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Learner drivers struggle to book tests amid backlog

Chronic shortage of driving instructors

Driving test backlog could stretch into 2022
Published 23 August 2021
Extreme E

Extreme E goes to the Arctic

Greenland will play host to its first ever motorsport event this weekend — August 28th and 29th — as part of Extreme E.
Published 23 August 2021
Toyota wins Le Mans 2021

Toyota dominates Le Mans

Toyota recorded its fourth consecutive victory at the Le Mans 24 Hour race, ahead of Glickenhaus.
Published 23 August 2021
Eco petrol to replace current fuel at pumps

E10 fuel switch soon

E10 fuel will become the default type of petrol on British forecourts in just two weeks’ time.
Published 20 August 2021
Bloodhound LSR

Bloodhound LSR

The Bloodhound land speed record attempt is “very much still a live project,” according to outgoing CEO, Ian Warhurst.
Published 20 August 2021
Cyberlandr

Camper for Tesla Cybertruck

An American company, Stream It, has released images and video of a camper conversion it says it will produce for Tesla’s Cybertruck.
Published 20 August 2021
Goodwood Revival

Goodwood car boot sale

The Goodwood Revival in Sussex, an event known more for its classic car racing and period costumes, will host its first ever car boot sale.
Published 19 August 2021
Genesis GV60

Genesis GV60 is 2022 EV

Genesis has taken the covers off the GV60, a new crossover built on the same all-electric platform as the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6.
Published 19 August 2021
2022 Nissan Z

Nissan unveils Z coupe

Nissan has revealed its production-ready Z coupé, powered by a 400bhp V6 engine and designed to continue the firm’s Z-car lineage.
Published 18 August 2021
James Bond with the Aston Martin DB5

Podcast: Bond’s missing Aston

A new podcast series will investigate the mysterious disappearance of an Aston Martin DB5 that was used in the 1963 James Bond film Goldfinger.
Published 18 August 2021
Tesla

US investigates Tesla Autopilot

A worrying series of crashes prompts an official investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot system.
Published 17 August 2021
Hydrogen car

Hydrogen power is ‘dirtier’ than fossil fuels

Is hydrogen the panacea that will allow us to slash transport emissions without dealing with the limitations of electric vehicles?
Published 17 August 2021