One man’s relationship with ‘the Fev’
My first experience with the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (normally referred to as ‘the Fev’ in the Fossdyke household) didn’t get off to the most auspicious of starts. When the plug-in SUV arrived a...
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Porsches make people weird
Porsche's shrunken Cayenne attracts attention from everyone; friends, parents, friends of parents, parents of friends, neighbours, strangers, especially strangers...
What would Scottish independence mean for the cost of motoring?
Independence of Scotland from the UK will result in poorer countries both sides of the divide with higher fuel costs for Scottish motorists.
The horrible reality of battery degradation
Before I became an electric car driver, I was an avid classic car driver. In fact, my two previous rides before my first electric car were a 1965 Morris Minor two door saloon, and a 1962 Morris Min...
I’m sorry but the Jaguar XE really isn’t all that exciting
‘Honey, I shrunk the XF’ could well be the cry from many Jaguar owners should they take the plunge and buy the British firm’s new entrant into the compact executive market. Revealed this week amid...
In the world of plug-in cars, we need something better than miles per gallon
When did you last fill up your car? For me, it was about two weeks ago when our Chevrolet Volt had finally come to the end of its tiny tank after more than 2,500 miles of mostly electric driving. ...
How can a £95k replica Ford GT40 compare to a £4.2m original?
My email inbox is not the sort of place to engender excitement usually, but one subject line caught the eye recently. It stated ‘Original examples of Ford’s GT40 are now mega valuable’. Hardly new...
No surprises - international car shows have lost their sense of occasion
October will see Paris host its bi-annual motor show with every major car maker in the world descending on the French capital to parade its latest metal. It’s a big deal even for a city as prolific...
The emergency trip: How to be prepared as an electric car driver for when that phone call comes
As a happy EV owner of many years, I’ve never really worried about having an EV with a range of less than 100 miles. After all, my Nissan LEAF — now with 60,000 miles on the clock — can quite happi...
Why motoring could learn from aviation
What exactly is the difference between a car and a light aeroplane? Well, apart from the fact that aeroplanes work in three dimensions rather than two, not much. Both are essentially small metal bo...
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