• Tesla toilets and pet protectors: my Model Y experience is just easy

    Tesla toilets and pet protectors: my Model Y experience is just easy
    Yes, a toilet. It's strange, but it does show the brand's sharp focus on the EV ownership experienceTesla has a knack of staying ahead of the EV competition. Initially, simply being the first mass-market electric car brand gave it the lead in the EV world.
    Then came the proprietary Tesla Supercharger network, offering cheaper, easier and more reliable charging than third-party providers without the faff of having to download a new app every time or even tap a credit card.
    The quick and easy way
  • Tesla toilets and pet protectors: my Model Y experience is just easy

    Tesla toilets and pet protectors: my Model Y experience is just easy
    Yes, a toilet. It's strange, but it does show the brand's sharp focus on the EV ownership experienceTesla has a knack of staying ahead of the EV competition. Initially, simply being the first mass-market electric car brand gave it the lead in the EV world.
    Then came the proprietary Tesla Supercharger network, offering cheaper, easier and more reliable charging than third-party providers without the faff of having to download a new app every time or even tap a credit card.
    The quick and easy way
  • The key automotive policies new PM Andy Burnham must decide on

    The key automotive policies new PM Andy Burnham must decide on
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    One of Andy Burnham's first policies affects EV drivers, but there is much more to decideAndy Burnham has stepped into the fray as the UK's new prime minister - and one of his first moves in government will have ramifications for UK motorists.
    He has ordered the removal of VAT on domestic electricity bills. This was previously charged at 5% but reducing it to zero will save the average home around £45 per year, according to the government. Although the potential savings
  • The key automotive policies new PM Andy Burnham must decide on

    The key automotive policies new PM Andy Burnham must decide on
    Image: Getty Images
    One of Andy Burnham's first policies affects EV drivers, but there is much more to decideAndy Burnham has stepped into the fray as the UK's new prime minister - and one of his first moves in government will have ramifications for UK motorists.
    He has ordered the removal of VAT on domestic electricity bills. This was previously charged at 5% but reducing it to zero will save the average home around £45 per year, according to the government. Although the potential savings
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  • Sidewall-E: Meet Calvin, the tyre-stacking Renault robot

    Sidewall-E: Meet Calvin, the tyre-stacking Renault robot
    Renault is trialling an autonomous robot on the production line at its Douai factory. We meet itImagine for a moment - and stick with me here - picking up a baby seal. Not the BYD saloon but the aquatic mammal. At 40kg, he's a big feller, isn't he?
    Now imagine your job is to collect a juvenile example of the pinniped from a box and sling it onto a conveyor belt. You'll be shovelling the adorably chubby things onto the line for hours at a time, with little rest, and you might well be doing it thr
  • Sidewall-E: Meet Calvin, the tyre-stacking Renault robot

    Sidewall-E: Meet Calvin, the tyre-stacking Renault robot
    Renault is trialling an autonomous robot on the production line at its Douai factory. We meet itImagine for a moment - and stick with me here - picking up a baby seal. Not the BYD saloon but the aquatic mammal. At 40kg, he's a big feller, isn't he?
    Now imagine your job is to collect a juvenile example of the pinniped from a box and sling it onto a conveyor belt. You'll be shovelling the adorably chubby things onto the line for hours at a time, with little rest, and you might well be doing it thr