Confidential

Autocar confidential: industry indecision on combustion bans, EV range expectations and more

Our reporters empty their notebooks to round up a week in gossip from across the automotive industry

28 July 2020
Autocar confidential: industry indecision on combustion bans, EV range expectations and more
New cars

Confirmed: former Seat design boss heads to Renault

Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos will reunite with former Seat CEO Luca De Meo at French car maker

27 July 2020
Confirmed: former Seat design boss heads to Renault
Aston Martin Works electric DB6 Volante - driving
Electric DB6 drives very much like the petrol-fed original
Features

Electrified Aston Martin DB6: driving a future-proof classic

Aston Martin Works has turned a petrol DB6 Volante into an ion-fuelled one – and it could be the first of many electric classic Astons

27 July 2020
Electrified Aston Martin DB6: driving a future-proof classic
2020 BMW X1 xDrive25e
New BMW X1 xDrive25e PHEV to be joined by pure electric version
New cars

Next-generation BMW 5 Series and X1 to gain electric versions

Munich sets out bold emissions-reducing strategy, including EV versions of popular saloon and SUV by 2023

27 July 2020
Next-generation BMW 5 Series and X1 to gain electric versions
New cars

Skoda targets business drivers with new Scala SE Technology

New mid-range variant adds more technology and equipment to appeal to fleet customers

27 July 2020
Skoda targets business drivers with new Scala SE Technology
Long-Term Review

Mazda 3 2020 long-term test

Mazda's clever new hatchback has lots of kerb appeal, but what was it like to live with?

27 July 2020
Mazda 3 2020 long-term test
Nexo in crowd
Hydrogen-powered vehicles are becoming more common, and Hyundai's Nexo is leading the charge
Features

Full of gas: 6 weeks with a hydrogen-powered car

Hydrogen offers an intriguing alternative to electric power. So what’s a fuel-cell car like to live with? We spent six weeks with a Hyundai Nexo to find out

27 July 2020
Full of gas: 6 weeks with a hydrogen-powered car
Electric vehicles
Electric vehicles
Business

National Grid: Mass EV adoption key for UK net zero goal

UK's electricity system operator says up to 11 million EVs needed by 2030 to hit climate change target

27 July 2020
National Grid: Mass EV adoption key for UK net zero goal
Slideshow

The hidden meaning behind car makers’ badges

We may all think we know the logos of famous car companies, but some of them have quite a story to tell

27 July 2020
The hidden meaning behind car makers’ badges
Features

Beating depreciation: performance cars that cost nothing to own

Steep depreciation is the price for buying a brand-new car, but carefully selected second-hand ones come with virtually a money-back guarantee

27 July 2020
Beating depreciation: performance cars that cost nothing to own

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