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Blanket for electric cars helps preserve battery performance

The lithium-ion batteries found in electric cars work best when kept within a certain temperature range, so researchers have created a blanket to keep your car cool in the sun and warm in the cold

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The Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Zandvoort circuit in September 2022

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Racing drivers blink at the same points when going round a track

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A car at the Charles Trent scrapyard

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Can a new way to recycle cars create a circular motor industry?

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Machine recycles scrap aluminium directly into vehicle parts

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Electric vehicles are rapidly taking off – but is that a good thing?

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US military is testing high-speed driverless vehicles on rough terrain

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Ford Puma, a new patent granted to Ford would allow it to build cars that repossess themselves

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Ford patents car that can repossess itself and drive back to showroom

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A Cruise vehicle in San Francisco

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San Francisco is getting cold feet about self-driving car tests

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Serve vegan burgers in schools to trigger shift from meat, says report

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The ROBO-01, an autonomous concept car from Chinese firm Jidu

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Why you may never be able to buy your own self-driving car

Despite recent claims of vehicles having full automation, it is no more possible to buy a truly self-driving car now than it was 15 years ago. Will private cars that never need a driver ever reach the market?

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Too many electric cars charging at night may overload electrical grid

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Supercharging tweak could fill electric car batteries 90% in 10 mins

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All-electric rallycross leads motorsport’s transition away from petrol

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Driverless cars could force other road users to drive more efficiently

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