Charging infrastructure is perhaps the one thing with the biggest question mark over fitness for purpose in what is fast becoming an EV revolution. Companies are working hard to build a high-speed charging network that’s anywhere near as plentiful, accessible and reliable as the refuelling station network, which has taken 100 years to evolve, but… Continue reading Under the skin: The useful future for tired EV batteries
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Jaguar C-Type Continuation
In the C-Type’s case, the run is of 16 cars, and if you have a loose £1.5 million (plus taxes), you can have one of the final eight cars. It’s an absurd price on one level of course, less so if you consider that one of the original 53 cars will cost you upwards of… Continue reading Jaguar C-Type Continuation
2023 Lotus Type 133 to be firm’s most luxurious model yet
“With Lotus being a smaller company, and with us growing up, it makes sense to take technologies from our sister companies. “If you go to an OEM for their parts, you have to pay for the privilege of going in the shop to see if you want the parts. With Geely and our sister companies,… Continue reading 2023 Lotus Type 133 to be firm’s most luxurious model yet
Alpine investigating hydrogen-combustion for future sports cars
French performance brand Alpine is “very actively” exploring the use of hydrogen as a means of safeguarding the future of the combustion engine, both in racing and in road cars. The company recently collaborated with students at the European Institute of Design in Turin to create the radical A4810 concept – an outlandish vision of… Continue reading Alpine investigating hydrogen-combustion for future sports cars
Ex-Nissan sports car boss named as new Caterham CEO
Ex-Nissan sports car boss Bob Laishley has become CEO of Caterham Cars, replacing Graham Macdonald, who is retiring after 15 years at Caterham – 10 as CEO. Laishley’s promotion to the top chair comes just a year after he was brought on board as chief strategic officer in the wake of Caterham’s acquisition by Japanese… Continue reading Ex-Nissan sports car boss named as new Caterham CEO
Fun fare: An exciting second life for London’s diesel taxis
Another nail is hammered into the coffin of old diesel-engines London taxis in November last year when their maximum permitted age for operation in the capital was reduced by one year to 13 years. To encourage wider take-up of cleaner alternatives, including zero-emissions-capable vehicles, Transport for London offers a grant to owners to take their… Continue reading Fun fare: An exciting second life for London’s diesel taxis
Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer 2022
Low CO2 emissions of 25g/km and an 8% benefit-in-kind rate will be good news to company car drivers, although it’s only available as a sportier GS Line, making it the most expensive version, so you’ll need plenty of battery charging before recouping that outlay. Good thing it can take as little as two hours to… Continue reading Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer 2022
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C8
That’s how it has come to pass that you can, for the first time, buy an official, factory-built, right-hand-drive Corvette sports car from GM Europe’s one and only nominated UK dealer: Ian Allan Motors of Virginia Water, Surrey. This is a sports car unlike any other in the Corvette’s long back catalogue. Critically, it’s a… Continue reading Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C8
BMW leasing subsidiary launches digital salary sacrifice product
Leasing and mobility provider Alphabet, a subsidiary of the BMW Group, has launched a new digital salary sacrifice product, following rising demand for these schemes among corporate customers. Developed with a different ‘trusted partner’ to its predecessor, the new offer operates from an online portal designed to help employees self-serve, generating quotes comparing tax savings… Continue reading BMW leasing subsidiary launches digital salary sacrifice product
What are Euro 7 emissions regs and what will they mean for cars?
Open gallery Audi Q3 in Mahle Powertrain’s cold chamber Euro 7 will add significant costs to testing emissions from cars Audi Q3 in Mahle Powertrain’s solar testing facility Mahle Powertrain facility Close Access to this content requires a subscription to Autocar Business The Knowledge. Click here to purchase a subscription to The Knowledge. Go to… Continue reading What are Euro 7 emissions regs and what will they mean for cars?