9th Feb 2021 2 mins What Is Regenerative Braking and How Does It Work? As the UK moves towards full electrification, we can expect to hear a lot more about regenerative braking. Defined as the ‘recovery of kinetic energy’ whilst slowing a car, it’s one of the obvious benefits of electric vehicles, which most of us will be driving from 2030 onwards.
25th Jan 2021 2 mins What Is Double Clutching? [INFOGRAPHIC] Double clutching is an old school driving technique used to shift down through gears. Our infographic depicts how and asks whether drivers need to.
12th Jan 2021 3 mins Coming Soon: Road Cameras That Target Tailgaters As New Year’s resolutions go Highway England’s bid to end tailgating is surely one of the more ambitious. A problem as old as motorways themselves, it’s hoped modern technology could provide a crucial breakthrough, reducing incidents and accidents alike.
12th Jan 2021 4 mins VW Prepare To Launch Mobile Charging Robot For Electric Vehicles Ardent critics of electric vehicles often point to range, or a lack thereof, as one of the primary reasons for staunch and continued opposition. As the UK moves towards full electrification within the next decade, improving infrastructure nationwide will be a priority for this and successive governments.
10th Dec 2020 3 mins How The Chameleon Became Europe's First 3D Printed EV Covid-19 may have put paid to production lines across the world in 2020 but no pandemic can stifle creativity, nor inspired feats of engineering. Europe’s first 3D-printed electric vehicle is proof of that.
10th Dec 2020 5 mins Formula 1's Halo: The Safety Device That Saved Grosjean's Life Formula 1 is still reeling from the horror crash involving Haas driver Romain Grosjean. Seconds into November’s Bahrain Grand Prix, the Swiss driver collided with rival Daniil Kyvaat’s Alpha Tauri, before hurtling into a nearby crash barrier at a speed of 137mph.
12th Nov 2020 3 mins Could Our Phones Soon Identify Car Faults? Could motorists soon have the ability to diagnose car faults themselves, without the input of a mechanic? That future has moved a step closer thanks to a recent announcement from Skoda.
12th Nov 2020 4 mins The Battle To Become The Fastest Production Car In The World For the third time in as many years the world record for the fastest production car on earth has been broken. Or has it? In a twist akin to a presidential election, Shelby Super Cars’ Tuatara hybrid claimed victory, only to see its triumphant runs first disputed, then expunged from the history books.