Future electric cars: EVs launching in 2020 and beyond
This is the year of the electric car – with 34 new plug-in vehicles due to launch in 2020, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. It’s the…
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Electric car batteries: everything you need to know
Electric cars are here to stay and motorists are having to become armchair experts in battery technology. It’s no easy task: drivers need to revise electrical engineering and chemistry lessons…
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Best electric cars 2020: our favourite EVs to buy
UK car buyers are gradually waking up to electric cars – and sales have spiked during lockdown, with the Tesla Model 3 topping the charts in April and May. This trend…
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How much does it cost to charge an electric car? Running costs explained
Owning an electric car, in this day and age, is becoming increasingly easy to justify. Aside from ever-expanding model line-ups, longer ranges, widening infrastructure and impressive performance figures, there are…
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How does a turbo work?
The word ‘turbo’ is a common one surrounding cars (and in their marketing) and most of us understand that it’s a positive thing, but what is it and how does…
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What is cylinder deactivation?
Car makers are continually developing new technologies to minimise fuel consumption and, in addition to clever turbocharging, direct injection and advanced valve timing, cylinder deactivation is another economy boosting trick.…
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Mini Connected app: does it work?
If you make a car in today’s world, you’re going to need to make an app to go with it. Preferably with the word ‘connect’ in the title; Volkswagen has…
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Audi’s Digital Matrix LED lights: do they work?
The theory has never changed: to make driving at night safe, you need to make night as much like day as you can. And the problem hasn’t changed: the beams…
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Safety tech explained: a guide to the key systems
The days are long gone when airbags and three-point seatbelts were considered high-end safety kit for cars. The technology used to keep motorists safe has evolved rapidly over the past…
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Altair honors lightweight advances
Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycle earned the Full Vehicle top honor in this year’s Altair Enlighten Awards. (H-D) Harley-Davidson, Toyota, Mubea and Marelli recognized with the 2020 Altair Enlighten Award for…
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