A new report has revealed the recent surge in ownership of pure electric vehicles in the UK but also highlights a regional divide in uptake, which is far higher in affluent areas. The number of battery electric vehicles (or BEVs) owned privately rather than by businesses and fleets has risen by nearly 30,000 cars in … Read more
The sky above an erupting volcano in Indonesia has turned a stunning electric purple during a lightning storm. Spectacular images captured the spectacle as Mount Sinabung in Karo, North Sumatra, continued to spew a column of ash and smoke up to 16,400ft (5km) into the sky as lightning bolts crackled above. Sinabung leapt back into life … Read more
Electric car with the ‘performance of a sleepy vole’ is branded worst motor ever as experts reveal ten most useless vehicles of all time The Reva G-Wiz topped the list of worst motors compiled by Auto Express It pipped the likes of the Austin Allegro, Morris Marina and the Reliant Robin By Gemma Parry For … Read more
Maybe it lost something in translation, but my first attempt at a voice command with Mercedes-Benz’s smallest electric car – the new compact crossover EQA – seemed to fall on deaf ears. Half in jest I thought: ‘I’ll try it in a German accent.’ After all, I was driving an early left-hand drive version straight … Read more
San Francisco-based Ample announced a new battery charging technology that refuels electric vehicles from any automaker in just 10 minutes – three times faster than traditional systems. Using Modular Battery system, AI-powered robots remove the depleted battery and replace it with a fully charged unit – Ample says its batteries are like Lego-blocks that can … Read more
They threw a wild ’80s-themed party with a host of celebrity guests over the weekend. But Chris Hemsworth and his wife, Elsa Pataky, took things at a slower pace on Wednesday as they went cycling around Sydney. The Thor: Ragnarok star, 37, showed off his impressive biceps as he explored the city on an electric bike worth … Read more
Cars with petrol and diesel engines waste hundreds of times more raw materials than an equivalent electric vehicle, according to a new study by a green campaign group. Over the course of a fossil-fuel car’s lifetime it burns through the equivalent of a stack of oil barrels 25 storeys high, while electric vehicles waste only … Read more
It took me all of about five seconds and a few hundred yards of driving to get the measure of Audi’s new flagship electric grand tourer – the e-tron GT. There are very few cars with which you feel almost instantly at ease and intuitively in tune – and this is one of them. The … Read more
Volvo’s entire line-up will be fully electric by 2030 as it phases out all cars with internal combustion engines, including hybrids, it said today. The Chinese-owned Swedish company followed the likes of Ford and Jaguar Land Rover in recent weeks, in outlining plans to ditch petrol and diesel engines by the end of this decade. … Read more
Rumours have been swirling for months about how Denise Drysdale managed to fracture her shoulder on family-friendly golfing show Holey Moley. But the speculation was finally put to rest on Sunday night’s episode, as footage of the 72-year-old’s horrific fall finally went to air. The incident occurred while Denise was competing against ex Olympic speed … Read more