Episode 15 of My Week In Cars is a Christmas special and your hosts Steve Cropley and Matt Prior are joined by Top Gear presenter Chris Harris. One of the UK’s most prominent motoring journalists, Harris was formerly a staffer on Autocar. Here he talks about some of the old days, what it’s like to… Continue reading My Week In Cars podcast: Top Gear presenter Chris Harris special
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Autocar Business Editors Briefing: Episode 2 now live
In the latest episode of the Autocar Business Editors Briefing, the team reacts to the news that Jaguar has appointed a new managing director, Philip Koehn. An engineering expert, he was a key influence on Rolls-Royce’s bespoke ‘Architecture of Luxury’ platform. Is he the right person to execute former CEO Thierry Bolloré’s ambitious ‘Reimagine’ plan to reinvent Jaguar… Continue reading Autocar Business Editors Briefing: Episode 2 now live
Autocar writers’ cars of 2022: Honda Civic
It would be prematurely sensationalist to say hatchbacks are a dying breed. Yet, between Ford canning the Ford Focus and the inevitable cannibalisation with SUVs, the good ol’ hatch is having to fight its corner like never before. Excellent news, then, that Honda’s 11th-generation Honda Civic, which arrived this year, is fighting that corner remarkably… Continue reading Autocar writers’ cars of 2022: Honda Civic
Autocar magazine 21 December: double issue on sale now
We close out the year with our second Christmas double issue. We’ve got 132 pages of motoring goodness, including a scoop on Maserati’s future, our first drive of the new Mercedes C63 AMG and a great selection of page-turning features. News It’s time for Maserati to go under the spotlight as we uncover how the… Continue reading Autocar magazine 21 December: double issue on sale now
Detroit business thriving thanks to candle-making classes, vegan soaps
Candle-making classes at She’s Home Soaptique have become very popular. So popular in fact that Detroit entrepreneur Wanda Curdez had to make a change — she had to move some of her manufacturing back home to make a space that could accommodate the growing classes of instant artisans. Enveloped in the aroma of earthy, fruity… Continue reading Detroit business thriving thanks to candle-making classes, vegan soaps
Porsche begins production of ‘e-fuel’ that could provide gas alternative amid EV push
Barbara Frenkel, member of the executive board for procurement at Porsche, (left) and Michael Steiner, member of the executive board for development and research fuel a 911 with e-fuel at a pilot plant, Punta Arenas, Chile. Porsche AG Porsche and several partners have started production of a climate neutral “e-fuel” aimed at replacing gasoline in… Continue reading Porsche begins production of ‘e-fuel’ that could provide gas alternative amid EV push
Biden unveils stricter emissions rules for heavy-duty trucks
EPA Administrator Michael Regan gives remarks at an event on new national clean air standards for heavy-duty trucks near the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters on December 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Biden administration on Tuesday announced stricter standards on smog-forming emissions from trucks, vans… Continue reading Biden unveils stricter emissions rules for heavy-duty trucks
U.S. Postal Service to transform delivery fleet with 66,000 electric vehicles by 2028
Three United States Postal Service (USPS) mail trucks are parked in front of the post office in Danville. On July 20, the USPS announced that at least 40 percent of its Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs) and commercial off-the-street (COTS) vehicles will be battery electric vehicles. Paul Weaver | Sopa Images | Getty Images The… Continue reading U.S. Postal Service to transform delivery fleet with 66,000 electric vehicles by 2028
Treasury Department delays electric vehicle tax credit guidance until March
UAW Local 5960 member Kimberly Fuhr inspects a Chevrolet Bolt EV during vehicle production on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at the General Motors Orion Assembly Plant in Orion Township, Michigan. Steve Fecht for Chevrolet The Treasury Department is delaying plans to issue proposed guidance for the sourcing of electric vehicle batteries for federal tax incentives… Continue reading Treasury Department delays electric vehicle tax credit guidance until March
How disrupting the used car market caused Carvana to succeed and stumble
Carvana is a used car retailer that lets customers find, tour, buy and finance vehicles completely online. The company then delivers the vehicles straight to a customer’s home or allows them to pick up their purchase from one of Carvana’s 33 fully-automated car vending machines. It’s a business model that helped propel the company to… Continue reading How disrupting the used car market caused Carvana to succeed and stumble