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General Motors to stop producing gasoline and diesel cars by 2035 and only sell electric vehicles 

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General Motors to stop producing gasoline and diesel cars by 2035 and only sell electric vehicles GM is pulling the plug on its diesel and gas vehicle production by 2035 In a Thursday announcement, the firm said it will then only sell electric vehicles Eliminating gas and diesel vehicles is to help it reach carbon … Read more

World’s first pop-up airport for electric flying cars to launch in Coventry this year

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Flying cars, air taxis and autonomous delivery drones will soon be coming to our roads and skies… and could be heading for Coventry before anywhere else. That’s because Urban Air Port and Korean car maker Hyundai have today unveiled plans for the world’s first pop-up mobile airport for these vehicles located in the heart of … Read more

‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ thieves who stole 26 luxury ‘keyless’ cars worth over £1 MILLION are jailed

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These cars were stolen in the plot: 1. Mercedes Sprinter Luton van stolen from Blakenall Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands on 17 February (£13,720) 2. Range Rover Sport stolen from Datchet, Slough, Berkshire on 19 February (£28,000) 3. BMW M2 stolen from Grange Park, Northampton on 28 February (£38,000) 4. BMW 740D stolen from Grange Park, … Read more

Grant Shapps pushes plan for driverless cars 

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Britons could be the first drivers allowed to take their hands off the wheel on motorways to watch films, send texts or check emails as Grant Shapps pushes plan for driverless cars New lanekeeping technology introduced was introduced to Britain on Friday Introduction is stage three of five needed to see self-driving cars on the road   Grant … Read more

Cambridge trial allowing electric cars to use a bus lane criticised by campaign groups

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The trial launched on 14 December 2020 and could run for 18 months while Cambridgeshire Country Council reviews whether to extend the scheme Cambridge has become one of the first UK locations to allow electric vehicles to use bus and cycle lanes in a trial that – if deemed successful – may be extended across … Read more

Fresh calls for government to scrap VAT on electric cars or increase grants to boost sales

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Ministers should consider abolishing VAT on electric vehicles (EV) or increase the incentives currently available to buy them, a market report has said. The RAC’s annual report on motoring found that electric car demand is marginally higher than a year ago, with fewer than one in ten drivers polled saying their next car will be … Read more

The bank busting classic cars of 2020 revealed

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Classic cars are big business and bidding at auctions for collectible vehicles is ferociously contested among those petrolheads with pockets deep enough to fulfill any four-wheeled desire. And that was true even in 2020, when most sales took place online to avoid mass gatherings during the pandemic.  But as most of us know, emotional purchases … Read more

Met Police will record the ethnicity of people pulled over in cars

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Metropolitan Police will record the ethnicity of people pulled over in cars under a six-month pilot scheme following criticism over the force’s stop-and-search methods in capital.  Sadiq Khan said the plan would address ‘concerns about racial profiling and disproportionality’ in London which were brought to light during the Black Lives Matter movement last summer. Team GB … Read more

Weather chaos sweeps Britain: Cars skid off icy roads and families dig themselves out of houses

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Britain was plunged into snow chaos today as buses skidded down icy roads, motorways were left underwater and elderly people due to receive a coronavirus vaccine in parts of Britain hit by blizzards were urged to rebook. Much of northern England and Scotland experienced heavy snowfall throughout the day with more wintry weather now forecast … Read more