BMW i7 2023 front quarter tracking
BMW CEO Oliver Zipse justified low i7 sales as "not a surprise"
Electric vehicles

High-end electric car sales lag as buyers favour 'ultimate' ICE models

BMW sold 245 i7s in China during the first half of 2023, compared with around 5000 7 Series

7 August 2023
Autocar Business
High-end electric car sales lag as buyers favour 'ultimate' ICE models
McMurtry Spéirling Pure tracking side
The McMurtry’s performance was the talk the motorsport and automotive town
New cars

McMurtry road car "viable" despite homologation challenges

Record-breaking fan car poses several challenges for the start-up outfit behind its creation

4 August 2023
McMurtry road car "viable" despite homologation challenges
West Midlands Gigafactory render from above
West Midlands Gigafactory plans to eventually produce 60GWh of batteries annually
Infrastructure

West Midlands battery factory 'hopeful' of government support

Coventry project hopes government will continue to back battery production, having supported Tata’s Somerset site

25 July 2023
Autocar Business
West Midlands battery factory 'hopeful' of government support
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Tata's UK battery factory will supply Jaguar Land Rover EVs
Manufacturing

UK automotive wins big with Tata battery factory – but what's next?

Jaguar Land Rover and Somerset residents are beneficiaries of Tata announcement, but long-term impact remains to be seen

19 July 2023
Autocar Business
UK automotive wins big with Tata battery factory – but what's next?
Charging Point Feature 2021 3
More needs to be done to advertise features of cars that women buyers care about, said Auto Trader’s Ian Plummer
Electric vehicles

Female drivers 'are being left behind in electric cars push'

Male-focused adverts are one example of how UK women are inadvertently being excluded

13 July 2023
Autocar Business
Female drivers 'are being left behind in electric cars push'
New cars

Porsche Cayenne Electric to be revealed on 19 November

New flagship EV will pack up to 1000bhp and radical charging tech

10 November 2025
Porsche Cayenne Electric to be revealed on 19 November
New cars

First look at new BMW iX4 EV, set for 500-plus-mile range

Coupé-roofed sibling to iX3 SUV will trade away some practicality in favour of a longer range

10 November 2025
First look at new BMW iX4 EV, set for 500-plus-mile range
New cars

The future cars worth waiting for: 2026-2030

These are some of the most exciting cars worth waiting for as the industry enters the electric age

17 November 2025
The future cars worth waiting for: 2026-2030
Technology

Radical new EV battery boosts range by 50% with no size increase

US firm 24M reveals tech that hugely increases a battery's usable capacity – and it's ready for production

30 September 2025
Radical new EV battery boosts range by 50% with no size increase
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Fastned's new hub will be on the Aberdeen ring road
Electric cars

Aberdeen to open UK's first 'indoor drive-through' EV charging hub

Fastned to redevelop warehouse into covered charging station where you can add 100 miles in five minutes

16 October 2025
Aberdeen to open UK's first 'indoor drive-through' EV charging hub

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