polestar 5 charging
A 77kWh battery pack was specially commissioned to fit the test car
Technology

How to halve typical EV charging times with no extra cost

Storedot's battery tech charged a Polestar 5 from 10-82% in a "world first" 10 minutes

28 June 2024
How to halve typical EV charging times with no extra cost
Technology

Wrightbus launches electrification drive for diesel buses

New Bicester facility can convert ten diesel buses to electric power per week

21 June 2024
Wrightbus launches electrification drive for diesel buses
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F1-chasing Speed 12 was twice as potent as a normal Cerbera
Technology

When TVR made an undrivable sub-tonne 660bhp V12 supercar

The 7/12 was a "wild" road racer that even intimidated Martin Brundle, before it was deemed unsafe

14 June 2024
When TVR made an undrivable sub-tonne 660bhp V12 supercar
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Porsche and Aston Martin are introducing the next-generation CarPlay system this year
Technology

Revealed: Next-generation Apple CarPlay adds climate control

Smartphone mirroring tech expands to effectively replace traditional infotainment software, gets more flexible layout

11 June 2024
Revealed: Next-generation Apple CarPlay adds climate control
Autonomous driving test
Researchers tested drivers’ ability to regain control in an emergency
Technology

Are humans really ready for autonomous cars?

We're bad at the "sustained supervisory" tasks that autonomous vehicles create, but researchers have a solution

6 June 2024
Are humans really ready for autonomous cars?
porsche e fuel
Porsche has taken to the race track to help develop and promote the use of synthetic fuel
Technology

Can synthetic fuel replace fossil fuel on a global scale?

'Drop-in' fuels made from organic materials could replace fossil fuels overnight, but there's one crucial hurdle

5 June 2024
Can synthetic fuel replace fossil fuel on a global scale?
BMW tyre wear
Michelin’s rolling rig collects and filters tyre particle waste
Technology

How to measure tyre particulates the size of a human hair

Spent tyre particulates are becoming an environmental concern; Michelin's new tech could change the industry

27 May 2024
How to measure tyre particulates the size of a human hair
audi sq6 2024 front quarter tracking
The new Audi Q6 is the first car based on the PPE platform
Technology

How Audi's small but mighty motors could change the EV game

Motors for the brand's new PPE architecture are 20% lighter, use 30% less space and reduce drag

24 May 2024
How Audi's small but mighty motors could change the EV game
Honda CR V hydrogen side
The GM-Honda system in the CR-V e:FCEV shows important advances
Technology

How Honda and GM are proving hydrogen cars can work

The American-developed system gets 372 miles to a tank, and has vastly reduced development costs

16 May 2024
How Honda and GM are proving hydrogen cars can work
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SRI’s Falken-branded system flags up loose wheels to the driver
Technology

How software can detect loose wheels on cars and trucks

Wheel detachments are more common than you think, but a Japanese company has an ABS-based solution

9 May 2024
How software can detect loose wheels on cars and trucks

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