Tests conducted by Euro NCAP show there’s a potential risk of drivers becoming ‘over reliant’ on automated driving assistance systems. Tesla’s Autopilot system came in for particular criticism.
For the past seven years, the plug-in car grant (PICG) has meant that over 160,000 new ultra-low emissions vehicles have been discounted. Now, electric and plug-in hybrid car costs are set to rise by thousands of pounds.
Toyota have announced an urgent recall of their Prius and Auris cars because of a potential power fault in their systems. The recall affects 55, 519 models manufactured between October 2008 and November 2014, and is part of a global recall affecting 2.4 million cars.
