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Tesla Model S and Model X receive 1,000bhp+ Plaid variants and interior upgrades

Tesla’s new U-shaped steering wheel is legal

Are the U-shaped steering wheel yokes shown in images of the new Tesla Model S and Model X legal? We asked the regulators.
Published 03 February 2021
Material used to make EV batteries now mined in UK

Researchers find way to produce lithium in UK

British researchers working on ways to source lithium for electric car batteries have extracted a precursor compound from UK rocks.
Published 21 January 2021
Trump pardons autonomous car engineer sentenced for stealing trade secrets

Trump pardoned ex-Google self-driving car engineer

Outgoing President Donald Trump last night pardoned Anthony Levandowski, an autonomous car engineer charged with stealing trade secrets.
Published 20 January 2021
New EV battery could be cheaper, safer and easier to recharge

New EV battery 'cheaper, faster to charge'

Researchers at Penn State have found that lithium iron phosphate batteries could be a cheaper, safer alternative to the ones currently used.
Published 19 January 2021
Bridgestone future city

Bridgestone's city of the future shown at CES

Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has set out its vision for a city focused around sustainable mobility.
Published 14 January 2021
JCB unveils machine that fixes potholes in 8 minutes

JCB unveils machine that fixes potholes in 8 mins

Construction equipment manufacturer JCB has revealed a machine that can fill in potholes in just eight minutes
Published 11 January 2021
Apple targets 2024 for passenger car with "next level" battery tech

Apple targets 2024 for electric car

Apple will launch its long-talked-about electric car by 2024, according to new reports.
Published 22 December 2020
Volkswagen ID.3 and ID.4 get augmented reality head-up displays

Volkswagen introduces augmented reality HUDs

Head-up displays are about to take a technological leap as Volkswagen introduces augmented reality into its ID.3 and ID.4 electric cars.
Published 18 December 2020

Vans falling well behind cars on safety

New research has found that the safety of light commercial vehicles such as vans lags significantly behind that of passenger vehicles.
Published 17 December 2020
EU to impose tighter environmental restrictions on EV batteries

EU's tough new eco standards for EV batteries

The EU will next month set regulations that aim to make Europe into a centre for environmentally friendly electric car batteries.
Published 01 December 2020
DS says technology on future cars could spell "end of touchscreens"

DS Autos forecasts end of car touchscreens

DS Automobiles, the carmaker formerly part of Citroën, has claimed that technology on its future cars will spell the "end of touchscreens".
Published 19 November 2020
Jaguar Land Rover to open self-driving 'smart city hub' in Ireland

JLR to open self-driving 'smart city hub'

Jaguar Land Rover is to open a "smart city hub" that will allow real-world testing of self-driving cars and connected technologies.
Published 16 November 2020