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The days of the mechanical handbrake are numbered as three in four new cars sold in Britain now have electronic parking brakes, market research has revealed. Not only will this spell the end for the boy racer’s favourite handbrake turn but also signals manufacturers’ increasing reliance on electronic parking devices in their latest vehicles, which … Read more

Big announcements have been made this week about electric cars and the batteries that power them. Tesla’s Battery Day saw ceo Elon Musk promise ‘tabless’ battery in the next three years that will be up to six times more powerful than those currently used in the US firm’s vehicles, while VW said it guarantees that … Read more

Dashcam delight: A third of motorists who’ve made insurance claims said footage they filmed proved they were not at fault in incidents Comparison site surveyed 2,000 licence holders about dashcams A third said footage sent to insurers proved they were not in the wrong  Seven in ten drivers have the devices to catch road traffic … Read more

British car maker Land Rover and US electric vehicle producer Tesla have been named the two most unreliable manufacturers in a poll of thousands of UK drivers. Land Rover, which has for years struggled with reliability issues with its big – and expensive – 4X4s, was named the least dependable brand for cars aged 0 … Read more

After months of anticipation – and leaked images – Volkswagen has finally unveiled its first ever electric SUV, the ID.4. The family-size motor becomes the second model in VW’s electric-dedicated ID range, following the recent arrival of the ID.3 in the UK earlier this month, and is one of 75 battery-powered models the German brand … Read more

Order books have opened Tesla’s new tri-motor Model S ‘Plaid’ – which will become the electric car with the longest range available from 2021. Following Tesla Battery Day on Tuesday, the US brand has listed for sale in the UK the new Model S Plaid with an estimated range in excess of 520 miles – … Read more

The last time I drove a Porsche Panamera I had £3.3million in gold bullion stashed in the boot.  I was taking part in an audacious run across London from a secret location to a vault in Hatton Gardens carrying a total of £10million in January 2018. Sadly no gold was involved when test-driving two new … Read more

Range Rover has added a new £57,000 electrified plug-in hybrid option to its refreshed and upgraded Velar 4X4 line up. The aerodynamically-shaped mid-size luxury SUV, which sits between the Range Rover Evoque and Range Rover Sport, is gaining a new additional P400e model variant combining a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with a 105kW electric motor. … Read more