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Volkswagen creates electric conversion kit for Beetle

The firm has teamed up with eClassics to produce a classic e-Beetle using e-Up parts, with a range of 124 miles

Volkswagen creates electric conversion kit for Beetle
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Geely launches EV brand Geometry with Tesla Model 3 rival

Chinese giant's new Geometry A saloon offers ranges of 255 and 311 miles on the NEDC cycle; priced from £23,920

Geely launches EV brand Geometry with Tesla Model 3 rival
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Chinese government slashes subsidies for electric vehicles

Government halves assistance for EV buyers and doubles the range required to qualify for it ahead of 2020 discontinuation

Chinese government slashes subsidies for electric vehicles
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Piëch has unveiled its Mark Zero in Geneva (Picture credit: Piëch Automotive)
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Piech brand launched with electric sports car at Geneva

Ferdinand Porsche's great-grandson announces brand with Mark Zero, on modular platform with 311-mile WLTP range

Piech brand launched with electric sports car at Geneva
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1005bhp Carmen concept revives Hispano Suiza name

Reborn luxury brand reveals a £1.3m electric grand tourer and details its technical specification

1005bhp Carmen concept revives Hispano Suiza name
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Volkswagen reveals limited-edition sporty Passat Estate

R-Line Edition, on display at Geneva, is limited to 2000 units and includes range-topping engines and adaptive dampers

Volkswagen reveals limited-edition sporty Passat Estate
The Glas 1700 received a lot of praise from Autocar
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Throwback Thursday 1964: the excellent Glas 1700 and its maker's story

German agricultural business Glas found postwar success with its Goggomobil microcar. It quickly got grand ideas, but things didn't quite work out

Throwback Thursday 1964: the excellent Glas 1700 and its maker's story
The second-generation Debonair arrived in 1986 as Japan's economy ballooned
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Throwback Thursday 1987: the Mitsubishi Debonair V

Mitsubishi's new flagship arrived as Japan's economy peaked. How comparable was it to luxobarges sold in Britain?

Throwback Thursday 1987: the Mitsubishi Debonair V
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Refreshed Kia Optima range led by £33,350 Sportswagon GT fast estate

Kia's saloon and its Sportswagon estate sibling get revised looks along with extra petrol and diesel engines; revised Optima range starts at £22,260

Refreshed Kia Optima range led by £33,350 Sportswagon GT fast estate
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UK's first Real Driving Emissions test centre opened

Mahle Powertrain's new £8.3m facility will allow manufacturers to test against the RDE standard, which comes into force on 1 September 2019

UK's first Real Driving Emissions test centre opened
The show was held in Tunbridge Wells and organised by Sir David Salomons, the town's mayor and an engineer of great renown
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Throwback Thursday 1895: Britain's first public demonstration of cars

Two of the UK's motoring pioneers exhibited to 5000 spectators their 3.5hp Daimler-engined horseless carriages at a showground in Kent

Throwback Thursday 1895: Britain's first public demonstration of cars

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