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Business

Tesla almost hits 500,000 deliveries in 2020 despite pandemic

Thanks to production ramp-up, EV firm just misses half-million mark for customer deliveries worldwide

4 January 2021

Tesla almost hits 500,000 deliveries in 2020 despite pandemic

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Back in 2014, we polled our readers about what is the best British car.

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The greatest British cars ever made

Back in 2014 Autocar polled its readers to vote for their favourite British cars – these were the results

4 January 2021

The greatest British cars ever made

Technology

Under the skin: is one UK firm's axial flux motor poised for mass-market use?

The high torque generated by axial flux motors makes them ideal for direct drive as in-wheel motors

4 January 2021

Under the skin: is one UK firm's axial flux motor poised for mass-market use?

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Despite being offered only in left-hand drive form, most of these cars are to be found in many right-hand drive countries…

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Legends: Great left-hand drive only cars

A close look at all the cars that were only ever available with the wheel on the wrong side

4 January 2021

Legends: Great left-hand drive only cars

This is how Autocar imagines MG's new EV will look

New cars

MG primes electric sports coupe for 2021 UK launch

Well-received 2017 E-Motion concept ready for the road; 300-mile range possible

4 January 2021

MG primes electric sports coupe for 2021 UK launch

Autocar imagines MG's new electric supermini could look something like this

New cars

MG poised to launch compact electric hatchback

New MG supermini will supplement the petrol-engined 3, will arrive in 2021

4 January 2021

MG poised to launch compact electric hatchback

Many franchised dealers outsource jobs to independents

Dealership, sales and marketing

Analysis: The hurdles ahead for the UK aftermarket

Independents worry about 2023 block exemption renewal and data encryption

4 January 2021

Analysis: The hurdles ahead for the UK aftermarket

Environment and energy

Inside the industry: EVs are greener than ICEs - but only just

ICEs cop abuse for their dirty exhausts but making EVs produces more CO2 (although that's just one measure of pollution)

4 January 2021

Inside the industry: EVs are greener than ICEs - but only just

McGuinness has taken 23 Isle of Man TT race wins, three fewer than record holder Joey Dunlop. McGuinness’s first win came in the 1999 Lightweight 250 TT

Features

Biking icon John McGuinness on rallycross and the Isle of Man TT

TT ace John McGuinness may be trying his hand on four wheels, but he’s got unfinished business on the Isle of Man. We find out more

3 January 2021

Biking icon John McGuinness on rallycross and the Isle of Man TT

Even electric skeptics will warm to eDub's converted VW Camper

Features

Should you electrify your classic car?

Is it sacrilege to convert a Volkswagen Camper or Golf GTI to battery power, or is it a timely way of injecting fresh life into a much-loved classic? We take a closer look

3 January 2021

Should you electrify your classic car?