Toyota’s bid to save manual gearboxes when cars go electric: Japanese firm files patents for a transmission that allows for ‘simulated’ manual shifting Toyota has filed eight patents this month for a ‘simulated’ manual box for EVs The manual gearbox’s days are
DeLorean will unveil an electric sports car this year, it has been revealed. The Texas-based DeLorean Motor Company, which has owned the rights to the DMC name since 1995, will showcase a fully-electric model in 2022, teasing the forthcoming motor in a
More than 15,000 potential customers have reserved Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s first attempt at a ‘back to basics’ 4X4, the Ineos Grenadier, the firm said today as the first pre-production models have started to roll off the assembly line at its controversial new
Jaguar Land Rover has struck a deal with US video game processing leader and artificial intelligence proponent Nvidia to put its next generation cars on the road towards self-driving autonomy. Under the new partnership, experts from both companies will jointly develop intelligent
Wales gets its first dedicated electric car charging hub as M4 services near Swansea adds devices that can add 100 miles of range in 10 minutes Gridserve has added an Electric Highway hub in Wales – a first for the country It
One of the most important factors to consider when buying any car is how much it could be worth once you’re done with it. With finance – notably PCP (Personal Contract Purchase) – now the most common way for drivers to get
For any brand that wants its next car to be a blockbuster, what could be better than getting an Oscar-winning composer to write its soundtrack? That’s what BMW has done by hiring Hans Zimmer, who has penned the scores for a host
Vauxhall Zafiras are the model of car involved in the most crashes, new data has revealed. There have been 511 vehicles incidents for every 10,000 of the cars, according to data from Rivervale Leasing, which submitted a freedom of information request to
Car registration figures released today have confirmed that over half-a-million plug-in vehicles are now on Britain’s roads. A recent boom in sales saw plug-in hybrid and pure electric cars account for one in ten registrations in 2020 – a figure that continued
Ferrari has today launched two new matching 200mph supercars – including an unexpected convertible – and it will be a competition to see which one wins out with fans. The Italian car-maker took the wraps of its new 812 Competizione – in