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In Europe, all electric vehicles are tested against a standardised metric for range. The Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) measures the range of all electric vehicles.

Drivers are being advised to check their car batteries and tyres as we wade in to the New Year.

When temperatures drop, automotive batteries are known to fail, and drivers should always be advised to make sure they know the condition of their vehicle's battery.

The best way to harvest what is essentially ‘free’ engine power under braking, or when running on a trailing throttle for example, has challenged engineers for decades.

Hundreds of thousands of motorists are taking years off the life expectancy of their car’s battery by not regularly fully charging it, says the AA Rescue.

Hundreds of thousands of motorists are taking years off the life expectancy of their car’s battery by not regularly fully charging it, says the AA Rescue.

Flat batteries are still the number one cause of breakdowns on Irish roads, according to the AA Ireland annual breakdown review.

Flat batteries are still the number one cause of breakdowns on Irish roads according to the AA Ireland Annual Breakdown Review.

Flat batteries are still the number one cause of breakdowns on Irish roads according to the AA Ireland Annual Breakdown Review.

Imagine a car whose body also serves as a rechargeable battery. A battery that stores braking energy while you drive and that also stores energy when you plug in the car overnight to recharge. A project is currently underway to turn this from a fascinating vision into a reality. Volvo Cars is one out of nine participants in an international materials development project.