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Three quarters of electric car owners use extension leads to charge their cars

Many EV car owners charging their cars dangerously

A majority of plug-in hybrid and electric car owners are dangerously recharging their cars, an electrical safety charity has discovered.
Published 31 May 2019
UK car production plummets amid Brexit uncertainty

UK car production plummets amid Brexit uncertainty

New data shows production almost halved last month, as British car makers braced themselves for the UK's original departure date from the EU.
Published 30 May 2019
Ferrari reveals range-topping, plug-in hybrid SF90 Stradale supercar

Revealed: 211mph plug-in Ferrari supercar

Ferrari has unveiled the most extreme production car it's made to date: the range-topping SF90 Stradale plug-in hybrid supercar.
Published 30 May 2019
Heathrow airport ULEz

Heathrow planning to charge for polluting cars

Heathrow Airport wants to launch an Ultra Low Emission Zone by 2022, to clamp down on what it calls "the main source of local air pollution".
Published 29 May 2019
2019 BMW 1 Series: prices, performance, practicality, images and on sale date

2019 BMW 1 Series: prices, specs and release date

An all-new BMW 1 Series premium hatchback will go on sale later this year, promising better handling and more space than ever before.
Published 29 May 2019
Jeremy Clarkson farm

Jeremy Clarkson to launch farming show for Amazon

Jeremy Clarkson is set to do for farming what he did for motoring, by launching a high octane agricultural programme for Amazon Prime Video.
Published 28 May 2019

The Motor Awards T&Cs

Read the full Terms and Conditions for the Sunday Times Motor Awardsy 2018
Published 27 May 2019

Honda Civic Type R turned into rally raid monster

Honda has shown off the "oveRland", a rally-raid version of its Civic Type R hot hatch.
Published 27 May 2019
Clarkson: The Renault Mégane R.S. Trophy is really, really good — but owning one will result in ridicule

Clarkson: Why you don't want a Mégane R.S. Trophy

Owning a car like the Mégane R.S. Trophy means you actually know something about cars, and that is something to be ashamed of, says Clarkson.
Published 26 May 2019
Aston Martin starts work on its £2.75m James Bond DB5 replicas

Work begins on £2.75m James Bond DB5 replicas

Work is well underway on Aston Martin's 28 James Bond DB5 replicas — and the numerous gadgets each of them will come with.
Published 23 May 2019

Renault reveals record-breaking Megane Trophy-R

Thanks to its new Mégane R.S. Trophy-R, Renault has reclaimed its crown as "maker of the fastest front-wheel drive car around the 'Ring".
Published 21 May 2019
London ULEZ roll-out sees polluting car numbers fall by a quarter

Polluting car numbers in London fall by 25%

The first report since the introduction of London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) shows a 13.9% increase in the number of compliant vehicles en
Published 21 May 2019