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Concours D’LeMons: a celebration of funny cars at Monterey

It’s undeniable that the Monterey Historics season is enthralling, exciting and, well, a bit on the expensive side. Some have also accused it of being elitist, but they haven’t just moaned about it – they’ve done something about it. their answer?

UK buyers plugging into electric cars

Renault New figures suggest UK motorists are charged up about electric vehicles (EVs), with a record number of zero-emission cars now on Britain’s roads. Figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) suggest there are more than 10,000 electric cars on the road today, with as many as 1,200 EVs sold in March alone. In the midst of an EV revolution Compare that to the lowly 270 that were sold during the same month in 2013 and it becomes hard to argue that we’re not in the midst of an EV revolution, especially when you combine the figures with the 10,200 hybrid cars sold so far in 2014, up by 45% on last year.

VW E-Up! – the new Beetle

The VW E-Up! Concept Electric City Car Volkswagen has revealed the VW E-Up! Concept – an electric city car with a range of 80 miles.