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Our electrified future now seems a lot closer, with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) CEO Dr Ralf Speth pledging all JLR products launched after 2020 will be available with some form of electric drivetrain. This is…

Somerset council has paid out more than £1.8 million in a single pothole claim. The revelation has been made after documents show that a third party claim for “general damages” after a crash due to…

Increased use of aluminium and composite materials seems to be key when it comes to saving weight in the automotive industry, but Mazda’s SkyActiv-X platform will buck conventional thinking by dropping kilos with an all-steel…

Since the announcement of the 2040 ban on all new diesel and petrol car sales, there has been an increased demand for electric and hybrid vehicles. The number of pure electric cars entering the market…

New European rules will see all new cars in Britain rolled out with a function that automatically calls the emergency services should you end up in a crash. The new technology, called “ecall”, will transmit…

A study has found a fifth of parking spaces in the UK are wasted, and calculated that thousands more cars could be parked if this was rectified. Experts looked at more than 120 roads with…

Japanese researchers have found that strong wood could be used to replace steel parts in future cars. What’s more, using wood is more feasible as trees are a more sustainable supply of materials that can…

Road safety organisation IAM RoadSmart is leading the push for autonomous braking to become standard on all new cars. The organisation has collaborated with Thatcham Research, the RAC and British Vehicle Leasing and Rental Association…

More than 85,688 vehicles were stolen last year, up by more than 30 per cent compared with 2013. A study by the RAC found that the cause could be high-tech thieves who target certain vehicles…