Motorists will be in for a shock once lockdown eases and they can travel, as the price of petrol and diesel has likely jumped since the last time they visited a filling station. Analysis of national prices show that unleaded now costs almost 122p-a-lite on average in the UK, which is the highest it has … Read more
New images have revealed the huge toll of the coronavirus pandemic on the automotive industry with photos showing Rockingham Motor Speedway – a former racing venue – now being used to stockpile thousands of unwanted vehicles. The site, near Corby in Northamptonshire, has not hosted any racing since 2018 when the track was sold. It … Read more
The general consensus among motorists is that there will be more electric cars on UK roads by 2030 than diesels, a huge poll of drivers has found. By the time the ban on new petrol and diesel-engined cars comes into force at the end of this decade, drivers reckon there will be 6.5million EVs being … Read more
The general consensus among motorists is that there will be more electric cars on UK roads by 2030 than diesels, a huge poll of drivers has found. By the time the ban on new petrol and diesel-engined cars comes into force at the end of this decade, drivers reckon there will be 6.5million EVs being … Read more
The new third-generation of Nissan’s Sunderland-built Qashqai family crossover is launched today as its arrival is hailed as a huge vote of confidence in post-Brexit Britain. Bosses said Nissan’s 35 years of car-building in Britain meant it had become part of the UK way of life and was proud to celebrate its ‘Britishness’. The new … Read more
Young drivers could save up to £848 on car cover by having a telematics plan and it’s typically the under 20s who benefit EXCLUSIVE: Motorists aged 17 to 24 could save hundreds by switching plans Telematics policies are cheaper than standard car insurance ones The fall in prices has not matched other motor premiums By … Read more
The huge gulf in costs faced by electric car owners who use public devices to replenish the batteries of their plug-in vehicles has been revealed in a new study. The priciest companies charge up to four times as much as the cheapest provider for the same amount of charge, a market comparison of user costs … Read more
Ford, the UK’s most popular car brand, has announced today that its entire passenger vehicle line-up in Europe will be all-electric by 2030. The US brand’s statement of intent comes just days after Britain’s biggest car maker, Jaguar Land Rover, made its commitment to dump petrol and diesel engines as early as 2025. Some 152,000 … Read more
British supercar firm McLaren today unleashed its first proper production electric-hybrid supercar, the Artura – which can hit 205mph and drive round town on battery power Priced from £185,500, the two-seater super-lightweight plug-in hybrid will sprint from rest to 60mph in three seconds – and possibly fractionally less – subject to official validation. And it … Read more
British supercar firm McLaren today unleashed its first series-production 205mph electric-hybrid supercar, the Artura. Priced from £185,500, the two-seater super-lightweight plug-in hybrid will sprint from rest to 60mph in three seconds – and possibly fractionally less – subject to official validation. McLaren hailed it as the start of ‘a new chapter for the pioneering supercar … Read more