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EVs account for more than one in four new car sales as soaring fuel prices and Government grants trigger surge in demand

The UK´s new car market grew by 11.7% in July compared with the same month last year, new figures show

Britons bought 156,500 new cars last month, up almost 12 per cent year-on-year and marking the strongest performance since before the pandemic. The growth was driven by a sharp increase in EV demand, with new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showing battery-powered cars reached another major milestone. A total of … Read more

Use AI to solve Britain’s £5.5billion pothole crisis, says Citroen

French carmaker Citroen has published a manifesto calling for greater use of artificial intelligence to tackle Britain's escalating pothole crisis

French carmaker Citroen has called for greater use of artificial intelligence to tackle Britain’s escalating pothole crisis. The manufacturer says AI should be deployed nationwide to monitor and report road defects, while utility companies should face tougher oversight to ensure roads are properly reinstated after excavation works. Citroen estimates that repairing Britain’s pothole-riddled roads could … Read more

Jaecoo 7 – dubbed the ‘Temu Range Rover’ – has just driven the length of the UK on one tank of fuel

The Jaecoo 7 SUV - the car dubbed the 'Temu Range Rover' that's become Britain's third best-selling new model - has just been driven the length of the UK on one tank of fuel

There are various reasons why the swarm of new Chinese cars arriving in the UK in recent months have proved incredibly popular among drivers: affordable prices, heaps of equipment and some of the most advanced tech on the market. But another is the immense range of the electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles Chinese brands … Read more