2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (551+ words) Insuring a Chinese car costs twice as much as for other models " if you can find a company willing to offer you cover. A limited number of firms will insure Chinese cars, and those that do can charge hundreds of…...

13+ hour, 46+ min ago  (539+ words) There are strong feelings on both sides around whether new electric cars ought to attract discounts paid for by taxpayers, but the fact is they do, and many savvy motorists may like to take advantage. The electric car grant, announced…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1275+ words) Wayve, the driverless car company, has raised $1.5 billion in the largest funding round yet for a British artificial intelligence start-up. The fundraiser values the London pioneer of autonomous vehicles at $8.6 billion, backed by the Silicon Valley heavyweights Microsoft, Nvidia and…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (561+ words) Britain's transition to electric vehicles looks increasingly like a two-speed revolution as uptake is far faster in leafy boroughs than in low-income areas. Analysis has found that motorists in the richest fifth of local authority areas are 35 to 40 per cent…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (755+ words) Electricity and water don't mix " except maybe when the water is frozen three feet thick by minus 45C temperatures. On a subarctic lake in the wilds of Canada's Northwest Territories, electricians are rigging an array of solar panels, an EV charger…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (310+ words) I am bowling along on a Bavarian autobahn on a crisp morning in an electric BMW " one that will boost sales of electric vehicles (EVs) by overcoming range anxiety, or so the manufacturer says. It's a bold claim, not least…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (15+ words) Why Vauxhall's new fully electric SUV was crowned Value Car of the Year'The Times...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (861+ words) Like a trophy wife, my new mini feels meretricious I miss my old car. It smelt a bit, but don't we all after a certain age? "Dear Old Car, I love you, I miss you, I'm sorry I got rid…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (528+ words) Feature-packed Frontera travels over 250 miles on a single charge " and costs less than hybrid version February 14 2026, 00:01am EVs have many attractions, but affordability isn't always one of them. Vauxhall has changed all that with the electric Frontera, which was recently named…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (877+ words) The record "22 billion in write-offs and provisions for future losses is an extraordinary admission of just how badly Stellantis, a European-based carmaking company, misread the American market. Is the electric dream in the US dead? Of course not, it is…...