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Me and My Motor: Arabella Weir, actor, author and star of The Fast Show

Published 01 June 2019
By Danny Scott
"I used to have a thing for Renaults," explains Arabella Weir. "I used to own George Harrison's Renault 5. I wonder if it's still out there."

2017 BMW i3 REX vs Volkswagen e-Golf

By 2040, if the government gets its way, drivers looking for a new car will have a simple choice: buy an electric car or a hybrid car....
Published 18 August 2017
The best cars to avoid paying road tax (VED)

The best cars for avoiding road tax (VED)

Every driver knows how expensive it can be to run a car, even before paying costly annual road tax. And since April’s changes to car tax,
Published 17 May 2017
BMW i3 and i3 Range Extender review (2013-on)

BMW i3 and i3 Range Extender review (2013-on)

BMW was behind Renault and Nissan in entering the electric vehicle market with proper production cars, but compared with true rivals such as Audi...
Published 01 August 2016
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Letters of the week, January 31

This week: dazzling headlights, texting at traffic lights and VW emissions
Published 01 February 2016
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Top 100 Cars 2016: Top 5 Electric & Hybrid

The Sunday Times Driving presents its Top 5 electric and hybrid cars of 2016, featuring Tesla, Nissan, Audi, BMW and Mitsubishi.
Published 03 January 2016
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What do you need to know before buying a used electric...

At the end of 2014, Nissan claimed that most Leaf drivers wouldn’t ever go back to an ICE (internal combustion engine) car
Published 27 August 2015
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Driving Green: Top five electric cars

It's not that long since there weren’t five electric cars to choose from – and certainly not five genuinely decent models worth investing your...
Published 05 August 2015
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Letters of the week, April 26

This week: more on spare wheels, self-parking car queries, nice guys with personalised number plates and more.
Published 01 May 2015
BMW i3 parks itself at the touch of a smartwatch

News: BMW i3 parks itself at the touch of a smartwatch

It sounds like a scene from a James Bond blockbuster: BMW has revealed an i3 car that can drive itself around a multi-storey car park and park itself...
Published 17 December 2014
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News: BMW brings car sharing to UK with DriveNow scheme

BMW will shortly announce plans to bring its car club to Britain, allowing drivers to hire the electric i3, as well as conventionally-powered Minis...
Published 17 October 2014
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New Registration Special: Hybrids and electrics

Driving's guide to the best hybrid and electric cars with 64 registration plate for September 2014
Published 31 August 2014
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Buying guide: 10 cars for superboomers

ON THE high streets and the internet, in the art galleries and the mountains earnest young clipboard holders have identified a new species of consumer...
Published 05 August 2014