11 h. ago Are heavy EVs more likely to kill pedestrians in collisions than petrol and diesel cars?

With batteries adding additional bulk, there have been growing concerns that EVs pose a greater risk to pedestrians. A University of Leeds study has analysed UK crash data to find the answers.

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43 h. ago Labour under pressure to delay 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars with EU primed to push back its deadline

Brussels is reportedly preparing to announce that its ban will be delayed by five years to 2040 - a decade later than Britain's plan to outlaw sales of combustion engine models.

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4 d. ago Vin Diesel pushes Michael Caine’s wheelchair along Red Sea festival red carpet

Caine, 92, received an award at the festival

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7 d. ago Millions of hybrid drivers face double tax under Rachel Reeves's plans

Millions of hybrid drivers face being taxed twice under Rachel Reeves's plan to introduce a pay-per-mile electric levy that will also apply to petrol and diesel cars.

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7 d. ago ‘The Chinese will not pause’: Volvo and Polestar bosses urge EU to stick to 2035 petrol car ban

Exclusive: Swedish carmakers push to retain target as Germany lobbies to help its own industry by softening cutoff dateAs the battle lines harden amid Germany’s intensifying pressure on the European Commission to scrap the 2035 ban on production of new petrol and diesel cars, two Swedish car companies, Volvo and Polestar, are leading the campaign to persuade Brussels to stick to the date.They argue such a move is a desperate attempt to paper over the cracks in the German car industry, adding that it will not just prolong take up of electric vehicles but inadvertently hand the advantage to China. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago RAY MASSEY: Toyota's Land Cruiser switches from diesel to electrified hybrid

Manufacturer adds a lithium-ion battery and electric motor-generator to engine and an eight-speed automatic gearbox.

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3 w. ago At least 45 dead after bus smashes into diesel tanker & erupts into flames with passengers trapped inside

AT least 45 people have been killed after a bus carrying pilgrims tragically crashed into a diesel tanker in Saudi Arabia. The horrific crash occurred on the highway between Mecca and Medina before the bus erupted into flames with passengers still inside. Most of the victims of the tragic crash are believed to be Indian...

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3 w. ago Drivers with diesel cars face 13p per mile charge this month

Diesel and petrol prices have both dropped since October

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4 w. ago Three major car brands turn their backs on diesel motors completely as they ’head for extinction’

DIESEL MOTORS are steadily disappearing from showrooms as manufacturers increasingly switch to electric vehicles to cut pollution. Recent data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) shows that many carmakers have reduced the number of diesel models on sale - while Jaguar, Mitsubishi and Dacia have scrapped them altogether. Indeed, their figures reveal...

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4 w. ago If this government is serious about climate change, it should increase tax on petrol and diesel rather than taxing EV drivers

A potential three pence per mile levy on electric car drivers has brought much criticism, and EV Editor Steve Fowler thinks it shows how little the government knows, or cares, about the car business and car owners

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