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• More BMW 6 Series GT spy photos surface before debut

  24-05-2020 12:15 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Just a few visual tweaks her and there.
  
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• Honda unwraps new Ye series of EVs, including sleek GT

  16-04-2024 15:18 via autocar.co.uk
  
  The first three cars in the Ye line-up include the Ye GT concept (centre)
  A second set of Ye EVs will be revealed in the coming months, completing the six-car line-up for ChinaHonda has announced a new series of electric cars for China, three of which will be displayed at the Beijing motor show next week. 
  The new crossovers and sleek saloon will be joined by another three EVs later to complete the Ye Series, and all six will enter the Chinese market by 2027. 
  Ye models will all w
  
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• What does the future hold for the Alfa Romeo Milano?

  16-04-2024 13:35 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The Milano is at the top end of the compact SUV segment. How much will it sell for?
  
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• A European premium brand will use the platform of the Chinese Chery

  16-04-2024 13:27 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The Chinese group talks about an upcoming agreement with a European brand. And in the coming months Omoda, Jaecoo and Exlantix brands will arrive
  
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• Forgotten prototypes: Cizeta (1985) by Marcello Gandini

  16-04-2024 13:14 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The concept was originally intended for the successor to the Lamborghini Countach
  
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• Taxi maker LEVC reveals interior for eight-seat, UK-bound luxury MPV

  16-04-2024 13:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  LEVC L380 is based on LEVC's new Space Oriented Architecture for MPVs and vans
  Chinese-made LEVC L380 EV – named after the world's largest airliner – will be launched here by 2026LEVC, the maker of the London taxi, has revealed the interior design of its upcoming luxurious, eight-seat electric MPV, which is due to arrive in the UK within the next two years. 
  The MPV is named the LEVC L380, which refers to the Airbus A380, the world's largest airliner, and is the first vehicle ba
  
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• Taxi maker LEVC reveals interior for eight-seat luxury MPV

  16-04-2024 13:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  LEVC L380 is based on LEVC's new Space Oriented Architecture for MPVs and vans
  Chinese-made LEVC L380 EV – named after the world's largest airliner – will be launched here by 2026LEVC, the maker of the London taxi, has revealed the interior design of its upcoming luxurious, eight-seat electric MPV, which is due to arrive in the UK within the next two years. 
  The MPV is named the LEVC L380, which refers to the Airbus A380, the world's largest airliner, and is the first vehicle ba
  
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• Delayed Maserati Quattroporte set to swap to Granturismo platform

  16-04-2024 13:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  The new Quattroporte EV was originally due to arrive next year
  Electric luxury saloon, previously thought to use STLA Large, was recently postponed by three yearsMaserati is deciding whether the next-generation Quattroporte will use an extended version of the Granturismo's bespoke platform, its chief engineer has told Autocar.
  The electric luxury saloon was originally scheduled to arrive next year as Maserati’s first model not to offer a combustion model. However, the company recently
  
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• The most extreme Bugatti ever completes testing

  16-04-2024 12:47 via uk.motor1.com
  
  And in a few months, deliveries will finally begin of the Bugatti Bolide, a pure racing car with 1,600 PS and faster than a Formula 1 car
  
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• Delays expected as M25 to close for second time on 10-13 May

  16-04-2024 12:42 via autocar.co.uk
  
  The closure will last a full weekend from junction 9 (A243 Leatherhead) to junction 10 (A3 Wisley)
  National Highways has warned drivers to expect heavier delays than during the previous closureNational Highways has detailed the second M25 closure of the year, as the government organisation continues work on its junction 10 improvement scheme. 
  The closure will last a full weekend from junction 9 (A243 Leatherhead) to junction 10 (A3 Wisley), starting from 9pm on Friday, 10 May and ending at
  
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• Ranking of the best-selling Chinese cars in Europe at the start of 2024

  16-04-2024 12:28 via uk.motor1.com
  
  All the European rankings for Chinese car sales, with many surprises and a few confirmations. Best sales in January and February
  
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• Maserati GranCabrio Folgore, the electric convertible that goes 180 mph debuts

  16-04-2024 12:14 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Derived from Formula E, the GranCabrio Folgore has three 300 kW permanent magnet motors
  
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• Max McRae scores maiden European Rally Championship triumph

  16-04-2024 11:22 via uk.motor1.com
  
  At the Rally Hungary 2024 season opener
  
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• Volkswagen ID 7 Tourer electric estate priced from £52,240

  16-04-2024 11:10 via autocar.co.uk
  
  The ID 7 Tourer is proportionally identical to the ID 7 saloon
  New EV arrives to take on the BMW i5 Touring as one of the few electric estates on saleVolkswagen is now taking orders for the new ID 7 Tourer, pricing the sleek electric estate from £52,240 - slightly higher than the ID 7 saloon. 
  The Volkswagen ID 7 Tourer is one of few electric estates on sale today. The German brand hopes it will broaden the appeal of its flagship EV and solidify its position in the executive car
  
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• Kia UK makes its hybrid and electric models more affordable

  16-04-2024 10:59 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The company's spring offer ends on 30 June.
  
