Tech, development and manufacturing

Honda discontinues hydrogen-fuelled Clarity FCV due to slow sales

Long-standing Legend and Odyssey models will also end production as firm focuses on EV roll-out

16 June 2021
Honda discontinues hydrogen-fuelled Clarity FCV due to slow sales
New cars

New 2021 Ssangyong Korando EV due for launch in August

Korean SUV specialist looks to all-electric future, with larger J100 flagship also on the way

15 June 2021
New 2021 Ssangyong Korando EV due for launch in August
Tech, development and manufacturing

Apple hires BMW i3 developer for revived electric car project

Ulrich Kranz, who oversaw launch of BMW's i EV division and co-founded Canoo, heads to California

11 June 2021
Apple hires BMW i3 developer for revived electric car project
New cars

London firm electrifies classic Mini with Nissan Leaf powertrain

London Electric Cars adds classic Mini to line-up, with 20kWh battery returning up to 70 miles of range

10 June 2021
London firm electrifies classic Mini with Nissan Leaf powertrain
Tech, development and manufacturing

Self-driving Ford Mondeos roll out in Birmingham for government-backed project

After successful tests in Oxford, Project Endeavour will bring four autonomous Fords to the UK’s second-largest city before a third and final trial in London

10 June 2021
Self-driving Ford Mondeos roll out in Birmingham for government-backed project
Electric cars

Gridserve acquires Ecotricity Electric Highway EV charging network

Gridserve will invest heavily in the network, replacing all existing chargers with new tech

9 June 2021
Gridserve acquires Ecotricity Electric Highway EV charging network
Tech, development and manufacturing

UK firm's unique EV design could boost range by 30%

London-based Page-Roberts lists numerous benefits of vertically mounted batteries

1 June 2021
UK firm's unique EV design could boost range by 30%
Bentley Crewe Factory engine bench
Proposed Euro 7 rules would make engines emit virtually no pollutants
Tech, development and manufacturing

Analysis: New rules could make ICE engines unviable by 2026

According to one trade body, Euro 7 emissions proposals pose an early danger to combustion cars

28 May 2021
Analysis: New rules could make ICE engines unviable by 2026
Tech, development and manufacturing

UK car production rose 'significantly but artificially' in April

The 68,306 cars produced in April represents a sharp rise from Covid-hit 2020 but is 3.8% down on 2019 levels

27 May 2021
UK car production rose 'significantly but artificially' in April
Tech, development and manufacturing

New Genesis G80 and GV80 land five-star Euro NCAP ratings

Hyundai’s premium division scores well in crash tests as it nears its European market launch

26 May 2021
New Genesis G80 and GV80 land five-star Euro NCAP ratings

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