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EU Finally Approves Law Seeing New Fossil-Fuel Car Sales Banned By 2035
For more than a few years now, the EU (European Union) has been making more and more overtures towards the total ban of new fossil-fuel-powered car sales. When would this happen? Well, in this regard, while a lot of regions and countries seemingly want to make this (so-called) commitment to…
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BMW Reveal ‘Solid State Battery’ – A New Design Which Never Loses Capacity
While it seems that EVs will undoubtedly represent a major factor in the medium-term future of automotive design, there are clearly still more than a few factors that need to be resolved before they’ll receive the backing of everyone. There is, of course, the question of ethics when it comes…
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UK Police Trial AI System Designed to Report Drivers Using Their Phones!
Driving while using your phone is not just a really stupid idea, but it’s also a crime. And following the closure of a prior loophole earlier this year that could potentially allow people to get away with it, police in the UK are now clearly keen to really start clamping…
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Hacking Group Anonymous Claim They Were Responsible for Moscow Traffic Chaos!
Although I presume most of you probably know who Anonymous is, for those of you who don’t, they undoubtedly represent one of the biggest hacking organisations on the planet. While their actions mostly tend to generally err in the somewhat grey area of morality, when they do create an incident,…
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Tesla Cybertruck Likely to Cost a Lot More Than Originally Planned!
It seems like ages since Tesla initially revealed the Cybertruck. And there’s a good reason for that. Namely, it was ages ago when Tesla revealed the Cybertruck. – First pitched to consumers back in 2019, I daresay that it hasn’t escaped your attention that not a single vehicle from the…
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EU Law Makes Anti-Speeding Tech Mandatory for New Cars!
Speeding in your car is, generally speaking, not a very good idea. Not only does it tend to consume notably more fuel than it would at more legal speeds (and God knows that’s expensive enough at the moment!), but it also clearly raises the potential risk and consequences of accidents.…
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5 Countries Already Want the New EU Car Fossil Fuel Ban to be Delayed!
While it seems likely that electric cars will, love them or loathe them, form a key part of car design in the coming years, I have to admit that while I agree with the concept in principle, I’m still yet to be convinced over the idea that a whole hog…
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DeLorean Officially Unveils its Upcoming ‘Alpha5’ Electric Car
I make very little secret of the fact that I’m a huge fan of the original DeLorean DMC-12. It is, in fact, my dream car that I one day (lottery win/kidney sale pending) would love to own. – When it was announced back in 2020, therefore, that a brand new…
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DeLorean EV Electric Car to Be Officially Unveiled in August!
Earlier this year, rumours appeared online suggesting that iconic (or notorious to some opinions) car-manufacturer DeLorean was back in business and that a brand new model would be launched in the very near future. So, in terms of their entire line-up, including everything they’ve released to date, this meant that…
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Alcohol Start Sensor Might Be Coming to Cars in the Near Future!
Although drunk driving isn’t perhaps the huge problem it was 20-30 years ago, we still, unfortunately, see too many people today still deciding to get behind the wheel of their car when they’ve had one, or several, drinks too many! Yes, although awareness campaigns and police monitoring has had a…
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Tesla Cybertruck Spotted on Test Track – But That’s Not What’s Got the Internets Attention!
Following a number of delays since its unveiling in late 2019, all going well, the Tesla Cybertruck should start hitting the (public) roads throughout the course of 2022. Will the car be a success with consumers though? Well, aesthetically, it’s certainly a bit challenging. With the car already apparently having…
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Thieves Jailed After Using Game Boy-Like Cloning Device to Steal Cars
As we move more and more towards an age where cars have keyless entry and ignition, in many respects, stealing a vehicle has largely moved away from the remit of the casual thief and more into the hands of high-tech criminal organisations. As you may be aware, such groups often…
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Tesla Cybertruck Gets Officially Delayed into 2022
Back in 2019 Tesla officially announced the launch of its Cybertruck and in terms of car design, it was certainly taking things in an interesting new direction. Since then, however, news on the upcoming vehicle has remained somewhat quiet. – If you do, however, already have your deposit down and…
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EU Proposes Fossil Fuel Car Ban by 2035
I think it would be fair to say that the writing is almost certainly on the wall for the future of the fossil fuel car. Yes, exactly when the last one will roll off a production line is still more than a little of a contentious subject, but with many…
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