Current lithium-ion (Li-ion) electric vehicle battery technology and production is continually being refined, and has progressively reduced battery costs over recent years, but rising raw material costs now threaten that progress
MINI is shining a light on sustainability with its one-off STRIP concept car, co-created with fashion designer Paul Smith. The car was styled according to the principles of ‘maximum reduction’, and to show off the raw materials used in its construction
The BMW Group put sustainability at the centre of its presence at the IAA Mobility show with an emphasis on CO2 targets. In a bid to help combat climate change, the Group
The new Skoda Fabia will get a range of four petrol engines when it arrives early next year. Updates will ensure the units offer better efficiency and lower CO2 emissions than the outgoing model
In a sport like Formula 1, where money talks louder than any other commodity, it’s not often that common sense prevails. But in the case of Russell and Mercedes
Donald Campbell’s rebuilt Bluebird K7 water speed record boat could be broken up once more if an ownership dispute cannot be settled. Coniston’s Ruskin Museum has formally requested the team which restored the wreck to return it
Classic car organisations, such as the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) and the newly-formed Historic & Classic Vehicle Alliance (HCVA), are being urged to lobby government to introduce a basic safety test for older vehicles
The latest update to the Hagerty UK Price Guide has provided a market overview of the first six months of 2021, revealing more cars are being sold and average prices have risen
In partnership with Luftgekühlt — the name given to the world-famous annual Porsche event founded by founded by two-time Le Mans class winner, Patrick Long, and creative designer, Howie Idelson
All of Porsche Club Motorsport’s track series combined for two entertaining races at Silverstone on Saturday 14th August. Chris Dyer and Simon Clark’s Cayman S, heading the Petro-Canada Lubricants Porsche Club Championship with Pirelli
In the August issue of Classic Porsche, we reported on the appearance of 917 chassis 026 as a star lot in the RM Sotheby’s Monterey Sale. Offered with a lower estimate of $16m, the car failed to sell, but it wasn’t the only 917 causing a stir at the show
Porsche rarely, if ever, follows any other automaker’s lead, but Colin Chapman’s maxim of “add lightness” was taken to heart by Zuffenhausen’s former motorsport director, Ferdinand Piëch.
