Not In Your Half-Lifetime - 7 September 2021

FOLLOW UP: PARIS SPEED CAMERAS RUNNING INTO PROBLEMSThe unpopular reduction of the speed limit in Paris has meant that some runners are being caught by the City’s speed cameras, exceeding the 30km/h limit. In a promotional and clever stunt the running shop DISTANCE has teamed up with professional athletes to get caught at night triggering the cameras. To read more, click The Connexion article here. NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURES FOR AUGUST 2021The August figures for New Car Registrations have been revealed by SMMT and they are predictably poor. Through a combination of supply and Covid issues, SMMT tells us are the reasons behind the worst August since 2013. To find out more, click here for the SMMT article. HYUNDAI LATEST TO ANNOUNCE ALL-ELECTRIC FLEET FROM 2035Hyundai is the latest manufacturer to announce when they will be electric only, in Europe. From 2035 they will only sell EV or hydrogen powered vehicles. They also aim to be carbon neutral from 2045. To find out more, click the YesAuto article here. In their drive, pun intended, to get help the public understand hydrogen and the potential for it better, they will be making efforts to ‘popularise hydrogen’, with one tactic to release a 671hp hydrogen powered sports car. To find out more, click here for the Autocar article. FUEL PRICE 20P PER LITRE MORE THAN LAST YEARShocking news from the petrol retail industry, the price of fuel has not risen in August, however, we are still paying more than 20p per litre over last year’s prices. As we all holidayed in the UK this summer they didn’t need to put the price up to exploit the motorist. To find out more, click the Motoring Research article here. CONNECTED KERB INSTALLS 22 CHARGING POINTS IN LAMBETH22 roadside charging points have been installed in Lambeth, as part of a project to demonstrate how affordable public charging can be set up and accessed by all. The 7kW units utilise contactless payment, via the company’s app. To find out more, click here for the Fleet News article. ——————————————————————————-If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST——————————————————————————-NEW NEW CAR NEWSHyundai Casper This is a funky, small SUV along the lines of the Suzuki Ignis. The engine is the same 1.0 MPI and T—GDI engines found in the i10. Just because it is small does not mean it isn’t designed with practicality in mind, clever touches show the company has thought through how it will be used. The bad news is that it is not coming to the UK. We say “Boo” and indeed “Hiss” to Hyundai for not brining this cute car to our shores. To find out more on what we’ll be missing out on, click the Autocar article here. Dacia JoggerDacia has revealed their first 7-seater vehicle, the Jogger. A design that has elements of estate, SUV and MPV the well priced car will look to entice those who have larger families or maybe run a 5-a-side team. Expected to start around £15,000, with three engine options, this practical car will be attractive to those who prefer a more no frills approach to motoring. To find out more, click here for the Autocar article. Cupra UrbanRebelThe UrbanRebel is a concept car, that will be the basis for a road-going electric hatch from the Spanish brand. Whilst the concept car is outrageously over-styled, this does demonstrate the importance of urban EVs to the VW Group. To read more, click the Autocar article here. Munich Mobility Show Round-up To catch up on the news from the Munich Mobility Show, click here for the Autocar article. DESIGNERS MOOD BOARD: PETER HORBURY NOW SENIOR VP OF DESIGN FOR GROUP LOTUSPeter Horbury has moved from Geely Auto Group, where he was vice president of design, to Group Lotus to be senior vice president of design. This really looks like Lotus are being given every tool possible to make the brand as successful as possible. To read more, click the Group Lotus press release here. DESIGNERS MOOD BOARD: STEFAN SIELAFF VP OF GLOBAL DESIGN FOR GEELYFollowing the departure of Peter Horbury, Geely have appointed Stefan Sielaff, the former head of Bentley design, as vice president of global design. He will oversee the brands including Geely Auto, Geometry, Lynk&Co and Zeekr. For more information, click here for the Autocar article. LUNCHTIME READ: TRANSPORT FOR NORTH BOSS CALLS FOR DEBATE ON RAISING COST OF DRIVINGBefore you go howling off about the headline, remember it is the Motoring Podcast that is recommending this article. Ignoring the headline and taking a breath, the article is actually very interesting and raises some points we are going to have to come to terms with. We really encourage you to read it with an open mind. Click The Guardian link here. As a counter to this, you can read a reply from Autocar, by clicking this link here. LIST OF THE WEEK: CRAZY CONCEPTS FROM THE JET AGEAutocar has produced a list that brims with complete optimism at the potential of humans and ignores what aerodynamics are actually about. Click the link here then pick your favourite car and share with the chaps via Twitter. AND FINALLY: HOT WHEELS WANTS TO MAKE A UK CAR INTO A MODELHot Wheels is running a competition, where they will build a die-cast model version of someone from the UK’s car. That is AMAZING! To find out more about the competition, click the Elan PR link here. To go straight to the competition, click the Hot Wheels Legends Tour link here.