Richard Aucock

Richard is director at Motoring Research. He has been with us since 2001, and has been a motoring journalist even longer. He won the IMCO Motoring Writer of the Future Award in 1996 and the acclaimed Sir William Lyons Award in 1998. Both awards are run by the Guild of Motoring Writers and Richard is currently vice chair of the world's largest organisation for automotive media professionals. Richard is also a juror for World Car Awards and the UK juror for the AUTOBEST awards.

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Sainsbury’s Smart Charge now allows EV drivers to collect Nectar points

Sainsbury’s electric car rapid charging service Smart Charge has become the first EV charging network in the UK to offer a loyalty scheme.

MOKE International names Bremont watch co-founder as new chairman

Heritage brand MOKE International, which now sells an EV version of the famous 1960s MOKE, confirms Bremont co-founder Nick English is its new executive chairman.

ECOBEST Challenge 2024 to discover real-world EV range

The fourth ECOBEST Challenge 2024 begins this week to determined the real-world electric range of 14 new EVs.

Kia EV9 is World Car of the Year 2024

The Kia EV9 is the latest pure electric car to be named World Car of the Year – and it also scooped the World Electric Vehicle 2024 prize

2023 new car sales top 1.9 million in best year since 2019

New car registrations bounced back in 2023 – but EV sales flatlined as private buyers were put off by high prices

Car industry calls for VAT to be halved on new EVs

UK car industry trade body the SMMT wants VAT on electric cars to be cut to 10 percent for three years to boost sales

JLR launches Range Rover car insurance

Land Rover Insurance offers bespoke cover for both new and used Range Rover owners who may be struggling to source affordable cover

BYD Dolphin is AUTOBEST Best Buy Car of Europe 2024

BYD Dolphin is AUTOBEST Best Buy Car of Europe 2024 in a landmark first win for a Chinese brand.

AUTOBEST Best Buy Car of Europe 2024 finalists revealed

Four cars are in the running for AUTOBEST Best Buy Car of Europe 2024 – and Porsche has been announced COMPANYBEST 2024

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