Stroked every week - 17 February 2026

FOLLOW UP: OX DELIVERS ENTERS LIQUIDATIONObviously on the day we published last week’s episode the news came out that OX Delivers had failed to find the funding it needed and has entered recievership. Thanks to listener Suzie Richards for sending the article link confirming this. You can read more, by clicking this link from The Business Desk here.FORD POSTS ANOTHER BIG LOSSFord has announced their financial results for 2025, with $8.2 billion in losses. A large portion of this being a write-down in the final quarter after the US changed their national policy on electric vehicles. The results for the final quarter of 2025 was a $11.1 billion loss. Adding to the gloom, BYD outsold Ford on the global market. To read more, click this Auotcar article link here.STELLANTIS BRINGING BACK DIESELSStellantis are bringing back some diesel models, in Europe, following their pivot from an electrified centric future. They have added Peugeot 308, Opel Astra and DS 4 options, on top of which Opel Combo Van, Citroën Berliongo and Peugeot Rifter. To read more on this, click the electrive article link here.BMW RECALL ANNOUNCEDBMW is recalling 575,000 cars, globally, due to starter motor issue that could result in a fire. In the UK 24,732 cars are affected by this recall, with BMW stating that the car is not to be left unattended if the engine is running. Click this Autocar article link here to find out which cars are involved.BE.EV EXPANDS THROUGH ACQUISITIONBe.EV, the UK public charging network, has expanded by aquiring the UK arm of the European charging network Mer. By doing so, they have added 450 sites, with 1600 charge bays. For more on this, click the electrive link here.HARROW TO INSTALL 500 CHARGE POINTS IN BOROUGHOnce again the neglected South East is getting some charge points, this time in the London Borough of Harrow. 500 on-street charge points are to be installed char.gy and the project will be completed by October 2026. Click this electrive article link to read more.KENT TO INSTALL 10,000 ON-STREET CHARGERSMore good news for the South East, as the disparity of charge points compared to the rest of the country will hopefully be one step closer to being rectified as Kent County Council announce that 10,000 on-street chargers are to be installed across the county dependent on demand and suitability. You can read more, by clicking this electrive article link here.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 PODCASTNEW NEW CAR NEWS -Mazda 6eMazda has now released details for the UK version of the electric 6e, coming in the summer. Priced from £38,995, it will be rear wheel drive and is in fastback form. Maximum range is 348 miles and if you can find a suitable charger 10-80% charging can happen in 24 minutes. Unfortunately, Mazda have followed the current trend for ditching physical switches, which is a disappointment. Click this Autocar article link to read more.BYD Atto 3BYD has updated their Atto 3 SUV, by moving the electric motor to the rear and increasing the battery capacity to 74.8 kWh that increases the range up to 317 miles. Click this Autocar article link to read more.Volvo P1800ES restomodNiels van Roij has created a new division, for his design company, called Autoforma, which will build restomod designs. Their first is one based on the Volvo PS1800ES. Adding a T5 Volvo engine helps boost the appeal of the car. Click this Motoring Research article link here, to read more.To visit the Autoforma website, click this link here.LUNCHTIME READ: FROM PARIS TO TOKYOThe recommendation this week is about how a chap took an ancient Peugeot 104 from Paris to China. This is a fabulous read and reminds us all how much the car does enable us to do. To read more, click this Top Gear article link here.LIST OF THE WEEK: 25 carS that are 40 in 2026Classic & Sports Car provide the article we are referring to this week. For some of us, this may be a case of utter depression or having to live with total denial that some of these cars are 40 years. Click the link here to see your options for which one upsets you the most!AND FINALLY: FUSION ARTRemaining with Classic & Sports Car, we are suggesting you should check out this article about artist John A Frye, who blends his skills as an illustrator and industrial designer to produce work that blends different types of vehicles to produce cars with a retro futuristic vibe. All brilliant stuff. Click this article link, to read more.To visit John’s own website, click this link.