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DTU confident of battery breakthrough

The Technical University of Denmark is working on a project to develop batteries for electric cars that are twice as powerful as those currently available. Poul Norby, senior researcher at […]

GM invests in Lyft Inc

General Motors Inc is poised to invest $500 million in Lyft Inc a sign of plans to develop an on-demand network of self-driving cars with the ride-sharing service. The move […]

Revive! receives IIP accreditation

Revive! has been awarded the Investors in People (IIP) accreditation – an international standard for people management. The business which has its headquarters in Rugby spent the past 18 months […]

Ford set to triple autonomous fleet

Ford is tripling its fleet of fully autonomous Ford Fusion Hybrid test vehicles and will use a new-generation sensor technology as the company further accelerates its autonomous vehicle development plans. […]

VW sued by US Justice Department

Volkswagen could face fines of up to £60bn after the US Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against it for violating clean air laws. It alleges that Volkswagen installed ‘defeat […]

Young blood to invigorate CitNOW

CitNOW has turned to youth to drive sales by appointing four graduate product experts. The new team of Emily Grant, Callum Wood, Ben Davis and Sam Barkham has been created to […]

Volvo Cars and Microsoft enable voice control

Volvo and Microsoft are launching a wearable-enabled voice-control system. Volvo owners will be able to talk to their car via their Microsoft Band 2, allowing them to instruct their vehicle […]

Mercedes leads by country miles

A new study has found that Mercedes drivers in Gloucestershire drive nearly 5,000 miles more each year than the UK average. The study to discover driving habits in the UK […]

Diesel goes below £1 per litre

Supermarkets including Asda, Morsisons, Tesco and Sainsbury have cut diesel to below £1 per litre – its cheapest since 2009. The cut reflects further falls in the oil price, which […]

AutoRaise continues development plans

AutoRaise is continuing to development its Trailblazer programme with the support of the Department of Education. In December, AutoRaise received a letter from the deputy director of the governments apprenticeship […]

Markerstudy makes its Marque

Following Markerstudy’s acquisition of Chaucer’s UK motor business last summer, it’s been announced that Chaucer Insurance will be rebranded as Zenith Marque from March. Zenith Marque will continue to specialise […]

New partnership for AA and Lex Autolease

The AA plc has signed a major new business to business (B2B) partnership contract to provide roadside assistance to Lex Autolease. The new three year contract will support Lex Autolease’s […]