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Tobias Moers (l) and Manfred Fitzgerald (r) will be co-chairmen of Piëch Automotive
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Tobias Moers joins Piech Automotive as chief technical officer

Ex-Aston Martin CEO will run Swiss start-up alongside Manfred Fitzgerald, former head of Genesis

Tobias Moers joins Piech Automotive as chief technical officer
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Cazoo anticipates that the move will save more than £100 million, including winding-down costs
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Cazoo to pull out of EU amid cash issues

Car-buying service to focus solely on the UK market to allow it to "break even"

Cazoo to pull out of EU amid cash issues
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Four-pot Porsche 912 offers a different flavour to contemporary 911
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Hungarian firm launches featherweight Porsche 912 restomod

Kamm Manufaktur reworks the often-maligned Porsche 912 into a 750kg road racer

Hungarian firm launches featherweight Porsche 912 restomod
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Richard Moore previously worked for JLR and was involved with Jaguar I-Pace development
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West Midlands Gigafactory hires former Lotus director of engineering

Battery manufacturer recruits previous Lotus engineering director Richard Moore to oversee strategy

West Midlands Gigafactory hires former Lotus director of engineering
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Encore's unit (r) reuses Kia Soul EV battery modules to provide 72kWh of energy storage
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Kia Europe to reuse electric car batteries for energy storage

Prototype facility in Berlin uses Kia Soul EV battery modules to provide 72kWh of energy storage

Kia Europe to reuse electric car batteries for energy storage
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Ionetic is targeting better density than Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model 3 battery packs
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UK start-up targets niche marques with cost-cutting battery R&D

New UK tech start-up Ionetic to offer small car makers battery development and production capacity from 2023

UK start-up targets niche marques with cost-cutting battery R&D
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ProLogium previously stated it will begin mass production of solid-state batteries by 2023
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Taiwanese battery manufacturer considers UK for $8bn gigafactory

Solid-state battery specialist ProLogium shortlists 90 potential sites across five European countries

Taiwanese battery manufacturer considers UK for $8bn gigafactory
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Sajjad Khan's appointment reportedly hinges on Mercedes' consent for the move
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Porsche poaches former Mercedes tech chief to run IT

Software expert Sajjad Khan is expected to join Porsche board to oversee delivery of new tech

Porsche poaches former Mercedes tech chief to run IT
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Truss previously advocated for increasing the speed limit to 80mph
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Liz Truss “prepared to look at” scrapping motorway speed limits

Front-runner for next PM considers removal of speed limits; smart motorways on chopping block

Liz Truss “prepared to look at” scrapping motorway speed limits
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Delay has been attributed to inflation, recession and geopolitical uncertainties
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Britishvolt delays battery production by six months

Firm announces delay in cell manufacturing from the end of 2024 to mid-2025

Britishvolt delays battery production by six months
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Additional motor driving front wheels gives total power output of 422bhp
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2023 Smart #1 EV gets high-performance overhaul by Brabus

German tuning firm adds four-wheel drive and Tesla Model Y-rivalling performance to compact crossover

2023 Smart #1 EV gets high-performance overhaul by Brabus

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