The plug-in hybrid renaissance continues: in the UK, sales are up 38% year on year to account for 10.9% of the market total, while diesels now barely make up 5%. So while the third-generation Audi Q5

I’m containing my enthusiasm about the idea of a new small car class that’s meant to save Europe’s automotive industry. European car makers have been lobbying the EU to let them sell cheaper cars agai

WHEN A TRADITIONAL COOKING STOVE LEFT HER toddler with life-threatening burns, Charlot Magayi turned grief into resolve. From Nairobi’s Mukuru slum, she set out to reinvent the stove, and in doing so

I must take exception to the opening of your article ‘Are warranties warranted?’ (8 October), specifically the claim that our cars are 2.5 years older on average due to perceived reliability and the c

THE all-new, all-electric Mercedes E-Class has been spotted for the first time as it begins to get in shape to fight the BMW i5, Volvo ES90 and Audi A6 e-tron. The E-Class with EQ Technology, as it wi

Both of our road test subjects this week are plug-in hybrids. According to the official WLTP figures, one does 256.8mpg, the other 282.0mpg. A Volkswagen Passat eHybrid even boasts 731mpg. There is so