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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 1d

Any premium for Apple CarPlay? That was a new one on me recently! Low car hire prices equals market oversupply and general red flag for economic health

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 2d

Fenomeno you say? These guys are waiting for the ad director's call

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 2d

Some eye-popping stuff in the Dataforce stats. MG 2nd biggest hybrid seller in the UK in Sept after Toyota, MG3 hybrid beat the Yaris. Chinese took a third of the PHEV market for the month. BYD the second largest EV maker. Jaecoo 7 4th best-seller outright for the month.

Automotive News Europe @autonewseurope.bsky.social · 2d

MG, BYD and Chery are making strong inroads into the U.K. market with full-electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid cars. www.autonews.com/ev/ane-evs-u...

Electrified drivetrains help Chinese brands to hit a record double-digit market share in the UK

MG, BYD and Chery are making strong inroads into the U.K. market with full-electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid cars.

www.autonews.com

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 2d

On the face of it ALL Ferraris are ridiculous. EV no less so but it has an important job in converting petrolheads to the idea of electric through clever tech etc. Taycan almost managed it but string of issues soured owners and - crucially - damaged residuals, which is death in the lux market

Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 2d

Ferrari acting like the leader it is here, not backing down in the face of the EV challenge and going all out to make electric appeal to luxury customers. In the process hopefully undoing some of the damage done by the Taycan! www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new...

1000hp+, 122kWh, four motors… Stop what you're doing: the electric Ferrari just revealed its secrets | Autocar

Wild active suspension tech, 329-mile range and an authentic "engine" note: secrets of the 2026 Elettrica revealed

www.autocar.co.uk

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 2d

Ha. Fluffed it as well. Even the final thing looked like my first choice

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 3d

18 years ago I got the wheels refurbed on my elderly Porsche 944 and it made me so happy I managed a photoshop to brag about it (car long gone sadly)

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 4d

Here’s how this headline construction jumped the shark, and keeps bloody doing it. If the answer is this bleedin obvious why would anyone click, even if the search algorithm serves it up on a plate?

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 11d

FB just reminded me that 13 years ago our 3-series diesel upchucked its water pump and subjected Streatham to another traffic jam. Since then diesel, petrol, petrol, hybrid, EV.

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 11d

The Gibbses have gone electric. Hybrid was just too painful (oh the droning). Is charging more painful? Gonna find out!

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Son of Bengt @sonofbengt.bsky.social · 15d

ANY excuse to post it

#TOTP

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 15d

47,800rmb is (gulp) £5000. Now that would give a shove to Europe’s stagnant small car market

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 15d

Pictures please

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 15d

new Mitsubishi Delica Mini. Awfully fabulous. Fabulously awful. Also, banish the idea (pushed in Europe recently) that a Kei category is the path to low tech, low cost. This thing has 360 cameras, sim connectivity, blind spot, lane-change assist etc etc

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 21d

Once you’ve lost the mo, hard to regain it.

Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 22d

Good to see this ancient stock shot of a belching Peugeot 106 still doing the rounds, here in the Week. Remember using it over 10 years ago in Auto Express and gawd knows how old it was then

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 23d

Very much appreciated the bronze Mitsubishi I-Miev at the launch of the Eclipse Cross yesterday. 2009! 16kWh! A lifetime ago.

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 25d

Amen to that

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 26d

We must unite against those who seek to divide us.

I know many people, particularly from London's diverse communities, are feeling extremely worried following the events this weekend.

It takes me back to how I felt growing up in the ’70s and ’80s, when
far-right political parties marched on our streets.

The leaders of the far-right are once again attempting to hijack our flag, with minorities being intimidated and fear, hatred and division being sown.

As Londoners, and as proud Brits, we must unite to reject the far-right
– just as we have many times before.

But it’s going to take a huge effort from us all – from people of all races and backgrounds, who are willing to stand up for our British values of equality, inclusion and mutual respect.

As Mayor, I'll continue to do everything I can to challenge the far-right and all those who peddle the politics of fear and division.

I urge other politicians and Londoners to do the same.

MAYOR OF LONDON, SADIQ KHAN

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 25d

Ha

Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 25d

Nice! Welcome fellow traveller, sheltering from the pelting racism. Pour you a nice pint of existential angst?

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 26d

One of the cars Jim deemed worthy of ‘driving the crap out of’ I guess

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · Sep 9

If this is an Aspark Owl in Munich then I’m the car-cricket permanent title holder across all the galaxies

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · Sep 3

Now THAT is what I call a back-to-school promotion. UAE only. Can't find those T&Cs but I bet they're good.

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · Sep 3

Okay that’s enough precipitation now

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · Sep 2

It’s a story backed up with a mahoosive factory in Wuhan with a capacity for 150,000. I’m with the investors, but the pivot to PHEVs does show they are reactive to the collapse of the original business plan