Scrap Your Petrol Car for an EV? Does the Claim Actually Add Up?

A provocative new study says replacing even a nearly new petrol car with an EV can reduce carbon emissions. The maths is credible, but real cars, real owners and the global motor industry make the answer more complicated

Imagine you own a perfectly good petrol car. It works, it is reliable and it might be only a year or two old. According to a startling new scientific study, the environmentally responsible thing could be to scrap it and buy a brand-new electric car. Yes, really. New Scientist summed up the finding with the wonderfully provocative headline: “It’s good for the planet to scrap a new petrol car and buy electric.”

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12/08/2026 0

Car Wars: America Profits, Europe Falters, Has China Already Won?

Detroit is rediscovering the immense profits in petrol-powered trucks, Europe is cutting jobs and cherished models while funding a painful transition, and China is building electric cars at a scale and price the old guard cannot match. Who is winning the Car Wars?

Have you seen the news from the car industry lately? There is a very clear trend emerging, and it looks like some have played a solid hand while others are flailing about trying to find a way out of the quagmire. Or is this really a rabbit and tortoise situation?

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06/08/2026 0

Britain’s Car Industry Just Sent an SOS to Government Over ZEV Mandate

The UK’s car makers say the ZEV Mandate is running ahead of reality. Is it time for a rethink before Britain loses jobs, investment and manufacturing?

The British car industry has just issued one of its strongest warnings in years. Not about Chinese competition. Not about Donald Trump’s tariffs. Not even about electric cars themselves. This is about Government policy.

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01/07/2026 0

The 5 Car Brands That Lost the Plot in 2026

Some of the world’s greatest car manufacturers aren’t failing because they can’t build good cars. They’re failing because they’ve forgotten why we loved them in the first place

The car industry has always been cyclical. Sales rise and fall. Models flop. Companies merge, split, collapse and occasionally rise from the ashes. Automotive history is littered with famous names that simply disappeared, particularly here in Britain where once-proud marques have become little more than museum exhibits or nostalgic memories. What’s different in 2026 is that we’re witnessing something arguably more alarming.

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27/06/2026 0

Why Do All New Cars Look the Same?

Modern SUVs, EVs and crossovers may be faster, safer and more efficient than ever before, but somewhere along the way many cars lost the character, identity and eccentricity that once made us fall in love with them

There was a time when even children could identify cars instantly. In fact, I was one of those annoying little kids who could recognise a car from half a mile away, at night, purely from the headlights. A Jaguar XJS looked like a Jaguar XJS. A Saab looked like a Saab. A Citroen looked like it had arrived from the future after taking a wrong turn somewhere near the Eiffel Tower.

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14/05/2026 2

Lotus RESET Again! Have They Finally Learned?

Lotus says its new “Focus 2030” plan marks a fresh start for the iconic British sports car brand, but after years of chasing EV luxury trends, has the company finally remembered what Lotus is really all about?

There was a time when hearing the word “Lotus” instantly conjured up images of lightweight sports cars dancing down B-roads with the delicacy of a hummingbird. Tiny steering wheels writhing in your hands. Barely-there kerb weights. Fibreglass bodies. A driving experience so pure and alive that you could forgive the occasional electrical tantrum, water leak, or trim piece that decided it no longer wished to participate in the journey – because the journey itself was epic (and that’s just to the shops!).

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13/05/2026 0

The Biggest Losers of 2024: Ford, Porsche, Tesla & More

2024 has been a tough year for some of the biggest names in the automotive world

2024 has been a wild ride for the automotive world, and not the fun kind. Instead, we’re seeing some of the biggest names in the business struggle to keep their wheels on the road. Ford, Porsche, Audi, and Tesla – these household names are facing a tough year, with sales plummeting and new challengers emerging. So what’s causing these once-dominant brands to falter?

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25/10/2024 0

Cars and Politics: Tesla Boycott Over Elon Musk’s Right-Wing Views!

Tesla Boycotts and Political Associations in the Automotive World + Commentary on the Right Wing Protests Currently in the UK

Is there a political divide growing over Tesla? Yes, you read that right. It seems that some people are ditching Tesla, not because they have problems with electric cars or because the cars are not properly developed and built, but because of Elon Musk’s apparent political antics. Should your car choice be dictated by the politics of the company’s founder? Does it make you complicit in supporting a worldview you don’t subscribe to, fearing online trolls calling you out and cancelling you for driving the wrong car?

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05/08/2024 2