Pushing Dieselgate Under The Bus - 2 May 2023

FOLLOW UP: CONTINENTAL EXEC IMPLICATES OTHERS OVER DIESELGATEA Continental manager has admitted their involvement in Dieselgate and implicated that others were involved, to German prosecutors. There are a total of 60 individuals being investigated over various levels of fraud. To read more, click this Automotive News article link here. FOLLOW UP: JLR LOSE C-TYPE COPYRIGHTJaguar Land Rover has lost a copyright infringement case in Sweden where they were taking several defendants to court. In a move that it appears JLR lawyers were not expecting, the defendants claimed that because Jaguar had not done anything to prevent replicas before they had implicitly approved. For more information, click here to read an explanation from Mattias Malmstedt on LinkedIn. GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING GRADUATED DRIVING LICENSESNewly qualified under-25 could be restricted in carrying younger passengers for a set time. This is one of several ideas being considered to try and help reduce road incidents and injuries. This is something that happens across the globe. Click this link to read more from Top Gear. QUEENSLAND PASSES ‘ANTI-HOON’ LAWSIn Queensland, a new law has passed that covers illegal street events, which are quite strict. Spectators could be fined up to $6,000 AUS, drivers could face up to a year in prison and the destruction of their car. Jalopnik has more on this story, which you can read by clicking this link here. ARNOLD CLARK CREATING EV CHARGING NETWORKArnold Clark, the car retail company, has announced they are investing £23 million into a rapid charging network via their dealership sites across the country. Access will be allowed out of hours too, for approved vehicles. They are still working out the details for pricing but have made it clear they do not wish to nickel and dime users. Click this AM Online link to read more. JUST EAT SALES FLEET TO GO EV ONLY BY 2025The corporate sale fleet of Just Eat will be EV only by 2025. That means 175 diesel vehicles will be replaced, which has already begun with the first 12 purchased. You can learn more by clicking this link here, from edie.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 NNCN - ORA SALOONOra has announced their larger saloon, known as the Good Cat in China, will be coming to the UK. This is aimed squarely at the Tesla Model 3 and Hyundai Ioniq 6, coming with a range of power outputs as well as both two and four wheel drive. Whilst most details are scant, Ora has confirmed it will have a range of 300 miles. Prices have not been announced but they consider this a flagship vehicle. Autocar has more on this which you can read by clicking here. NNCN - TWISTED SUZUKI JIMNYTwisted Automotive, the bespoke 4x4 conversion company, has announced they will be fettling with the Suzuki Jimny. This is their first work on a non-Defender vehicle. Details are a little light as to exactly what they will be doing but prices have been suggested at less than £50,000 (plus VAT) for a complete conversion. Click this Motoring Research article link for more. DESIGNERS MOOD BOARD: SÜhLMANN JOINS MCLARENAfter only three months, Tobias Sühlmann, has left Bentley and gone to Mclaren to fill the void after Rob Melville moved to CEER. To learn more, click this link to a Car Design News article. LUNCHTIME READ: TAKE BACK QUIET TIME BEHIND THE WHEELFriend of the show, Alex Grant, has written an opinion piece on why we should embrace disconnecting ourselves from being on our phones whilst driving, making it a bit of a sanctuary. We thoroughly endorse this idea. Click this link to the Fleet World digital magazine to read more. LIST OF THE WEEK: 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO GO OFF-ROADAs Alan has bought a new off-roader this is the perfect List of the Week from us. Tom Ford has compiled this list for Top Gear which our off roading expert Alan agrees with most of these. Click here to run through the suggestions. AND FINALLY: LOCALS HIGHLIGHT DREADFUL ROAD SURFACEIn Carmarthanshire, locals have erected a sign to warn drivers of the appalling state of a road with a humorous sign. Click here to see how maybe humour might get something done for them, thanks to the BBC News article.