launches battery-powered C40 Recharge as it commits to fully-electric lineup by 2030

Volvo reveals electric C40 Recharge

Just hours after announcing it will go pure-electric by 2030, Volvo has revealed its new battery-powered C40 coupé SUV.
Published 02 March 2021
Hyundai unveils new Bayon crossover

Hyundai Bayon crossover revealed

Hyundai has revealed the Bayon, a new Nissan Juke-rivalling model that aims to capitalise on the continuing appetite for crossover SUVs.
Published 02 March 2021
Tiger Woods may have been asleep at the wheel before crash, experts suggest

Woods may have been asleep at wheel, claims expert

Tiger Woods may have been asleep at the wheel before his crash last week, an expert who visited the accident site has suggested.
Published 01 March 2021
Littering motorists to be caught on camera as instances rise

New cameras to catch littering motorists

Drivers could be fined up to £120 for dropping rubbish out of their cars after new camera technology is installed.
Published 01 March 2021
James May has written a hydrogen manifesto instead of reviewing his Toyota Mirai

James May on battery vs hydrogen electric cars

Grand Tour host James May has written about his love of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) in a piece for the Sunday Times Magazine. 
Published 28 February 2021