EV winter range test
The current crop of electric cars typically averages efficiency of 3-4mpkWh
Electric cars

Inside the race to 5.0mpkWh: the secrets to long-range EVs

Manufacturers are honing every detail to close in on an efficiency goal that's transformative for electric cars

17 January 2025
Inside the race to 5.0mpkWh: the secrets to long-range EVs
MG Lancaster dealer
"We overestimate people's knowledge", says Pigounakis
Car sales

MG aims to beat UK's biggest brands with 1/6 the workforce

MG dealers are now busier than Vauxhall’s, Peugeot’s, Skoda’s or Renault’s

17 January 2025
Autocar Business
MG aims to beat UK's biggest brands with 1/6 the workforce
Slideshow

Used sports cars that should go up in value

Get a great car AND make some money too? It's possible - we drill down the finest

17 January 2025
Used sports cars that should go up in value
Potholed English road
Local roads comprise 98% of England's total network, and many are in a terrible state
Consumer

MPs find state of England's local roads is 'national embarrassment'

Department for Transport is failing to take the problem 'sufficiently seriously', according to new report by MPs

17 January 2025
MPs find state of England's local roads is 'national embarrassment'
New cars

Polestar 7 confirmed as Europe-built, Evoque-rivalling SUV

Swedish firm targets significant sales growth with expanded line-up led by crucial new electric SUV

16 January 2025
Polestar 7 confirmed as Europe-built, Evoque-rivalling SUV
Alpina B8 GT front quarter
Just 99 examples will be built, each priced from €225,000
New cars

Alpina B8 GT revealed as firm's final and most powerful car

Overhauled BMW 8 Series with 625bhp V8 is final Alpina model before BMW takes full ownership of the brand

16 January 2025
Alpina B8 GT revealed as firm's final and most powerful car
Peugeot electric cars drive through a desert in formation
Peugeot now offers an electric version of each of its cars
New cars

Peugeot boss calls on government to "stimulate" electric car sales

CEO Linda Jackson says "there are only so many things we can do as a manufacturer" to boost EV uptake

16 January 2025
Peugeot boss calls on government to "stimulate" electric car sales
Italdesign Quintessenza side
Elaphe's motors feature in the radical Italdesign Quintessenza
New cars

2000bhp EV super-truck uses radical in-wheel performance motors

Slovenian firm Elaphe's new in-wheel motors are said to be the first compatible with large performance brakes

16 January 2025
2000bhp EV super-truck uses radical in-wheel performance motors
Nvidia Drive Hyperion
"Herky-jerky" behaviour of current autonomous cars will take time and advanced hardware to resolve
Technology

Nvidia: fully autonomous cars 'not close' to production reality

"If one firm makes one mistake, the whole industry gets pushed back a few years," says tech giant expert

16 January 2025
Nvidia: fully autonomous cars 'not close' to production reality
Dacia Sandero Stepway front cornering
309,302 Sanderos left European showrooms last year
Car sales

Dacia Sandero claims European sales crown

Renault-owned Romanian brand's affordability-focused supermini takes the top spot for 2024

16 January 2025
Autocar Business
Dacia Sandero claims European sales crown

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