Hydrogen pump
Hydrogen and e-fuels "must be part of the solution," says Horiba Mira CEO George Gillespie
Tech, development and manufacturing

Horiba Mira chairman on the "harsh realities" of electrification

"We've reached peak BEV hype," says Dr George Gillespie, who also details the barriers to level 4 autonomy in the UK

8 September 2022
Autocar Business
Horiba Mira chairman on the "harsh realities" of electrification
Richard Moore West Midlands Gigafactory
Richard Moore previously worked for JLR and was involved with Jaguar I-Pace development
Finance and corporate

West Midlands Gigafactory hires former Lotus director of engineering

Battery manufacturer recruits previous Lotus engineering director Richard Moore to oversee strategy

8 September 2022
Autocar Business
West Midlands Gigafactory hires former Lotus director of engineering
Ora Funky Cat front NCAP test 2
Ora Funky Cat's five-star rating included a 93% safety assistance score
New cars

Great Wall cars and Tesla Model Y earn top Euro NCAP scores

The Ora Funky Cat and Wey Coffee 01 earn five stars; Model Y also sets highest ever safety assist score

7 September 2022
Great Wall cars and Tesla Model Y earn top Euro NCAP scores
Kia EV6 with Encore battery storage unit
Encore's unit (r) reuses Kia Soul EV battery modules to provide 72kWh of energy storage
Tech, development and manufacturing

Kia Europe to reuse electric car batteries for energy storage

Prototype facility in Berlin uses Kia Soul EV battery modules to provide 72kWh of energy storage

7 September 2022
Autocar Business
Kia Europe to reuse electric car batteries for energy storage
470685 KTM X BOW GT XR MY2023 Action Images Action Images
The X-Bow GT-XR is only the second road-legal car released by KTM
New cars

KTM X-Bow GT-XR is £245k GT2 racer for the road

Austrian manufacturer launches second road-legal car, following the open-top X-Bow

7 September 2022
KTM X-Bow GT-XR is £245k GT2 racer for the road
New cars

626bhp Bentley Flying Spur Speed replaces standard W12

Sitting above the S, the Speed variant returns for the first time since 2013; will be one of the last cars to use W12

7 September 2022
626bhp Bentley Flying Spur Speed replaces standard W12
Tech, development and manufacturing

Autocar's Drivers of Change initiative returns for 2022

Autocar and Ennis & Co's initiative returns, designed to attract talent to key new areas for the automotive industry

7 September 2022
Autocar's Drivers of Change initiative returns for 2022
Ferrari Purosangue teaser
Official teaser gave clues to design of Ferrari's first SUV
New cars

Ferrari Purosangue V12 SUV to be revealed next week

Maranello’s first SUV will be offered with a 12-cylinder engine to rival top-rung Bentley Bentayga

7 September 2022
Ferrari Purosangue V12 SUV to be revealed next week
Citroen SM 1970s front quarter static
“Mechanically ornate, simple in line, beautiful yet functional."
From the archive

From the archive: On this day in 1974

Reflecting on a year and 10,000 miles with a Citroën SM long-termer

7 September 2022
From the archive: On this day in 1974
Deus Vayanne 2022 front static
Deus Vayanne luxury hypercar sits on new WAE EV-R platform
Tech, development and manufacturing

Williams Advanced Engineering to offer EV platform for niche brands

UK engineering firm’s new EV-R skateboard platform opens the door to low-volume sports cars

7 September 2022
Autocar Business
Williams Advanced Engineering to offer EV platform for niche brands

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