Autocar invented the road test back in 1928 – or did we? We trawl the past to find the true starting point Few phrases illustrate language’s evolution as succinctly as ‘road test’. Free from the constraints of its earlier, literal limitations, nowadays it’s applied to myriad scenarios where products or situations

Motorists weren't onboard with the idea of registrations plates when they arrived in the early 1900s Nobody today gives a second thought to their car needing registration plates, but initially this was a very unpopular imposition. In 1900, Autocar opined in reply to an article in the County Council Times: “We cannot

Electrification has become inevitable even for the Rambo Lambo When Mini launched the previous generation of the electric hatch, it called the car Cooper SE in most markets but decided to go simply with ‘Electric’ in the UK in order to avoid confusion with the common trim level name.There have been no

New car sales figures and waning EV market prompt call for urgent government support amid “serious concerns” Demand from private buyers for diesel cars was more than for EVs in September, leading industry bosses to renew calls for urgent government support amid “serious concerns” that a waning electric car market “is putting environmental

World's best-selling car receives an improved battery in entry-level form for a 373-mile range The car industry had never seen a rise like that of Tesla and probably never will see another. Just a decade ago, this was a new firm introducing a car with a novel propulsion method and minimal supporting

Inster measures 3.8m long, 1.6m wide and 1.6m tall Korean brand aims to broaden appeal of electric cars with new miniature four-seater Hyundai is gearing up for an assault on the mainstream electric car market with the new Inster, priced from £23,495 – or £249 per month on PCP finance. It's

Sales of the Polestar 2 have fallen Appointment of a former CFO to lead the start-up tells all about its situation but there's hope on the horizon Polestar’s announcement in August that it was switching CEOs provided a window on the ailing condition of the electric car start-up spun out of