Automotive

In Conversation

In conversation: Tony Fong

Everrati’s head of engineering discusses novel ways of electrifying classic cars with Will Gray Electric vehicle (EV) technology is moving at a rapid pace and much of that is thanks to people like Tony Fong. As head of engineering at luxury electric car company Everrati, he is pioneering cutting-edge innovation in the most unlikely of places – by implanting the latest powertrain components into old classics to create the systems of the future.

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Cybersecurity

Nick Flaherty uncovers new ways to make e-mobility software safer. A competition in Japan has discovered 49 vulnerabilities in automotive software, of which the developers were unaware. In the Pwn2Own Automotive 2025, researchers targeted EV-charging electronic control units (ECUs), where a flaw allowed the manipulation of charging parameters in the powertrain ECU, risking battery thermal runaway.

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New VW ID. EVERY1

Since the Beetle, Volkswagen has been enabling affordable mobility for millions of people with compact and likeable cars. With the ID. EVERY101 concept car, the German car manufacturer is now showing an entry-level all-electric model. Volkswagen will launch the production version in 2027 – with a starting price of around 20,000 euros. The ID.

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New manufacturing innovations offer EV weight loss

The quest for greater efficiency and range in EVs is often focused on battery technology and drivetrain efficiency, but fundamental physics point to another key factor in the equation: weight. The increasingly popular move from 400V to 800V systems saves weight through lighter cables, but even reductions of a few kilogrammes can make a tangible difference and one company is exploring innovations in sheet metal that could change the game.

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In conversation: John Stamford

The advanced powertrain chief engineer of Jaguar Land Rover got into EVs before EVs were even a thing. He tells Will Gray how far things have come If you want to understand the evolution of electric vehicles (EVs), there are few better to speak to than Jaguar Land Rover’s advanced powertrain chief engineer, John Stamford.

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Evice Rolls-Royce Corniche

Evice is using modern technologies and EV powertrains to improve some of the best cars ever built, starting with a beautiful Rolls-Royce Corniche, reports Will Gray. When it comes to pure, opulent luxury, there are few more iconic cars than those produced by Rolls-Royce in the 1970s and 80s.

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Dynisma DMG simulators

Seamless simulation Peter Donaldson checks out simulators designed to give drivers the most realistic response and feel Dynisma’s DMG family of simulators is designed to reduce the time and expense involved in building and testing vehicles by moving as much prototype development as possible into the virtual world. We caught up with the company’s commercial director, […]

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Stark Future unveils world’s most powerful Enduro motorcycle

Stark Future has launched a road-legal motorcycle, the VARG EX, with the aim of revolutionising the Enduro world. The drivetrain delivers 80 hbp, making it the most powerful Enduro bike on the market, Stark said. Riders can customise its performance

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Making powertrains faster with the aid of AI

Monumo has used two forms of artificial intelligence (AI) to speed the development of powertrain systems for e-mobility, writes Nick Flaherty. Time pressures often limit collaboration between sub-system teams in the early stages of design, which means genuine system-level optimisation is limited, said Simon Shepherd, head of hardware development at Monumo.

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Donut Lab claims new platform builds faster, cheaper, better EVs

Donut Lab has taken a new approach to building electric vehicles with a development platform that offers a library of inter-compatible components that can be used to produce supercars, buses, UVs or SUVs in record time, it says.

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