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Top Gear
9 hours ago
- Automotive
- Top Gear
This is Ford's Super Mustang Mach-E racer for the 2025 Pikes Peak hillclimb
Downforce? Completed it, mate Turn on Javascript to see all the available pictures. Ford will return to Pikes Peak in less than three weeks with a familiar face - five-time winner Romain Dumas - but a shiny new ride. Welcome to the 'Super Mustang' Mach-E: an all-electric load lugger slammed down and cranked up to 11. The Mach-E has received a considerable makeover for its summit, including negatively cambered wheels, that slammed body, devilish splitters all round and a quite terrifying rear wing. The latter is reminiscent of Suzuki's throwback Escudo Pikes Peak racer from 1996. Gran Turismo veterans will know the one.
BBC News
5 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Kidderminster couple's financial 'nightmare' after EV cable theft
A couple say the theft of their electric car charging cable has cost them hundreds of pounds, as homes and businesses are targeted in are cutting off the cables to sell for scrap, and West Mercia Police has said it is a "new and emerging crime".Simon and Lisa Adams, from Kidderminster, said their EV (electric vehicle) cable was taken last month and financially it "hit them big time".Chief Constable Richard Cooper urged people to report EV cable thefts and said it was important officers knew about it. Mr Adams said he had been at a football match at Wembley on the day of the theft, on 14 April. He collected his wife from their son's house and they got home to find the cable had gone, but the theft had not been caught on their doorbell camera. "We believe that they came down our neighbours' drive and then literally came across, snipped the cable and then disappeared into the sunset," he said the couple were now using public charge points which was costing up to £50 a week, and looking at spending £1,000 on insurance company initially refused to pay and then later agreed, but there had been a £100 excess, he added. Mrs Adams said the aftermath had been a "nightmare" and the couple still had no facility to charge their weekend before thieves struck, Facebook users had been reporting cable thefts in Kidderminster, she is concerned the thieves will know the cable would be replaced and asked: "Are we a target? They've been once, will they come back and do it again?" CCTV deterrent Speaking on BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester, Mr Cooper said neighbourhood teams had been "dishing out good, preventative advice", including removing and padlocking cables not in pledged to increase overnight patrols in areas where the crimes had been reported. "We might get lucky," he police chief added CCTV was worth having as a possible deterrent, and could also help investigations. "It may be that someone's got a hoodie up and a cap on, but there's a bit of clothing that we can identify from the CCTV," he said. "If we think we've got a suspect, enough to arrest them, we will then conduct a search." Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
NDTV
5 days ago
- Automotive
- NDTV
Maharashtra Introduces New EV Policy, Aims To Achieve 30 Percent EV Adoption By 2030
The Maharashtra government has introduced the Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2025 to encourage the use of electric vehicles in the state. The budget for this plan is Rs 1,993 crore over five years, more than double the previous budget of Rs 930 crore. This policy aims to provide financial incentives and infrastructure support to encourage a 30 percent increase in EV adoption by 2030. Maharashtra EV Policy 2025: Details Subsidies for Electric Vehicles: Transport and commercial electric cars can receive incentives up to Rs 2 Lakh, while electric buses can get benefits of Rs 20 Lakh. These incentives are available for a total of 25,000 four-wheelers and 1,500 buses. The previous rule limited benefits for personal electric cars to Rs 1.75 Lakh, but this new policy only covers transport and commercial vehicles. Toll Exemption: Electric cars and buses won't have to pay tolls on major expressways, including the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg, and the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (Atal Setu). Tax Benefits: All electric vehicles registered in Maharashtra will not have to pay road tax or registration fees. Charging Stations: The policy requires charging stations to be set up every 25 kilometers on state and national highways. Every government parking lot must have at least one EV charging station. New residential buildings must include one community charging point, while new commercial buildings should dedicate 50 percent of their parking spaces for EV charging. Older commercial properties must allocate 20 percent of their parking for this purpose. In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, Maharashtra made up 12.52 percent of India's EV sales, with 246,221 units sold. The state led in sales of electric two-wheelers, cars, SUVs, and commercial vehicles, with 17,133 electric passenger vehicles sold, a 21 percent increase from the previous year. The new Maharashtra EV policy aims to make electric vehicles easier to access and use, helping to create a cleaner and more sustainable environment in Maharashtra.
Top Gear
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Top Gear
Buy Mini Cooper Electric Price, PPC or HP
Buying What should I be paying? The Mini Cooper Electric range is slightly difficult to get your head round – first you choose your powertrain. The E has the lesser powered 182bhp motor and smaller 36.6kWh battery and starts at £26,905. The SE comes with 215bhp, a larger 49.2kWh battery and starts at £29,905. Each of those can be had in Classic, Exclusive or Sport trim. You get 16in wheels on the Classic, 17s on Essential and 18in alloys on the Sport, as well as a variety of body kits and interior styling treatments. The uplifts in these trims are the same whether you're in an E or SE – Exclusive is £2,200 more than Classic, and Sport is an extra £1,300 over Exclusive. Advertisement - Page continues below The JCW hot hatch model sits by itself at the top of the range at £34,905. It's on 18in alloys and gets a bespoke body kit and racier interior. Naturally. What about the kit? There are two upgrade packages available on the Cooper Electric – if you buy an E, Level 1 is £2k and Level 2 is another £4k. But if you go for the SE, Level 1 is included and Level 2 drops to £2k. Confuzzled yet? There's a mystical Level 3 package that's only available on SE Exclusive cars and above, and that costs £4.5k. It's ridiculous to try and get your head round, but that's numberwang. Level 1 brings heated front seats, keyless entry, LED headlights, head-up display and wireless phone charging. Level 2 brings a panoramic sunroof, fancier windows that filter out some of the sun and a Harmon Kardon sound system. Level 3 has self-parking tech and augmented reality satnav tech that shows you a video of where you're driving but with arrows and that. Advertisement - Page continues below Which one should I go for? The bigger battery seems like a no brainer, and for the sake of the ride we'd probably for the basic Mini Cooper SE Classic model. The John Cooper Works is a fun attempt at an electric hot hatch, but when an Alpine A290 is less money and a Renault 5 less again? Hmm.
The Hindu
6 days ago
- Automotive
- The Hindu
VPA chief inaugurates EV charging stations
Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) Chairman M. Angamuthu inaugurated a set of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations at the Administrative Office Building (AOB) on Tuesday. The two DC EV fast charging stations and two AC charging stations will ensure simultaneous charging of up to six electric vehicles, he said in a release.
