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Number of global charging plugs hits one million

Number of global charging points hits one million

The number of publicly available charging plugs around the world has hit a million, having doubled in just three years.
Published 07 August 2020
BMW eDrive Zones introduces in London and Birmingham, using geo-fencing technology for plug-in hybrid cars

BMW eDrive Zones switch hybrids to EV mode

BMW has introduced new “eDrive Zones” designed to ensure its plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models run in zero-emission electric mode when in cities.
Published 07 August 2020
Micro Machines have been reintroduced

Eighties toy sensation Micro Machines reintroduced

Micro Machines, the tiny car toys from the eighties and nineties, are being reintroduced across the US.
Published 06 August 2020
People rush to aid of SUV driver after bus collision

People rush to aid of SUV driver after collision

Footage shows a number of brave civilians helping a driver whose SUV rammed into the side of a bus.
Published 06 August 2020
Audi apologises for “insensitive” RS4 advert

Audi apologises for 'insensitive' RS4 advert

German car maker Audi has been forced to apologise after publishing an advert that was deemed to be inappropriate and provocative.
Published 06 August 2020
Elon Musk says Tesla Cybertruck has got over 200,000 reservations

Tesla Cybertruck has over 200,000 reservations

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that more than 200,000 people have made deposits for the electric car maker’s soon-to-be released Cybertruck.
Published 05 August 2020
Car sales

UK car sales bounce back in July

After a catastrophic first half of the year due to the coronavirus lockdown, UK car sales in July were up 11.3% on the same month in 2019.
Published 05 August 2020
Gordon Murray Automotive unveils T.50 supercar

Gordon Murray Automotive unveils T.50 supercar

Superlatives are second nature to car makers. But when man behind the McLaren F1 says he's made the "purest supercar ever", you pay attention.
Published 04 August 2020
Audi may replace R8 and TT with pure-electric equivalents

Audi R8 and TT could be reborn as pure-electric

A review of Audi’s lineup could spell the end of the current iterations of the R8 supercar and TT sports car.
Published 04 August 2020
Rise in rural crime leads to spike in Land Rover Defender thefts

Rise in rural crime leads to Defender thefts

A rise in rural crime has seen thefts of Land Rover Defenders increase by more than a third in just a year.
Published 04 August 2020
Five highlights from the upcoming London Concours

Five star cars at the upcoming London Concours

Motoring events were justifiably put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, but now they're back with the 2020 London Concours.
Published 03 August 2020
SUVs are endangering climate goals, report says

SUVs are endangering climate goals, report says

A study has called for a tobacco-style advertising ban on SUVs in order to ensure the country meets its aims to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
Published 03 August 2020