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Select Electric Motor Show brings future tech into focus at British Motor Show in 2021

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The British Motor Show is set to arrive at Farnborough International Expo Centre in August with a little extra this year, an entire hall dedicated to electric motoring. British Motor Show CEO Andy Entwistle commented: “We’ve been using the recent lockdown and also our Pop-Up Motor Show in Basingstoke to refine some of our plans.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

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The "New Mini" first appeared in North American showrooms as a 2002 model, as part of the turn-of-the-century wave of retro-styled machinery that included the Volkswagen New Beetle , Chrysler PT Cruiser and Chevrolet HHR. They're cheap, quick enough to be fun, and junkyard parts are plentiful. There is a lot of room in here, huh?

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The proposals are part of a £250m strategy, seen by the Guardian, spelling out a revolution in Britains road transport network based on ultra-low carbon vehicles. Part of this attempt to habitualise people to electric cars will be to offer various models to the public to try out. My Web del.icio.us BST on Thursday 16 April 2009.