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Independent reports on the ideas, trends and technologies that will shape the cars of the future

Are BP's woes in the Gulf a game-changing moment in the planet's view of oil? Read Automotive Engineer's June comment http://bit.ly/cURP2C


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UK auto industry has set out what it wants from the general election. Here's a link http://bit.ly/bbrrtY


Just re-cranking up the old starter motor on this Twitter account. Is anybody watching this one or have you all decamped to the aeplus one?


Just uploaded a video about Lotus' design for a radical city car: http://bit.ly/hTjMH


How much range does an electric car really need? The average UK journey is only 7 miles...


Horacio Pagani: Titanium carbon fibre tricky to bake, but really light. Zonda replacement to look "like a plane taking off"


Volvo's stop-start system has an extra battery that takes energy from the alternator when you decelerate in gear. Cuts consumption by 3%


Renault's engine testing boss is working overtime on transition to electric drives. Measuring currents instead of power is a massive change


Nissan 370Z's engine is less vocal than the 350Z. No trumpet because drive-by regs would have meant adding valves - too pricey, says Nissan


Talking to Gordon Murray about city car ideas: tailor the car to fit its use tightly, he says. His T25 concept's unlikely to be built though


Writing about electronic architectures. Instead of 50-80 ECUs, future cars will have just five main domain ECUs and a lot of smart actuators


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