In the wake of the worst storm to hit the country in seven years, new research has revealed one in five motorists (19 per cent) say they had no experience of driving in any sort of bad weather when they passed their test.
This week’s MOVE 2020 mobility event in London was a perfect demonstration of the sheer choice of technology and solution paths available to automotive companies, according to new specialist automotive consultancy, Elevenci.
A British-based research project into the latest autonomous vehicle technologies has successfully completed a 230-mile self-navigated journey on UK roads.
Go Ultra Low, the joint government and industry campaign to promote the uptake of electric vehicles, has announced the winner of Ben Fogle’s Hero to Zero Emission Miles Challenge, a national school competition which encouraged pupils to choose zero emission travel. Pupils across the UK accumulated a total of 5,717 “zero emission miles” over the
The show “floor” at CES continues to expand and evolve, gobbling up greater and greater stretches of the city of Las Vegas. Likewise, the tenor of the event itself also continued to evolve in 2020. While major manufacturers like Intel pulled out of the show, a new generation of smaller, fresher brands stepped in to keep the show as dramatically
Charging and driving an electric vehicle will be easier, cheaper and more convenient in the future, thanks to double the funding for more chargepoints on residential streets next year and new plans to make sure drivers can easily access real-time information about places to charge their electric car.
A study of 2,000 film fans by Jardine Motors Group has revealed the Mini chase in the Italian Job is the best car movie scene of all time. The memorable six-minute-long scene, with the three iconic Mini models being pursued by police, rolling down stairs and even scaling buildings, topped the poll.
Oxbotica, global leader in vehicle autonomy, and Navtech, a global radar solution company, have announced their joint product development of a radar-based navigation and perception system to be launched in 2020.
New figures from the UK’s leading independent car retailer, which has a network of branches throughout England, Scotland and Wales, revealed that the Ford Fiesta was the best-selling model of 2019, moving up one place on last year. It was closely followed by last year’s favourite, the Nissan Qashqai, and the BMW 1 Series. The BMW 3 Series and the
UK electric car registrations continue to set records, as latest figures place the total number of new 100% electric and plug-in hybrid cars registered last year at 72,834, making 2019 the most successful year for electric cars to date. That equates to one new electric car registration every seven minutes in the UK. The total also means the market
As families get ready to start the morning routine once again, parents will spend four days of the year getting their children out of the house and into the car twice a day, according to new research from SEAT.
As car buyers gear up for the biggest year yet for electric motoring, DrivingElectric has named the very best electric cars currently on sale.
The latest research from online parking portal YourParkingSpace.co.uk also reveals that it is a record year for driveway income, with 78,000 new spaces registered with the portal over the last 12 months.
The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu has been awarded £74,527 by Arts Council England to reinterpret Land Speed Record-breaking icon Golden Arrow – using computer generated augmented reality and historic collections to enhance engagement for visitors.
It can be said that design is more important to manufacturers, is at its most evocative and imaginative, and is also more crucial to consumers today than ever before. Yes, that generalises and by no means is meant to trivialise the journey that car design has seen since the first cars were sketched on paper.
Nissan will be dashing through the snow this Christmas with a bright festive Nissan LEAF powered by its own regenerated energy.
“As expected, new car sales saw a modest decline in November reflecting consumer uncertainty in the run-up to a general election”, said Sue Robinson, Director of the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle retailers in the UK commenting on the latest SMMT’s new passenger car
Zap-Map, the UK’s most popular electric vehicle (EV) charging digital platform, today announces the launch of a free voice-activated function on Google Assistant, allowing users to search for EV charge points using voice commands at home, work or on the move – including while driving – using hands-free voice commands.
Importance of frictionless trade highlighted as more than six out of 10 UK-built engines shipped overseas.
Hyundai today (03rd December 2019) releases new research that shows there are 36,750 different ways to drive, with even the type of car you drive affecting your driving style. The figure has been reached by identifying the six most important factors that impact driving style and developing a real life measurement for each.
Electric car owners could get more than 1,000 miles of free driving per year following the rollout of a ground-breaking complimentary car charging network.
Electric Assisted Vehicles Limited (EAV) have launched a world’s first with a fully temperature-controlled eCargo bike. The EAVcool Cargo was launched to exceptional interest at the Restaurant and Takeaway Show at London’s Excel Arena last week.
French aeronaut and president of the Solar Impulse Foundation Bertrand Piccard has broken the world record for the longest distance traveled in a hydrogen-powered vehicle on a single refueling. Driving in a Hyundai Nexo, Piccard left the FaHyence hydrogen station in Sarreguemines on Monday 25 November, a place chosen because of the Grand Est Region
The UK’s leading independent car retailer, which has held the naming rights for the popular entertainment venue for the last three years, wants to spread the message about safe driving this Christmas - just as police forces embark on their annual drink driving awareness campaigns.
Mercedes-Benz scooped the top prize at the 2019 Professional Driver car of the Year Awards. Britain’s chauffeurs and Private Hire drivers voted the new Mercedes-Benz V220d Long as Car of the Year for 2019. The car also took the prize for MPV of the Year for the third year running.
