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.
The electric car transition is not happening as quickly as expected and a review of the ZEV Mandate, currently scheduled for 2027, is now urgently required, says the SMMT.
Audi engine types are now depicted by two-digit number badges on the bootlid. The 'power badges' have been introduced to make things easier for customers but first you need to understand the system...