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Powering up: The construction site of the new Tesla giga factory near Grünheide, Germany. Tesla is planning to begin electric-car production at the site by the summer of 2021. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
BATTERIES

Tesla cuts battery costs on road to cheaper model

The car manufacturer is betting on lowering battery costs to bring down the price of its electric vehicles

  • Glenn Chapman
4 min read
Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled what it calls the “future of urban mobility”. Project Vector is a self-driving six-seater pod designed to serve as an autonomous minibus.
AUTONOMOUS CARS

Motoring dreams for the future, now

Technology that would have been the stuff of dreams in the past decade is quickly coming to life. Practical, silly or bombastic, it’s news that has heads turning, writes Luke…

  • Luke Feltham
3 min read