UK extends hybrid and electric car subsidies until 2018
The UK government is extending its scheme to subsidise purchases of hybrid and electric vehicles until at least March 2018.
Hybrid cars use both electricity...
UK car production rose 9.3% in November
Car production in the UK increased 9.3 percent in November on a year-on-year basis, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
A...
Google creating self-driving ‘ride for hire’ service to take on Uber
Google is set to become another player in the ‘ride for hire’ service market.
According to Bloomberg, Google’s new umbrella company, Alphabet, is expected to...
Ford to begin testing self-driving Fusion sedans on public roads
Ford will begin testing fully autonomous self-driving Fusion Hybrid sedans on public roads in California next year.
The Michigan-based automaker announced that it’s enrolled in...
Ford investing $4.5 billion in electric vehicle technology
Ford announced that it will be investing $4.5 billion in electric vehicle technology.
By the end of the decade the company expects for it to...
Google held meetings with UK government over driverless cars
Google held meetings with the Department for Transport (DfT) about the future of driverless cars in the UK, according to documents obtained by the Telegraph.
The...
Volkswagen emissions scandal not as severe as previously expected
The number of vehicles affected by the Volkswagen emissions scandal may not be as high as previously estimated, suggesting that the scale of the...
McLaren unveils futuristic MP4-X concept car
McLaren unveiled a concept car called the MP4-X which is its “conceptual vision for the future of motorsport technology.”
The MP4-X could be what future...
Silverstone has not received a formal bid from Jaguar Land Rover
On Thursday Silverstone Circuit said that it had not received a formal bid offer from Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).
The announcement came following media reports that...
Car-sharing service “uberPOOL” finally coming to the UK
The car-sharing service uberPOOL is finally coming to the UK. The service launched a year ago in San Francisco and will be introduced in London...