There’s growing pressure nowadays for people to make the big switch from their familiar petrol or diesel car to an electric one. We likely all know that the government has set the ambitious target for a moratorium on new petrol and diesel car sales in 2030, followed by hybrid cars in 2035. After these two […]
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Here in the UK, we like to think of ourselves as a nation of manual car drivers. Some think that automatic transmissions are “cheating,” while others worry about automatics being less fuel-efficient, and when fuel costs as much as it does, we need every advantage we can get. It’s for this reason that even now […]
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When you look at how much they cost, and you remember that government grants have all been scrapped now, it’s hard to imagine any scenario in which getting an electric car could result in you saving money, right? Right now, the “affordable” electric car bracket starts at around £25,000 if you exclude the very special […]
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The pressure to make the switch to an electric car seems to be growing by the day. The government’s 2030 moratorium on new petrol and diesel car sales is creeping ever closer, and while that doesn’t mean we can’t keep driving existing internal combustion engine vehicles after the deadline, there’ll be no more new ones […]
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A lot of people are now preparing to make the switch to electric cars as the government’s 2030 deadline looms nearer. To be clear, reaching 2030 doesn’t mean that no one can now drive petrol or diesel cars, but it means that no new petrol or diesel cars will be sold in the UK from […]
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Single-speed, shiftless, and stepless — these are 3 words that we can use to describe the CVT gearbox, but what do they really mean? What do the letters “CVT” even mean? Many popular car models in the world today are fitted with CVT gearboxes, but how much do we even know about what we are […]
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For a while now we have some time to adjust to the looming and much-publicised deadline of 2030. This is the year where the government’s proposed ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will come into effect, followed by new hybrid vehicles in 2035. These two milestones effectively mark the end of […]
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Those familiar with vehicle transmissions may already know what an ASG is, but for those not in the know, it stands for automated shift gearbox. It’s one of the most significant automotive innovations from Volkswagen in recent years, and in today’s blog we’re going to spend some time looking at what they are, what sets […]
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New technology is one of the most exciting parts of new automotive development. As new cars roll off the production line each model year, many of us wait eagerly for OEMs to tell us all about the brand-new technology that will be featured in the new models. Since most of us don’t have the privilege […]
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It’s no secret that if you choose a car with an automatic transmission, it tends to cost more. The cheapest trim level of virtually any car you’d care to mention is invariably one that’s supplied with a 5- or 6-speed manual transmission as standard. When you start to climb the trim ladder, you see automatic […]
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