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Lucid to start deliveries of electric cars in October

US startup Lucid Group has said it will start delivering luxury electric sedans with a Tesla-beating driving range in late October, posing a major challenge to the market leader whose sales of premium models have stagnated.
Motors • 29 Sep 21

Tesla recall woes continue.

Tesla is now facing demands to recall Model X cars for faulty moulding, following an earlier order to recall 158,000 cars in the United States for touchscreen safety issues.
Motors • 14 Feb 21

Tesla models face consumer criticism over reliability

Tesla's Model S and Model X SUV have been given "worse than average" ratings in Consumer Reports, an independent American consumer magazine, which publishes annual reliability reports.
Motors • 23 Nov 20

How Tesla and Musk are blindsiding the traditional car industry

Less than 20 years ago Tesla hadn't even been founded. Now it's bringing about the greatest changes since the invention of the motor car, and in the process has become the most valuable car company in the world.
Motors • 22 Jul 20

Ford challenges Tesla with all-electric Mustang, due here in 2020

Ford believes dull electric cars are a mistake and has put its chips on the table with its first all-electric car - an SUV version of the iconic Mustang. It's due in Ireland next year.
Motors • 18 Nov 19

What can happen when a self-driving car fails to react to a crash

Research by a company that advises the British car insurance industry has shown that drivers should not assume a self-driving car will be able to avoid all crash scenarios. Its test video shows exactly what can go wrong when such assumptions are made.
Motors • 15 Jun 18

Tesla owner who let car drive itself banned from driving.

A Nottingham man has been banned from driving for 18 months after moving to the passenger seat of his car when switching on its "autopilot" feature.
Motors • 01 May 18

Petrol and diesel engines will be redundant in just "8 years"

In just eight years, all forms of petrol and diesel transportation will be redundant, argues Stanford economist, Professor Tony Seba. Another expert says the "big oil" business is in terminal decline. Get ready for the real electric revolution then
Motors • 25 May 17

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