Technology

Can ammonia be used as a substitute for fossil fuel?

The household cleaning can be used for propulsion as well as making an engine more efficient

16 April 2024
Can ammonia be used as a substitute for fossil fuel?
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EQS test cars used a 1.0 petrol engine to charge the battery
New cars

Mercedes-Benz abandons range-extender EV trials

German brand pulls plug despite a well-established development programme to focus on 'simpler' EV tech

16 April 2024
Mercedes-Benz abandons range-extender EV trials
Slideshow

Famously disastrous cars that were in fact successful

The true story behind many famous automotive disasters needs to be told

16 April 2024
Famously disastrous cars that were in fact successful
Britishvolt
Britishvolt aimed to secure funding for battery R&D and manufacturing businesses in the UK
Manufacturing

Blackstone to buy Britishvolt battery factory site for huge data centre

Blackstone, one of the world's biggest private equity firms, intends to build one of the largest data centres in Europe

15 April 2024
Autocar Business
Blackstone to buy Britishvolt battery factory site for huge data centre
New product tests

Which snow foam lances are best?

Snow foam is one of the most satisfying and effective car cleaning products you can use, but there’s a bewildering variety of different snow foam guns to consider across a broad price range. We put them to the test

15 April 2024
Which snow foam lances are best?
Electric vehicles

Reports: Tesla to lay off over 10% of global workforce

The layoffs equate to around 14,000 jobs and come following a drop in car deliveries

15 April 2024
Reports: Tesla to lay off over 10% of global workforce
Dealers

Inchcape agrees £346m sale to US-based dealer group

Group 1 Automotive will add firm's 120 dealerships to its 79 existing UK franchises

15 April 2024
Autocar Business
Inchcape agrees £346m sale to US-based dealer group
Maserati Grancabrio Folgore front lead copy
The drop-top EV gets 751bhp and 996lb ft from three electric motors
New cars

Maserati Grancabrio Folgore arrives as 751bhp drop-top EV

Grancabrio EV is "status product" for Italian brand; will hit UK shores later this year priced at around £185,000

15 April 2024
Maserati Grancabrio Folgore arrives as 751bhp drop-top EV
Atomic future
Optimism of ‘atomic age’ inspired a whole new school of design
From the archive

From the archive: looking ahead to our atomic future

Radiation was being considered for use in medicine and even drinking water, but could there have been a nuclear car?

15 April 2024
From the archive: looking ahead to our atomic future
Slideshow

Ranked: the longest-living car engines

Tried and trusted engines can survive in production for decades – often far longer than the cars in which they’re fitted. These are the longest survivors

15 April 2024
Ranked: the longest-living car engines

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New car news

lexus lc and rc drifting
Lexus's vocal 5.0-litre V8 bows out of the UK along with the LC and RC F
New cars

Lexus line-up goes electrified only as LC and RC F retired

12 April 2024
Lexus line-up goes electrified only as LC and RC F retired

Motorsport news

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The full broadcasting schedule is set to be revealed in the coming weeks
Motorsport

2024 BTCC race season to be streamed live via TikTok

27 March 2024
2024 BTCC race season to be streamed live via TikTok