Entry-level Volkswagen EV pitched at €20,000 (£17,000) may become possible by the middle of the decade European giants reportedly in early talks about their respective plans to launch small, cheap electric cars this decade The Volkswagen Group is seeking a partner for the joint development of a circa-£17,000 electric car, according to
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Lap dancers: Ford Focus ST Track Pack vs Toyota GR86
Fun motors are quickly rising in price: the GR86 is more than £30,000, and the Focus ST tips £40k White-collar warriors meet at Anglesey for a showdown on road and track Second gear, third gear, it doesn’t really matter. Sometimes I’m wringing every last rev out of the Toyota GR86 on
Why don't car firms have good slogans anymore?
Slogans take years to sink into public consciousness, even if they’re very clever The best slogans are those that stay around for decades, but reinvented ones come with a big problem Whatever happened to ‘engineered like no other’? My colleague Steve Cropley last week asked this about Mercedes-Benz’s erstwhile advertising strapline,
Road trip: London to Liverpool in the electric Rolls-Royce Spectre
Henry Royce started out as an electrician in Liverpool We trace the rise of industry pioneer Henry Royce from behind the wheel of his firm's first EV 7.15am, Southwark, London: Battersea may have the ritzier penthouse apartments but, a few miles across south London, it is another of London’s reformed,
On this week in 1965: 70mph limit imposed on UK motorways
Transport minister Tom Fraser introduced the limit for a trial period We take a look at the voices for and against an issue that remains contentious to this day “Since long before Britain’s first motorway opened in 1958, pleas for an upper speed limit on them have been heard with
Next-generation Nissan Qashqai EV to match current pricing
Family crossover will go electric yet remain built in UK; designed with focus on aerodynamics The next-generation electric-only Nissan Qashqai will be designed, engineered and built in Britain – and the company is aiming for it to be priced the same as the current combustion-engined version. The hugely popular machine helped spark
Editor's letter: EV sales must increase by 50% in 2024 – how?
From 2024, 22% of a car maker's sales must be BEVs – or it faces a £15,000 fine for every car that does not conform Electric vehicle sales are dropping less than a month before the ZEV mandate begins Battery-electric vehicle registrations in the UK continue to go backwards and