New seven-seat Mercedes GLB brings ICE and 392-mile EV

Priced from around £41k, new SUV shares its underpinnings with the CLA saloon Mercedes has revealed the new, second-generation GLB as the chunky, seven-seat SUV sibling to the CLA. Familiar on the surface but all new underneath, the GLB is the second model to use Mercedes' new MMA architecture for compact cars,

This tiny petrol engine is designed to fit in electric cars

Horse's four-pot hybrid units fit in a BEV's front motor compartment Fifteen months after revealing its plans for 'off-the-shelf' range-extender and hybrid powertrains, Horse Powertrain unveiled its Future Hybrid Powertrain solution earlier this year. Available from 2027, the "all-in-one" powertrain is aimed at enabling a vehicle manufacturer to easily convert a BEV