Electric micro-cars and expensive EV conversions for classics are an option, but sensible money is spent on big-name models
Our reporters empty their notebooks to round up this week's gossip from across the automotive industry
Firm records pre-tax annual losses of £3.6 billion – but says revival programme is on track
Sharp-suited Mazda 3 touches down in UK. It’s got the handling smarts, but a weedy engine holds it back from obtaining class honours
Petrol-electric versions of new Defender 4x4 and Velar SUV are seen testing in prototype form
Last hurrah for the current B4 S Biturbo brings unprecedented athleticism for an Alpina, but it's limited to just 99 cars
Latest E-Class hybrid attempts to offer best of both worlds, with claimed 30 miles of electric-only range
It was a cutting-edge, futuristic vision in 2000 and the world’s only just caught up, but you can buy an A2 from as little as £300
This state-of-the-art electric power steering system from ZF has the electric motor on the front driving a wheel on the internal rack via a belt. The wheel and rack work like a nut and a bolt, so as the wheel spins, the rack moves.
Electric power-assisted steering systems have become the norm for almost all new cars, and are much improved from their initial versions
BMW will decide this year if its new flagship sports car will be electric only or hybrid
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