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• McLaren F1 team bracing for "damage limitation" in Chinese GP

  16-04-2024 10:48 via uk.motor1.com
  
  McLaren team boss Andrea Stella says he is expecting F1's return to China to be an exercise in "damage limitation".
  
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• Vauxhall Mokka Electric Griffin debuts with smaller battery

  16-04-2024 10:47 via uk.motor1.com
  
  It's the new entry point to the electric crossover's lineup.
  
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• Audi RS E-tron GT prototype drive

  16-04-2024 10:18 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Claims of a broader operating window and improved EV stats for Taycan siblingSometimes we will drive a new car under embargo, securing early access in return for not writing about it until a certain date. Usually, that’s only a few days or so after the drive, but on occasion, event logistics and launch cycles lead to a gap of a few weeks.
  In the case of this Audi E-tron GT prototype, the embargo was so long that I actually drove it back in 2023. Normally we wouldn't bother you with the int
  
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• Can ammonia be used as a substitute for fossil fuel?

  16-04-2024 08:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  The household cleaning can be used for propulsion as well as making an engine more efficientIn July last year, Chinese manufacturer GAC announced it had been working with Toyota on using ammonia as a substitute for fossil fuel and had successfully run a combustion engine on the carbon-free chemical.
  We have got used to hearing about methanol, hydrogen and synthetic fuels as potential replacements for petrol and diesel, but ammonia?
  A household cleaning product or fertiliser seems almost bizarre.
  
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• Mercedes-Benz abandons range-extender EV trials

  16-04-2024 07:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  EQS test cars used a 1.0 petrol engine to charge the battery
  German brand pulls plug despite a well-established development programme to focus on 'simpler' EV techMercedes-Benz has pulled the plug on tests exploring range-extender drivetrains as a potential way to bolster the utility and appeal of its electric cars, Autocar understands.
  The technology that had been trialled uses a specially adapted combustion engine as a generator to charge the battery when it runs low.
  However, despite beginnin
  
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• Blackstone to buy Britishvolt battery factory site for huge data centre

  15-04-2024 21:40 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Britishvolt aimed to secure funding for battery R&D and manufacturing businesses in the UK
  Blackstone, one of the world's biggest private equity firms, intends to build one of the largest data centres in Europe
  Plans initially set out by failed start-up Britishvolt to build £3.8 billion electric car battery gigafactory in the northeast of England look to have ended after three years.  
  The proposed 95-hectare site for the factory is close to being sold to US-based Blackstone
  
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• Surprise: Alfa Romeo changes the name of the Milano to Junior

  15-04-2024 20:36 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Following the Italian government's accusations, the small SUV will become the junior
  
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• Which snow foam lances are best?

  15-04-2024 18:21 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Snow foam is one of the most satisfying and effective car cleaning products you can use, but there’s a bewildering variety of different snow foam guns to consider across a broad price range. We put them to the testWe’re testing the snow foam lances here, rather than the snow foam itself, so we used the same household brand solution in every foam gun, diluted as recommended according to the manufacturer, and with the guns’ adjustable mixture setting at maximum.
  All were applied
  
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• Reports: Tesla to lay off over 10% of global workforce

  15-04-2024 16:12 via autocar.co.uk
  
  The layoffs equate to around 14,000 jobs and come following a drop in deliveries
  Tesla will lay off 10% of its global workforce - equivalent to around 14,000 jobs - after the company suffered a fall in deliveries for the first time in almost four years.
  According to Elektrek, Elon Musk, boss of the US electric vehicle manufacturer, announced the layoffs through a memo sent to company employees.
  At the end of 2023, Tesla’s global workforce stood at around 140,473 employees, meanin
  
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• Maserati Grancabrio Folgore arrives as 751bhp drop-top EV

  15-04-2024 14:27 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Grancabrio EV will take on MG Cyberster when it arrives in UK later this year priced at around £185,000Maserati has partially lifted the veil on the new Grancabrio Folgore, a soft-roofed electric GT promising to meld high-performance thrills with a tranquil open-air driving experience.
  The Folgore, Italian for lightning, swaps its combustion-engined sibling’s twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 for the three electric motors from the hard-roofed Maserati Granturismo Folgore.
  One is mounted
  
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• Why are official car consumption figures never realistic?

  15-04-2024 13:47 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Let's take a look at why the fuel consumption of WLTP-certified cars is significantly lower than the actual fuel consumption achievable on the road.
  
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• Five legendary Ferraris for sale by RM Sotheby's

  15-04-2024 13:11 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The auction house offers you its "Big Five".
  
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• Wireless charging: This is the system for parking your car properly

  15-04-2024 12:36 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Taxis in Vienna and Graz use a method using ultra-broadband to improve induction charging. This is how it works.
  
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• This £11,000 Lamborghini Urus copy is an affordable sports SUV

  15-04-2024 12:20 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Its mechanical range reaches a maximum of 326 PS.
  
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• McLaren hopes to "outdevelop" F1 rivals in "race of upgrades"

  15-04-2024 11:13 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Andrea Stella hopes his McLaren Formula 1 team can repeat last year's scenario by out-developing its rivals in a "race of upgrades".
  
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