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Nissan’s 500,000th Leaf rolls off the line

Nissan has built half a million Leaf electric cars

Nissan is celebrating the production of half a million Leaf electric hatchbacks, on the day that the industry celebrates World EV Day.
Published 09 September 2020
Land Rover reveals new Defender powertrains for 2021 including PHEV

Land Rover reveals new Defender powertrains

Land Rover has introduced a new specification and new powertrains for the 2021 Defender, including a plug-in hybrid.
Published 09 September 2020
Netflix announces eight-part Ayrton Senna drama

Netflix announces eight-part Ayrton Senna drama

Netflix has announced an eight-part, fictionalised drama about the career of legendary F1 driver Ayrton Senna, set to be released in 2022.
Published 08 September 2020
Environmental activists install anti-car billboards across UK cities

Environment activists install anti-car billboards

Activists from the Brandalism network have installed over 100 billboards across the UK attacking what it calls "misleading" car advertising.
Published 08 September 2020
Lewis Hamilton founds Extreme E team

Lewis Hamilton founds Extreme E team

Six-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has founded a racing team, X44, which will take part in the Extreme E electric off-road series.
Published 08 September 2020
Five highlights from the Concours of Elegance 2020

Five highlights from the 2020 Concours of Elegance

The Concours of Elegance, a celebration of the world’s rarest and most beautiful cars, took place this weekend at Hampton Court Palace.
Published 07 September 2020
Environmental concerns mount use of nickel in EVs

Environmental concerns mount use of nickel in EVs

In the environmental debate around EVs, cobalt is often bought up as one of their pitfalls. However, concern is rising over the use of nickel.
Published 07 September 2020
Volkswagen Caddy van gets the California camper treatment

VW Caddy van gets the California camper treatment

The new VW Caddy California is the successor to the Caddy Beach campervan and the first Caddy to bear the California name.
Published 04 September 2020
Uber rolls out mask-detecting scanner in app to ensure passengers have face coverings

Uber rolls out mask-detecting scanner in app

Users of the ride-hailing service Uber reported for not wearing a face covering will be asked to use a mask scanning feature before their next jo
Published 03 September 2020
Almost half of under-25s think driving should be on the school curriculum

Four in five Brits support additional driving test

The majority of British motorists are in favour of second practical tests to help improve driving standards, according to a new survey.
Published 02 September 2020
Expect 10% rise in school run traffic next week, says AA

Expect 10% rise in school run traffic next week

Nerves over public transport and restrictions on car sharing may lead to jams
Published 28 August 2020
Naked Australian caught on CCTV taking shower in a car wash

Video: Naked Australian's car wash shower

We’ve all become more fastidious about personal hygiene since the outbreak of Covid but one naked man in Australia, took things to the next level
Published 27 August 2020