TEN years ago, only serious petrolheads, motorsport obsessives and French car fanatics would have come across the name Alpine. Now of course, it’s a globally recognised brand with a Formula One team,

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OV says the big red button on the steering wheel. Overtake. Fireworks graphics explode on the screen and the Alpine lunges forward, feeding every possible electron to its three motors. I’m reluctant t

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FRENCH BRAND ALPINE is best known for making lightweight and agile sports cars. Those are two traits that don’t typically go hand in hand with electric cars, but they’re exactly what the Renault-owned

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