The best way to drain an EV? Just spank it

Never mind whacking up the heating – here's how to properly zap some electrons There’s one part of the process we currently go through when benchmarking a new car for a road test that, while necessary, isn’t formally part of it at all. And yet it’s very often one of the more revealing things

French motorways show us how it should be done

European roads are far enjoyable with their higher speed limits and pristine surfaces Our next-door neighbours, with their 7383 miles of smooth, free-flowing highway linking the outer reaches of their pretty countryside to the ring roads of their major towns, provide valuable lessons in inter-urban road transportation. France’s first motorway – or autoroute –