Nearly 60 percent of drivers would consider owning an electric or hybrid vehicle instead of a petrol or diesel to cut down on their carbon emissions, they told pollsters for Hyundai.
However, cost (58 per cent) was the biggest concern for Brits considering an eco-friendly car, followed by a worry there aren’t enough charging points (54 per cent), with time it takes to charge a car and range anxiety (both 46 per cent) were other concerns.
A major philanthropic event raised in excess of £1.7 million at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, West Sussex, on Saturday 21st September 2019. Rolls-Royce’s ‘Evelina Art for Allergy x Dine on the Line’ was held in support of allergy research by Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
The star of the show was undoubtedly a Phantom, a collaboration between Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and world-renowned artist Marc Quinn. The winning bidder of this headline lot is a valued collector of the marque. Mark Quinn will now create a bespoke artwork featuring the iris of the winning bidder’s daughter, using Rolls-Royce Phantom as his canvas.
This autumn Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is making a trade agreement of its own by guaranteeing prices of all Fiat, Abarth, Alfa Romeo and Jeep cars, ordered before the Brexit deadline of October 31, 2019, irrespective of when they are delivered.
The ‘Deal or No Deal’ offer applies to all models across the brand’s ranges, notwithstanding any currency fluctuations or import tariffs that could arise from the UK’s future trading relationship with the EU.
European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom has vowed to take retaliatory action against US goods if a trade war breaks out.
The US has said it will decide in November if luxury European cars pose a national security threat, a claim dismissed as “absurd” by Ms Malmstrom.