Police turn away 60 vehicles near base of Snowdon BEFORE 8am – despite warning cars will be towed if parked illegally at beauty spot Police are turning away vehicles at the Pen-y-Pass car park in Wales all day today Drivers were warned not to use the car park in order to reduce road crowding Last … Read more
The sweet spot for electric vehicle ownership has been achieved, with the average zero-emission model already cheaper to own than a petrol car, new research claims. In 2020, the average lifetime running costs – including purchase price – for an electric car is £52,133, while an equivalent petrol model is £53,625. On average, an electric … Read more
Elon Musk says Tesla vehicles are ‘very close’ to being completely autonomous and will reach ‘basic functionality’ by end of 2020, allowing the cars to drive without human input Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric vehicle maker is close to developing complete driving autonomy technology Musk made the announcement in a video message during … Read more
Mercedes-Benz could recall up to 500,000 vehicles in Britain amid claims of new ‘dieselgate’ emissions scandal More than 10,000 motorists have signed up to a legal case against the car giant Mercedes allegedly used ‘defeat devices’ to mask diesel emissions of their cars Slater and Gordon says an estimated 160,000 vehicles have been affected By … Read more
UK government may pay drivers up to £6,000 to replace their petrol and diesel cars with electric vehicles in a bid to kickstart economic recovery as coronavirus lockdown measures ease The plans are reportedly being considered for announcement on July 6, 2020 ‘Cash for clunkers’ could help with aims to phase out fossil fuel car … Read more
Ford unveils technology that ROASTS the inside of police vehicles at 133 degrees Fahrenheit in an effort to kill coronavirus concentrations The software cranks temperatures inside vehicles to 133 degrees Fahrenheit It holds internal temps for 15 minutes and greatly reduces virus concentration Software is compatible with Ford’s police vehicles and available now Here’s how to help … Read more
Zoom in your car? Elon Musk reveals video conferencing is ‘definitely a future feature’ of Tesla vehicles A Twitter user asked Elon Musk if video conferencing will be added to Tesla Musk simply replied in a Tweet ‘Yea, definitely a future feature’ There is a camera in the Model 3, which some believe is ideal … Read more
One of the fiercest debates around electric cars is how green they are when you take into account the production of batteries and the energy to power them. One report has found that electric models in Europe emit, on average, almost three times less CO2 than equivalent petrol and diesel cars, according to the figures … Read more
Electric cars ARE better for the climate than petrol vehicles in 95 per cent of the world – despite claims they could increase carbon emissions Researchers assessed how polluting electric- and petrol-powered cars are Analysed the total emissions of vehicles over their entire life-cycle Found electric cars are already better for the environment in 95% … Read more
Samsung has developed a 900wh solid state battery that provides electrical vehicles with a range of 500 miles on a single charge – and has a life cycle of over 1,000 charges. The South Korean firm noted that the technology is half the size of a conventional lithium-ion battery, which was achieved by reducing the … Read more