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Autocar Business Trends 2022: Big brands face China sales slump
Volkswagen’s Chinese lineup includes region-exclusive ID 4 X and ID 6 models Close News 1 min read 31 October 2022 Access to this content requires a subscription to Autocar Business The Knowledge. To subscribe, please see below and to login please click here ]]> Basic Register Access to additional free article Regular newsletters to… Continue reading Autocar Business Trends 2022: Big brands face China sales slump
Under the skin: the future of in-car stereo
In the world of hi-fi, electrostatic speakers have been a thing for decades and are sought after for their clarity and low distortion compared with conventional cone speakers. Now Warwick Acoustics has incorporated the technology into car interior panels, thereby saving space, weight and energy consumption. Its Electroacoustic panels are made, it says, entirely from… Continue reading Under the skin: the future of in-car stereo
Caterham reveals plans for all-new two-seat EV
The new model would be built in a new factory at greater volumes than the Seven (Laishley does not dismiss an estimate of 1000 cars a year) and would have a higher base price than today’s Sevens. Laishley is careful not to give an on-sale date for the new model’s launch, but Takahashi’s keenness to see… Continue reading Caterham reveals plans for all-new two-seat EV
Stilride: the brand reinventing electric motorbike production
Back in 2021 Polestar announced its ‘Polestar 0 Project’, designed to create the first truly ‘climate neutral’ car by 2030. Tailpipe emissions aside, all cars have a colossal carbon footprint based on the energy used to create them from people travelling to the earliest board meetings, right through production, the use stage in the hands of… Continue reading Stilride: the brand reinventing electric motorbike production
Ferrari 499P is 670bhp racer built to attack Le Mans
The six-cylinder engine, a load-bearing element in the 499P, is based on the architecture of the unit in the 296 GT3, which was also on show at Imola as the racing evolution of the 296 GTB road car. “Of course, each part is developed and it is completely different to the engine of the street… Continue reading Ferrari 499P is 670bhp racer built to attack Le Mans
Red Bull Racing fined £6m for Formula 1 budget cap breach
Red Bull Racing has been fined $7 million (£6.07m) for breaking the Formula 1 budget cap in 2021, Max Verstappen’s first world championship season. The Milton Keynes-based team overspent the £118m cap by £1.86m (1.6%), documents released today confirm – a breach that the FIA, motorsport’s global governing body, has labelled as “minor”. Red Bull has also been given a… Continue reading Red Bull Racing fined £6m for Formula 1 budget cap breach
Subaru Solterra
Co-developed, not badge engineered. That’s how the relationship of the new Subaru Solterra is described to that of its sibling car, the Toyota bZ4X. The bZ4X is the kind of pragmatic car you’d expect from its maker, and likewise the Solterra from Subaru. It’s a spacious, 4.7m-long electric family crossover of the kind of shape… Continue reading Subaru Solterra
Video | A weekend living with the New Nissan Qashqai e-POWER
Comprehensive safety technology When it comes to safety, the Nissan Qashqai e-POWER has you covered, too. Nissan’s latest ProPILOT Assist with Navi-Link**** driver assistance features help make both local urban journeys and cross-country treks easy and safer than ever before. Intelligent Cruise Control**** helps keep you a safe distance from the car in front, while… Continue reading Video | A weekend living with the New Nissan Qashqai e-POWER
The Lake District village that’s pioneering community e-bike schemes
Electric bike sharing schemes are becoming hugely popular in many cities and regions of the UK – but a new initiative is out to showcase that they could have an even greater impact on smaller rural communities. The residents of the picturesque community of Staveley in the heart of the Lake District in Cumbria have… Continue reading The Lake District village that’s pioneering community e-bike schemes