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London's war on driving has been raging since 1973

Restrictions on cars in town centres and parking limitations meant navigating London was a challenge

21 January 2025
London's war on driving has been raging since 1973
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Decision to add PHEV tech to #5 is a response to market trends in China
New cars

Smart #5 to gain plug-in hybrid as brand slows EV plans

New SUV to go hybrid in selected markets as Smart steps back from all-electric line-up

21 January 2025
Smart #5 to gain plug-in hybrid as brand slows EV plans
Land Rover Defender P400e hybrid
Defender is already offered with PHEV but "it's not easy to find the extra space" needed for more batteries
New cars

Land Rover Defender to get EV in next generation

JLR's chief operating officer reveals potentially insurmountable packaging difficulties with current Defender

21 January 2025
Land Rover Defender to get EV in next generation
BMW i7 Innoviz lidar
Innoviz lidar is used to enable level 3 autonomous driving in the BMW 7 Series
Autonomous vehicles

Europe’s most outspoken tech boss dishes the dirt on lidar

Lidar unlocks autonomy, and to unlock lidar, you need to speak to the plain-speaking boss of Innoviz

21 January 2025
Autocar Business
Europe’s most outspoken tech boss dishes the dirt on lidar
Ford Bronco Sonatus EV conversion front quarter
Sonatus is using a Ford Bronco electromod as a demonstrator
Software

Meet the company that 'invented software-defined vehicles'

Sonatus boss Jeffrey Chou was among the first to see the industry's ongoing shift to software-defined vehicles

21 January 2025
Autocar Business
Meet the company that 'invented software-defined vehicles'
Slideshow

Best selling cars of all time, from each car maker

Some of the information was easy to find, others difficult, and some of the results were surprising

21 January 2025
Best selling cars of all time, from each car maker
Corporate

Movers and shakers: the latest job changes in the car industry

Dacia names new VP for marketing, sales and operations

20 January 2025
Autocar Business
Movers and shakers: the latest job changes in the car industry
Canoo LDV 190 van
Canoo had attempted a UK launch, delivering a van to Royal Mail
Electric vehicles

Electric van start-up Canoo files for bankruptcy

American maker of radical EV goes bust after failing to secure crucial cash injection

20 January 2025
Autocar Business
Electric van start-up Canoo files for bankruptcy
Technology

The invisible biometric tech making your next car safer

The biometric system uses 3D distance mapping to detect the driver’s exact position

20 January 2025
The invisible biometric tech making your next car safer
New cars

The new electric cars coming in 2025

New EVs are arriving thick and fast – here's your guide to what's to come this year

20 January 2025
The new electric cars coming in 2025

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