Mercedes battery recycling Kuppenheim plant
Plant will run on a carbon-neutral basis, using energy from a solar panel array on its roof
Technology

New Mercedes plant can recycle 96% of a battery's raw materials

Facility will recover enough raw materials to create 5000 EV batteries a year

21 October 2024
New Mercedes plant can recycle 96% of a battery's raw materials
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When F1 was full to bursting with terrible teams

No fewer than 40 cars were entered in 1989, despite the maximum permitted on a starting grid being 26

21 October 2024
When F1 was full to bursting with terrible teams
Peugeot Inception Paris motor show 2024
Inception concept is forward-looking...
New cars

Peugeot embraces futuristic design as rivals go retro

Design boss says Peugeot won’t follow Renault in reviving historic models for its EV era

21 October 2024
Peugeot embraces futuristic design as rivals go retro
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Smaller and much more affordable EVs are now starting to come to market
Electric cars

How to run an electric car for 2p a mile – and other top tips for EV newbies

What's in an EV motor? How does regen work? Who is Chad Emo? We've got the answers you seek

20 October 2024
How to run an electric car for 2p a mile – and other top tips for EV newbies
Porsche GT3 Touring front 3 4
The updated Porsche 911 GT3 will go on sale later this year
New cars

Porsche 911 GT3 made "more exhilarating" for 25th birthday

Sharper look, updated engine and more options for hardcore 911

18 October 2024
Porsche 911 GT3 made "more exhilarating" for 25th birthday
Eurig Druce
Druce has worked in what is now Stellantis since 2001
Corporate

Stellantis names new UK boss ahead of business 'correction'

Peugeot UK boss Eurig Druce named as the replacement for the departing Maria Grazia Davino

18 October 2024
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Stellantis names new UK boss ahead of business 'correction'
Technology

Why in-wheel motors are the next big thing for electric cars

New technology could bring greater efficiency and range to electric cars

18 October 2024
Why in-wheel motors are the next big thing for electric cars
Nissan Leaf front quarter tracking
Autocar found a 2023 Nissan Leaf with 1500 miles listed for £13,999
Consumer

Ex-demo cars slash up to 54% off cost of new EVs

Cost of nearly-new electric cars is in freefall as dealers try to stimulate demand

18 October 2024
Ex-demo cars slash up to 54% off cost of new EVs
Alpine A390 Paris motor show 2024
A390 SUV shares a platform with the Nissan Ariya, which weighs more than two tonnes
New cars

Alpine's tri-motor tech to create 'perceived lightness' in heavy EVs

Brand's electric cars will be heavier than 1100kg A110, requiring trick software to make them handle as well

18 October 2024
Alpine's tri-motor tech to create 'perceived lightness' in heavy EVs
Ferrari F80 front three quarter wide
The F80 is powered by a wild 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 hybrid engine which makes 1184bhp
New cars

Ferrari F80 succeeds LaFerrari with 1184bhp F1 V6 powertrain

F1 and Le Mans inspired hypercar is the most powerful road-going Ferrari ever made

17 October 2024
Ferrari F80 succeeds LaFerrari with 1184bhp F1 V6 powertrain

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