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The First Lotus Plug-In Hybrid Has a Very Strange Name

Putting a gas engine in a car previously sold only as an EV is generally seen as good news by enthusiasts. Add a Lotus badge, and purists will inevitably talk about it. However, when the foundation is a large and heavy SUV, the excitement suddenly tapers off. Nevertheless, this Eletre…

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Smart's First Sedan Is Also Its Biggest Car Ever

Update: New images have surfaced via China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) website. Along with the fresh photos, we've also learned the Smart #6 weighs 4,627 lbs (2,099 kg) in its heaviest configuration.

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Americans Don't Actually Want Kei Cars

Kei cars are awesome. The tiny, Japanese-market runabouts have diminutive proportions and puny engines, often delivering no more than 80 horsepower. Having driven one in its home country, it’s easy to see why people are so obsessed with them; they’re cute, charming, and in a jam-packed city like Tokyo, ideal…

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Money laundering network active in UK ‘bought bank to fund Russian war effort’

The National Crime Agency said money launderers are operating in at least 28 UK cities and towns.

Evening Standard

How billion-dollar money laundering network in UK ‘bought bank to fund Russian war effort’

Launderers for the group operate in at least 28 UK cities and towns, with couriers collecting cash for crypto conversion

The Independent UK

There really is a smartwatch for every occasion – these are our favourites in 2025

Because the best smartwatch is the one that fits your life

How to Check SSD Health in Windows 10 and Windows 11

Here are some tools that access SMART functionality on your SSD to determine its health

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The all-electric Polo is confirmed as VW revives classic names for EVs

“We’re taking our well-known names into the future – the ID.Polo is just the beginning,” says Volkswagen boss

The Independent UK

Smart Is Bringing Back Its Tiny City Car As An EV

The Smart #2 will be about the same size as the old Fortwo and is coming to China and Europe in 2026.

InsideEVs

Smart is bringing back the Fortwo

Launching next year, the Smart #2 will be a “reinvention” of the original tiny city car

The Independent UK

Here's Your First Official Look at the Smart ForTwo Successor

Update: Smart has released the first teaser images featuring the #2, its all-new successor to the ForTwo city car. The dinky hatchback is undergoing track testing in China ahead of next year's launch.

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Why Smart Devices Are No Longer Welcome in Some Senior Facilities

Smart devices were once hailed as game-changers for senior living—tools that could keep residents safe, connected, and more independent. Voice assistants like Alexa, smartwatches with...

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The Auto Manufacturer That Used Child Labor and Tried to Cover It Up

In the heart of Alabama, a shocking labor scandal unfolded that exposed how one of the world’s largest automakers operated. Apparently, Hyundai Motor Company allowed children as young as 12 to work in dangerous factory conditions. Along with its suppliers, Hyundai became embroiled in a child labor controversy that revealed…

Clever Dude

‘The moon came into view and I searched for the perfect place to stand’: Eric Kogan’s best phone photo

The Brooklyn-based photographer on a chance encounter

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The New Galaxy A7 Isn't a Smartphone. It's a Sedan With Insane Range

We rarely cover cars sold exclusively in China, but we’re willing to make an exception on occasion if there’s a compelling reason. Geely’s latest product meets the criteria with its unusual name, impressive driving range, and the simple fact that it’s not another SUV. Roughly the same size as a…

The Independent UK

Smart #5 review: Tesla-rivalling family SUV is both big and clever

The dinky city car is dead – long live Smart’s enormous, boisterous, fast-charging family SUV

InsideEVs

Lynk & Co Z20: A Better Volvo EX30 That's Ready To Take On Europe

It's fun to drive foreign-market cars. But I'd be lying if I weren't just a little bit tired of driving yet another cool car made in China that so far, has a slim-to-zero chance of ever ending up in my driveway. The Lynk Co Z20 is one such car. But…

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I tried the Dreo PolyFan and found it’s packed with smart features like the big brands but costs a lot less - here’s why I love this standing pedestal fan

Dreo's PolyFan fan ticks all the boxes for customisation, design and performance, and puts the wind right up the high-end premium brands

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Smart #5 gets fast charging and 366 mile range to tackle Tesla Model Y

Beefy all-electric SUV is the biggest Smart to date with some of the most advanced tech

InsideEVs

Smart’s #5 EV Challenges Tesla With 400 KW Charging

This is the new Smart #5. No, it’s not the fifth model in the Chinese automaker’s portfolio, which makes things rather confusing. But it is the largest, so there’s that.

Guitar World

“Kurt launched into that track and totally went off. In the middle of the song, he smashed his guitar to bits”: The making of the album that virtually invented a new genre, sold 30 million copies, and changed rock forever

One of the best-selling albums of all time, Nirvana's Nevermind re-shaped popular culture and guitar-based music almost overnight. This is how it was made

InsideEVs

The Rebooted Smart Car Brand Keeps Getting More Interesting

Everyone knows the Smart car. The sort of roller-skate-shaped microcar was a godsend to city-dwellers all over the world, and in many ways still is. But these days, Smart is half-owned by its original parent company, Mercedes-Benz, while the other half is owned by China's Geely Group. And as Geely…

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Laws to rev up electric car race at starting line

Australia's automotive industry will look different in 2025 after a change in laws inspires a long list of electric and plug-in hybrid challengers.

InsideEVs

Nio Budget Brand Firefly Unveils First EV And It Looks Familiar

Nio has just revealed the first electric vehicle that it wants to sell under its Firefly budget brand, a hatchback that will retail for just over $20,000 in China. When it reaches Europe sometime in the first half of 2025, it will likely cost a lot more than that due…

Salon

Russian crypto op launders UK drug money

According to British authorities, drug gangs in the UK laundered money through a Russian crypto operation

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