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AT LAST WE CAN BUST A BIG MYTH ABOUT EV BATTERIES

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M2 CS REVEALED AS BABY M CAR’S ICE SWANSONG • New model is likely to be the final M2 powered purely by combustion

WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE M2?

LOTUS PLOTS V8 OPTION FOR EMIRA SPORTS CAR • British coupé could switch from V6 power to go after 911 GT3

NEW LIFE BECKONS FOR HETHEL PLANT

RANGE-EXTENDERS EXTEND LOTUS RANGE

MATT WINDLE, PRESIDENT AND CEO, LOTUS CARS EUROPE

ALPINE A390 SETS SIGHTS ON PORSCHE MACAN EV • Tri-motor SUV will hit the UK next year with 464bhp and a honed driver focus

RAPID-CHARGE BYD PHEVs GET 124-MILE EV RANGE

RALLY CAR CREATES STAGE FOR MOKKA GSE

ALL-NEW RAV4 GETS BUTCH LOOK AND NEXT-GEN TECH • Chunky styling is underpinned by new-era tech and, for the UK, a PHEV-only line-up

TOYOTA GR PLOTS BIG GOODWOOD REVEAL

NEW LEXUS ES MAY GO EV-ONLY FOR UK

FIAT GRANDE PANDA GOES 4x4 TO REVIVE CULT STAR… • Spiritual successors to the Panda 4x4 and 4 Savane have been revealed

UK-BOUND LEPAS CRUCIAL TO CHERY’S EXPANSION

…AND SO DOES THE RENAULT 4

RENAULT’S LATEST TRICKS TO CUT CARS’ CARBON IMPRINT

VANS DELIVER FORD’S EUROPEAN SALES GROWTH • But lucrative Ford Pro division does much more than build Transits

Grapevine • MARK TISSHAW

BMW REVISITS SHOOTING BRAKE WITH £430K SPEEDTOP • M8 Competition-based concept set for production as limited-run model

BMW TRIALS SOLID-STATE BATTERY TECH AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

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BYD DOLPHIN SURF • Is this the £18,000 city car that will switch Europe’s urbanites on to electric mobility? Don’t bet against it

SMART #5 • Full-size electric family SUV vies for attention in steroidal Brabus form

FIAT GRANDE PANDA HYBRID • Quasi-rugged retro throwback gets petrol-electric powertrain option

PEUGEOT E-3008 DUAL MOTOR • Electric family SUV now offers four-wheel drive and more than 300bhp

MINI JCW ELECTRIC • Halo hot hatchback embraces battery power for even more punch

GENESIS ELECTRIFIED GV70 • Update for Audi Q6 rival as Hyundai’s luxury brand goes electric-only

AUDI A6 AVANT • How does this big all-new exec estate cope on tight, battered UK roads?

LOTUS EMEYA • Is this electric super-saloon the second coming of the Lotus Carlton?

Testing, testing

Vive la Renaulution • Fabrice Cambolive, a Renault veteran and now its CEO, has been pivotal in the brand’s bold transformation plan. JAMES ATTWOOD catches up with him

IS THIS THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME FROM RENAULT?

How long does an electric car battery last? • To find out, VICKY PARROTT has the battery of a 176,000-mile, ex-Uber Tesla Model 3 independently tested. So how much life is really left in it, how long can you expect the ‘average’ EV battery to last and what happens to it when it can no longer power the car? Some of the answers may surprise you

HOW IS A BATTERY RECYCLED?

Take M or leave M...