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Motorist filling up a hydrogen-fuelled car at a Shell station

Shell shuts hydrogen filling stations amid low demand from motorists

Published 19 October 2022

By David Mullen

Petroleum giant Shell has announced the closure of all three of its hydrogen refuelling facilities in Britain amid low demand from motorists.

Diesel HGV ban for 2040

It has been confirmed today that the government plans to ban the sale of diesel lorries in the UK by 2040, at the latest.

Published 14 July 2021

Jaguar Land Rover previews the future with its 'Project Vector' autonomous pods

Will 'Project Vector' be the future of motoring?

Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled its vision of what personal transport could soon look like, in the form of its 'Project Vector' self-driving pods.

Published 20 February 2020

The best new car tech reveals at CES 2020

The best car tech reveals at CES 2020

From new advancements in existing tech to wild concept cars, CES 2020 features plenty of interesting motoring ideas.

Published 09 January 2020

BMW M Vision NEXT’s exterior designer, Jose Alberto Casas Peña

BMW's next supercars: we meet the designer

BMW’s Vision M Next concept broke cover at 2019’s Frankfurt Motor Show. It’s a hint as to what future BMW M products will look like.

Published 16 December 2019

Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer on creating the soundscape for BMW's future cars

Hans Zimmer on creating BMW's EV soundscape

Nestled in as studio in the suburbs of Santa Monica, Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer is making BMW's future electric cars sound . . . happy.

Published 27 November 2019

Ferrari patents joystick control steering

Ferrari is looking to reinvent the steering wheel with its future supercars and grand tourers, if a recent patent is anything to go by.

Published 08 November 2019

Goodyear unveils the flying car tyre of the future at Geneva

Goodyear unveils flying car tyre of the future

It's not just cars that are being revealed at the Geneva Motor Show: Goodyear has just unveiled a high-tech tyre for flying cars.

Published 05 March 2019

Gatwick Airport wants robots to park your car

If the application is approved, Gatwick Airport will begin trials of "robotic automated valets" at its South Terminal as early as April 2019.

Published 25 January 2019

Flying cars set to be certified by European regulators

Flying cars could be approved to fly in EU

Flying cars could soon be certified in the European Union, if new "special condition" rules by the European aviation regulator are approved.

Published 23 October 2018

Zipcar boss says ‘petty arguments’ by councils are delaying electric car infrastructure

Zipcar: ‘Petty' arguments delaying charging points

The boss of Zipcar believes “petty" arguments within London authorities are delaying vital electric vehicle infrastructure.

Published 23 October 2018

Motorola's autonomous police car scans suspects and drives them to jail

Motorola files autonomous police car patent

Motorola's patented tech would allow criminals to be detained and questioned by judges in autonomous police cars.

Published 05 October 2018

Toyota files patent for an electric VTOL flying car

Toyota files flying car patent

Toyota has filed a patent for an innovative flying car — complete with retractable rotor blades that are stored in the wheel covers.

Published 01 October 2018

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