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Classics converted to electric power by Lunaz

Electric classic car conversion industry booming

Conversions of classic cars to electric power have become so popular that customers of one specialist will have to wait 48 months for delivery.
Published 17 February 2022
Motor Awards 2019: Best Adventure Car of the Year — vote now!

Audi UK axes A4 and A6 allroad

Audi has halted sales of its A4 allroad and A6 allroad estates in the UK due to sluggish sales.
Published 16 February 2022
The five richest people in motoring: Elon Musk

'Fun police' blamed in Tesla farting car recall

Tesla is recalling some 579,000 vehicles after an American safety organisation ruled that the cars’ “Boombox” function may endanger pedestrians.
Published 14 February 2022
Rolls-Royce redesigns Spirit of Ecstasy mascot for the electric car age

Spirit of Ecstasy redesigned for electric age

Published 06 February 2022

Hyundai makes weirdest recall

Hyundai has recalled some 714 Santa Fe SUVs in the United States for really quite a strange reason: the dash instruments can appear upside-down.
Published 01 February 2022
King Long Robobus in Chongqing

Autonomous buses operating in China

The Chinese city of Chongqing has begun operating a network of autonomous buses that are already available to be hailed by the public.
Published 01 February 2022
Lotus Type 135 first electric sports car sketch

First sketch of Lotus' new electric sports car

British carmaker Lotus has released a sketch of its first electric sports car alongside details of its close collaboration with Britishvolt.
Published 28 January 2022

Britishvolt deal revs up UK gigafactory plans

A UK tech firm's ambition to produce 300,000 electric vehicle battery packs per year in Northumberland have been given a shot in the arm.
Published 24 January 2022

UK start-up announces flying taxi plans

Urban-Air Port, a start-up specialising in infrastructure for “future air mobility” plans to open 200 flying taxi and cargo drone hubs globally.
Published 24 January 2022
Aston Martin DBX Prototype Track Testing

Hot Aston Martin DBX teased

Aston Martin is to unveil a new range-topping performance version of its DBX SUV.
Published 20 January 2022
German court calls Tesla Autopilot claims misleading

Tesla Autopilot accidents down

Tesla has released its latest quarterly report showing an improvement in the safety performance of its Autopilot driver assistance system.
Published 18 January 2022
9 things we've learned about farming from Jeremy Clarkson

Farmers react to Clarkson restaurant rejection

Farmers and local food producers have come out in support of Clarkson, branding the ruling "shortsighted" and "absurd".
Published 14 January 2022