How EVs could be part of answer to UK’s fuel reserve worries

More use of two-way charging will earn money for owners and could avoid the need to expand North Sea oil drilling

The Guardian
UK car production falls 17% as industry warns of ‘worrying’ decline

Weak demand and global trade pressures hit ouput, with energy price rises expected to bring further drop

The Guardian
Five firms including Autotrader and Just Eat investigated over fake review failings

CMA also looks into Pasta Evangelists, funeral operator Dignity and review company Feefo in latest crackdown

The Guardian

Artifact(ual). By Stephen Macaulay

Singles remind me of kisses
Albums remind me of plans
“If I Didn’t Love You” Difford and Tilbrook
 

One of the features in the automobile industry that probably has more attention paid to it within companies than in the market has nothing to do with whether the vehicle is powered by a twin-turbo engine or a pair of electric motors.

Rather, it is the available audio system....

#AutomotiveIndustry #vinyl #music #blog

https://gloriousnoise.com/2026/artifactual

Artifact(ual)

Singles remind me of kisses Albums remind me of plans “If I Didn’t Love You” Difford and Tilbrook   One of the features in the automobile industry that probably has more attention paid to it w…

Glorious Noise
‘Kids say they take a quick look at TikTok’: a new kind of distracted driving is on the rise https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/23/distracted-driving-smartphones-tiktok #Technology #AutomotiveIndustry #UsNews #RoadSafety
‘Kids say they take a quick look at TikTok’: a new kind of distracted driving is on the rise

As watching videos, using touchscreens, and even livestreaming behind the wheel become more common, experts warn of increased risk of crashes

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Record high set for Chinese EV sales in Australia
By Jason Fang and Libby Hogan

As Chinese electric vehicle makers rapidly expand in Australia, interest is growing thanks to rising fuel prices.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-22/ev-interest-rises-as-fuel-prices-soar-australia/106472022

#ElectricVehicles #AutomotiveIndustry #War #JasonFang #LibbyHogan

Soaring fuel prices see spike in EV interest in Australia

As Chinese electric vehicle makers rapidly expand in Australia, interest is growing thanks to rising fuel prices.

RE: https://mstdn.social/@EthicalProfessor/116268165060626027

Who ever said that corporate America is intelligent? Very little evidence of corporate actions driven from anything other than naked greed, fear, and corruption.

#business #EV #AutomotiveIndustry #Automobile

‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance

Iran war should be wake-up call about costs of not going full throttle towards EVs as Chinese have done, experts say

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‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance

Iran war should be wake-up call about costs of not going full throttle towards EVs as Chinese have done, experts say

The Guardian