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2020 Peugeot 2008 and e-2008: prices, details, electric range and release date

2020 Peugeot 2008 and e-2008: prices and specs

Peugeot is promising the new 2008 compact SUV will be a big improvement over its predecessor — and there'll be a pure-electric version, too.
Published 19 June 2019
2020 Renault Zoe: prices, electric range, specs and release date

2020 Renault Zoe: prices, electric range and specs

With a new interior and 30% more range liberated from the battery, the Renault Zoe electric supermini has had its most thorough overhaul to date.
Published 19 June 2019

Me and My Motor: singer Shaggy

When his uncle was out, Shaggy taught himself to drive in his Ford Escort. "He never suspected a thing until I crashed it into a car one night."
Published 18 June 2019
Police arrest under-the-influence driver of electric toy car

Video: Police arrest drunk driver ... of toy

Traffic police in America arrested an intoxicated motorist behind the wheel of an unusual vehicle: an electric ride-on toy truck.
Published 18 June 2019

Video: Reckless Toyota driver caught on dash cam

A motorist in Edinburgh was left in disbelief by a reckless Toyota Previa driver who came incredibly close to causing a massive crash.
Published 18 June 2019
Revealed: the most and least frustrating places to drive in Britain

Revealed: the UK's most annoying spots for drivers

New research claims to have found the places in the UK that are most likely to get on the nerves of British motorists
Published 18 June 2019

Plug-in London taxi now comes as a panel van, too

The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) is no longer exclusively a manufacturer of London's iconic black cab — it now makes a panel van, too.
Published 18 June 2019

Toyota's hybrid hypercar takes to the track

Toyota is hard at work on the wildest car it's devised to date: a hybrid hypercar built to take the fight to Aston Martin and more at Le Mans.
Published 18 June 2019

Hedgehog sign launched to warn of animal accidents

The Department for Transport hopes its new hedgehog road signs will encourage drivers to be on the sharp lookout for small animals on the road.
Published 18 June 2019

Ministers commit to electric-only cars by 2030

Government ministers have pledged to lead by example to reduce car emissions, by committing to use electric cars within the next 11 years.
Published 17 June 2019
Bridgestone's new Enliten tyres improve electric car range, reduce petrol and diesel emissions

Bridgestone's new tyres improve electric car range

Bridgestone has launched a new tyre that it claims allows electric cars to go further per charge, and improves the fuel consumption and CO2.
Published 17 June 2019
Gadget-laden Aston Martin DB5 "Bond Car" heading to auction

Aston Martin DB5 "Bond Car" heading to auction

A James Bond-spec Aston Martin DB5 could soon be for your eyes only, as one of a handful of surviving genuine cars is heading to auction.
Published 17 June 2019