Volvo car charging
BEV sales were propped up only by fleet sales
Car sales

September's sharp decline in private EV sales fuelled by ICE ban delay

New-numberplate month totalled 272,610 registrations; Nissan Qashqai pipped Ford Puma to best-seller

5 October 2023
Autocar Business
September's sharp decline in private EV sales fuelled by ICE ban delay
Skoda Kodiaq Sportline front lead
Company insiders suggest the success of the first Kodiaq vRS has demonstrated the need for a successor
New cars

New Skoda Kodiaq vRS to bring 268bhp petrol power and 4WD

Autocar has learned work is under way to replace the firm’s hot SUV

5 October 2023
New Skoda Kodiaq vRS to bring 268bhp petrol power and 4WD
EL1 Journalist 11
E-Legend has now built a prototype of the EL1’s carbonfibre structure and four-wheel-drive powertrain
Electric cars

First ride: Audi Quattro-inspired E-Legend EL1

£1 million, rally-inspired performance coupé with 248-mile range was displayed in Munich

5 October 2023
First ride: Audi Quattro-inspired E-Legend EL1
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup rear
Porsche and partners will produce e-fuel at the Haru Oni demonstration plant in Chile
Technology

Under the skin: How to make fuel out of fresh air

Innovative direct air capture technology combines CO2 with green hydrogen to make methanol for e-fuels

5 October 2023
Under the skin: How to make fuel out of fresh air
01 ds 7 e tense 4x4 360 2023 rt lead driving front
The DS 7 EV will be joined by an electric-only replacement for the DS 9 saloon
New cars

DS 7 to go electric-only from 2025 alongside Lancia counterpart

Luxury crossover will become the French brand’s first electric SUV and be twinned with a new Lancia model

4 October 2023
DS 7 to go electric-only from 2025 alongside Lancia counterpart
New cars

Kia to launch two new concept cars next week

Compact crossover and sleek saloon set to join Korean firm's fast-growing EV line-up

4 October 2023
Kia to launch two new concept cars next week
The way a car like the Audi e-tron GT sounds defines its character. In this case sportiness and sophistication
The way a car like the Audi e-tron GT sounds defines its character. In this case sportiness and sophistication
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Audi e-tron GT: the new sound of electric performance

Audi’s engineers have crafted a new invigorating soundtrack for a world where quiet electric hum is replacing the traditional petrol roar

4 October 2023
Audi e-tron GT: the new sound of electric performance
Tech, development and manufacturing

Nissan's Sunderland battery factory to supply a third of UK capacity

Factory could eventually pump out more than a third of the 100GWh battery capacity the entire UK will need in 2030

4 October 2023
Nissan's Sunderland battery factory to supply a third of UK capacity
Lexus electric flagship front three quarter
Imagined here by Autocar, the ‘next-generation’ model promises to represent an all-out revolution
New cars

Radical new Lexus concept to preview long-range EV for 2026

Lexus will give a dramatic first look at its next-generation electric cars in Tokyo next month

4 October 2023
Radical new Lexus concept to preview long-range EV for 2026
Clay modelling Nissan Qashqai
This week Steve wonders whether to retrain as a clay modeller
My Week in Cars

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 56)

This week Cropley and Prior talk Jaguar coupes old and new, retraining and high-speed rail links

4 October 2023
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 56)

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