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Cupra Born is beefier, bronzed version of Volkswagen ID.3

Cupra Born is beefier version of Volkswagen ID.3

Cupra, the performance sister brand of Spanish car maker Seat, has revealed the Born, a beefier, bronzed version of the Volkswagen ID.3.
Published 25 May 2021
Lorry driver caught eating lasagne with knife and fork on motorway

Lorry driver caught eating lasagne on motorway

A lorry driver who ate lasagne with a knife and fork on a motorway has been caught as part of a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) aided police crackdown.
Published 24 May 2021
Ex-FIA boss Max Mosley dies aged 81

Ex-FIA boss Max Mosley dies aged 81

Former FIA boss Max Mosley, who became a figurehead for safety within Formula One and a leading privacy campaigner, has died at the age of 81.
Published 24 May 2021
Financial incentives for electric car owners charging off-peak

Incentives offered for off-peak EV charging

Drivers of electric vehicles will be offered incentives to charge their cars at off-peak times in order to prevent unmanageable demand.
Published 24 May 2021

Electric van boss makes Rich List

The Russian CEO of electric bus and van start-up Arrival has entered The Sunday Times Rich List for the first time.
Published 22 May 2021
Prince William test drives Extreme E electric off-road racer

Prince William gets taste of Extreme E

Prince William got behind the wheel of the an Extreme E pure-electric off-road racing car today as part of a climate-focused tour of Scotland.
Published 22 May 2021
Electrogenic classic car electric conversions

Why convert a classic car to electric?

Is converting a classic car to electric power sacrilege or do we need to get with the programme? We visit Electrogenic to understand the appeal.
Published 21 May 2021
Elon Musk Luton visit intensifies UK gigafactory rumours

Elon Musk UK visit intensifies gigafactory rumours

A visit by Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Luton has intensified rumours that the electric car maker is thinking of opening a gigafactory in the UK.
Published 21 May 2021
Field full of abandoned electric cars is down to cancelled car-sharing scheme — not battery faults

Cancelled car-share scheme caused EV "boneyard"

Fact-checking services have stepped in to clarify the reason for hundreds of electric vehicles abandoned in a field in France.
Published 20 May 2021
Opel Manta reborn as 145bhp electric restomod

Opel Manta reborn as 145bhp electric restomod

The Opel Manta, one of the most beloved cars of the 1970s, has been reinvented as a one-off 145bhp electric restomod.
Published 19 May 2021
Safety expert questions Ford billboard patent

Patent to beam adverts into cars 'worrying'

A new Ford patent that would see billboard advertisements projected onto infotainment screens may pose "worrying" safety issues.
Published 19 May 2021
Goodwood Festival of Speed to celebrate Lotus

Goodwood Festival of Speed to celebrate Lotus

Lotus will be celebrated at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed with an “interactive and accessible” central feature.
Published 18 May 2021