Lotus unveils 500kW electric car charger

The 500kW charger connects to the car via a robotic arm Robotic arm automatically connects to the car and uncorks Eletre SUV’s full recharging potential Lotus has unveiled an electric car charger that it claims supports charging at rates of up to 500kW. The station has been displayed on the Shanghai motor show floor

Mazda-backed AI firm can slash car development time "to months"

Latest funding round raises £16 million for Cambridge-based technology firm Secondmind Sixteen million pounds of funding has been raised for British artificial intelligence (AI) firm Secondmind, whose tech is claimed to cut a car’s development time from years to months and "create better cars faster". Using machine learning (AI that teaches itself), the tech

Used Audi A5 2007-2016 review

The Audi A5 is a classy coupé, hatchback and cabriolet, but should you take the second-hand plunge? For some years, the original Audi A5 Coupé of 2007 to 2016 has been sliding down the social scale, such that it is now appreciated only by those who wrap the paint, remove the

Alpine A110 R

Dieppe adds downforce, and sheds weight, to take the A110 into track car territory The Alpine A110 R represents a bigger leap for its manufacturer, and a more significant departure for the Alpine A110 sports car, than many might realise.Track-day versions of particular sports cars do great business for some of Alpine’s

Peugeot e-3008

EV ushers in third generation of Peugeot’s family SUV and a platform that will underpin endless Stellantis group models Never has a Stella been so significant. No, not a pint of Belgium’s finest enjoyed at 6am in Luton Airport to kick-start the holiday of a lifetime, but rather Stellantis’s new STLA