Ineos Automotive, the car company owned by billionaire mogul Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has today unveiled the hard-wearing interior of its upcoming Grenadier 4X4, which is expected to cost from around £30,000. It is designed to be the spiritual successor to the original Land Rover and Land Rover Defender – and like the utilitarian offroaders that have … Read more
Britain has scored a significant international automotive coup as BMW’s sporty new 2-series coupe will make its public global premiere at this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. And that’s long before its German and wider European premiere in September at the IAA MOBILITY 2021 show in BMW’s home city of Munich – which for the … Read more
Legendary British sports carmaker Lotus today launched a new model designed to deliver ‘exotic supercar appeal’ for less than £60,000 while celebrating a ‘last hurrah’ for the petrol engine. At its official unveiling at the Lotus factory in Hethel, the company hailed the new Emira as ‘the most accomplished Lotus ever made’ and a ‘game-changer’ … Read more
Legendary British sports carmaker Lotus today launched a new model designed to deliver ‘exotic supercar appeal’ for less than £60,000 while celebrating a ‘last hurrah’ for the petrol engine. At its official unveiling at the Lotus factory in Hethel, the company hailed the new Emira as ‘the most accomplished Lotus ever made’ and a ‘game-changer’ … Read more
Electric Volvos on sale by the time new petrol and diesel cars are banned from showrooms will have ranges of more than 600 miles, the Swedish company has promised. It announced a new partnership with fellow Scandinavian firm Northvolt to develop ultra energy-dense lithium-ion battery packs to be used in its next generation models on … Read more
The 400bhp E-Type that drives like a modern car: Give this British firm your classic Jaguar AND £325k and they’ll double its power and fit 21st century parts Unleashed is a new brand launched by Kent-based restoration specialist, E-Type UK It has taken a 1970s Series III E-Type and spent 4,000 hours and £325k converting … Read more
The Government should scrap VAT on the purchase of electric cars if it is serious about meeting its air pollution targets, according to the AA. The motoring group highlights a variety of options drivers say might convince them to switch to a battery-powered car, with removal of 20 per cent VAT on purchases of EVs … Read more
Some motorists have been left angered by Sainsburys and Tesco after discovering a number of locations now take a £99 deposit from bank accounts when paying for fuel at the pump. Both supermarkets upped the pre-authorisation checks from its previous £1 this month, Sainsbury’s at a small percentage of forecourts and one at Tesco. It … Read more
Green Cards for driving in the EU scrapped: British motorists will no longer need the ‘confusing’ insurance document when using their own cars in Europe Green Cards are available to proves that motorists have third party insurance when driving their cars overseas Insurers have feared Britons will need to have them when driving in EU … Read more
Gridserve has announced its plans to bolster the nation’s ‘Electric Highway’ of chargers at motorway services, adding 300 ultra-rapid devices to the network Plans to significantly bolster the nation’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure have been revealed this morning – and it will plug-in vehicle ownership more feasible for an increasing number of drivers. Gridserve, the … Read more