Five more arrests following horrific A66 crash that killed seven It brings the total of arrests to 17 following the horrific crash near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday. Evening Standard · Aug 25
Flares set off and balloons released as hundreds gather for vigil after A66 crash Young people wearing masks arrived on scooters, off-road bikes and quad bikes The Independent UK · Aug 25
Men in A66 wrong-way crash that killed two police officers had 37 convictions Cleveland Police said 12 people have been arrested over alleged criminality leading up to the collision The Independent UK · Aug 25
Young people ‘baiting police’ with dangerous driving – Police Federation Police said five young men who died after their vehicle hit a police car may have had links to ‘serious and organised criminal activity’. Evening Standard · Aug 25
Nine Men and Three Women Arrested as A66 Crash Probe Finds 'Organised Crime' Link Twelve individuals have been arrested in connection with organised crime activities linked to a fatal crash on the A66, which resulted in the deaths of seven people, including two police officers. International Business Times UK · Aug 25
Who Were the Four Men in the A66 Crash? Their Previous Offences Revealed A fatal crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough involved a Volkswagen Passat with four occupants having criminal records. The incident resulted in seven deaths, including two police officers. International Business Times UK · Aug 25
Polestar Still Has No Idea Why The U.S. Kicked It Out The automaker was stripped off its authorization to sell cars in the U.S. model year 2027 onward. InsideEVs · Aug 24
More EV Owners Can Now Get Paid To Power California’s Grid The new Chevy Bolt EV and Kia EV9 are among a bunch of new EVs capable of vehicle-to-grid power sharing. InsideEVs · Aug 24
Have car makers finally worked out the best tech is tech you don’t notice? DRIVESMART: In the latest DriveSmart newsletter, Steve Fowler drives the tech-laden new Volvo EX60 and Genesis GV90 – and finds the cleverest cars are the ones that get out of your way The Independent UK · Aug 24
Volvo Wants Its PHEVs To Drive Like EVs Volvo is doubling down on plug-in hybrid production with new models touting up to 100 miles of EV range. Motor1 · Aug 24
Five who died in A66 crash may have had links to ‘organised criminal activity’ Cleveland Police said 12 other people have been arrested over alleged criminality leading up to the collision which killed seven people. Evening Standard · Aug 24
RIP: These SUVs Are Dead For 2027 Rust in peace to SUVs like the Acura RDX, Ford Escape, and Tesla Model X. Motor1 · Aug 24
I took the Volvo EX60 and BMW iX3 on 400-mile road trips — and range anxiety is officially dead I drove the Volvo EX60 and BMW iX3 on family road trips – now I’m convinced EVs are the best cars for long-distance travel TechRadar · Aug 23
Geely Is Testing A Solid-State Battery With Over 621 Miles Of Range. It Could End Up In A Volvo Volvo's parent company will begin rolling out ultra-high-density solid-state EV batteries in 2027—and the Swedes could be a test bed. InsideEVs · Aug 20
T3 · Aug 19 Volvo EX60 just showed the world how to build an electric mid-sized SUV – a Scandinavian masterpiece on wheels The all-electric incarnation of Volvo’s most popular car could be its biggest success yet
InsideEVs · Aug 18 Home EV Charging Has A Hidden Cost. Here’s How To Reduce It And Lower Your Bill Germany’s biggest car club tested several EVs for charging losses. One car stood out.
Marie Claire · Aug 14 The All-Electric Volvo ES90 Might Just Be the Car That Turns Our Annual Holiday to Puglia into a Road Trip My first time driving an all-electric car
AAP · Aug 14 Electric trucks could deliver a billion-dollar payload Australian laws are keeping heavy-duty electric trucks off the road, a report says, when they could boost productivity by more than $2 billion.
Newcastle Herald · Aug 13 Key witness in alleged Bar Beach shooting murder directed to give evidence The teen has refused to give a statement to police, the court heard.
InsideEVs · Aug 13 NJ Dealer Claims Polestar Intentionally Quit The U.S. With Government Ban As Cover Up The dealer alleges that Polestar planned to leave the U.S. for two years and used the Connected Vehicle Rule as an excuse.
InsideEVs · Aug 13 Volvo Wants To Make You A Safer Driver—And Lower Your Insurance Bill An optional app will provide a safety score based on the driver’s behavior, and higher scores could lead to lower insurance rates.
InsideEVs · Aug 12 The Lucid Cosmos Will Have More Range Than Any Tesla CEO Silvio Napoli spilled the beans on the Cosmos' driving range in a TV interview. It sounds pretty good.
The Times of India · Aug 11 Indian student charged for killing 81-year-old man in Florida after driving Cadillac like a bullet at 100mph, attorney asks court to allow him to return to Columbia University Indian student Akash Das was behind the wheel when his Cadillac SUV collided with an Audi sedan, and the 81-year-old driver of the Audi, Gary Neal Fields, died. The accident took place in July, and Das was arrested in August and his bail was set. The police arrest report was…
The Economic Times · Aug 6 10-year-old Volvo passes emission test but denied PUC certificate; owner moves Supreme Court; here's why it matters A Volvo XC-60 owner has moved the Supreme Court after Delhi authorities refused to issue a PUC certificate for his 10-year-old diesel vehicle, even though it cleared the emission test. The PUC software, he says, blocks certificates based on the vehicle's age regardless of whether it passes or fails the…
Newcastle Herald · Aug 6 Teen who filmed himself holding a gun before fatal Bar Beach shooting avoids jail The teenager became the first person sentenced over the death of Ekampreet Singh Sahni.