William Lomas

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

A positive step in the budget is introducing road tax for Electric Vehicles (EVs). However, it could be made fairer by taxing all cars based on weight or size, since heavier, larger vehicles use more energy and thus have a more significant environmental impact. #tax #Budget2025

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

I saw this very cool Saab 95 Limousine in my local town the other day. Does anyone know anything about it. #Saab #Saab95 #Limousine

[Richard Porter @sniffpetrol]

For what it's worth, I don't hate the Luce. I think its design would be an amazing new direction for, say, Tesla or Hyundai but it's a strange Ferrari. The thing that puzzles me most is why the front wheels are so far back, like it's based on a Golf not a bespoke EV platform.

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

@ii_posts Jaguar, at least the design is new, radical and interesting.

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

The range will then halve after about two years and you will have to pay a subscription for extra boot space.

[Rowan 🛡️ @RowanRK6]

@SawyerMerritt Forget how it looks, charging is the real problem.

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

@SawyerMerritt It's not that it is particularly ugly, the design is fine, but its nothing unique or special about it. It could be any sort of homogenised bar of soap emerging from BYD, Jaicoo or Omoda.

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

The #Ferrari #Luce could be any five door electric hatchback/crossover thing. It is very powerful, the design is fine, its boring, its inoffensive. There is nothing radical, unique or interesting about it. If they took the badges off it could be anything from a Nissan to a BYD.

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

I never understood the point of the hybrid PU system. The #F1 cars themselves produce such a tiny proportion of the sports emissions, most is produced by transport and logistics. Why not open it up to V8’s V10’s or V12’s with a set capacity limit powered by sustainable fuels.

[The Race @wearetherace]

🛠️ Mercedes has backed Formula 1’s plan to introduce V8 engines and even proposed a 1200bhp “mega engine”

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

@LookersGroup @UKVolkswagen

[Hannah Lomas @hlomas33]

After 6 years of careful ownership, without warning, my @UKVolkswagen Golf had complete engine failure. I contacted VW Services and the VW @LookersGroup Dealership. Shocking customer service, I was blamed for the engine failure, they will say anything regardless of the truth.#VW

[Hannah Lomas @hlomas33]

After 6 years of careful ownership, without warning, my @UKVolkswagen Golf had complete engine failure. I contacted VW Services and the VW @LookersGroup Dealership. Shocking customer service, I was blamed for the engine failure, they will say anything regardless of the truth.#VW

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

Some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the #Nissan #GTR is coming back. The bad news is that there is a new #Nissan #Juke and its hideous, but is it worse than the outgoing one?
@Nissan

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

The new #Renault #Twingo is exactly what an #EV should be, small, efficient, and reasonably priced. Yes the range isn't anything to shout about but as an urban run-about it is perfect. Why would you buy a #Ford Puma EV or #Vauxhall Astra EV if you could buy this for £10,000 less?

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

4 drivers did not start the #ChineseGP, it is an embarrassment. Not for the teams, not for the engine suppliers but for #FormulaOne itself.

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

#Lotus has now added a 2.0L internal combustion engine into the #Eletre #EV, turning it into a #hybrid. Manufacturers that fully committed to EVs and developed dedicated “skateboard” platforms may find it difficult to reverse course if their EV only strategies prove unsuccessful.

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

Just watched the #AustraliaGP, a lot of overtaking at the front at the beginning. It’s all so gimmicky and the cars don’t sound any better than the previous generation, they look better though. I am looking forward to watching the #indycar highlights. #f1

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

#Honda don’t exactly have the best reputation when it comes to supplying new hybrid engines to #Formula1 teams so why didn’t #AstonMartin do some due diligence to find out who was working on this unbelievably complicated high tech engine.

[Autosport @autosport]

Adrian Newey and Aston Martin only found out in November that Honda re-entered F1 with only 30% of their original team 👀

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

I agree with #Ecclestone, #F1 risks turning into #MarioKart with the “boost” button and other gimmicks. #FormulaOne has always been about the balance between driver talent and technical innovation, but it feels like things have tilted too far in favour of the engineers. #FIA

[Autosport @autosport]

Bernie Ecclestone believes F1 is in danger of losing the fans with these new regulations 🗣️

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

#BYD sold 18,200 cars in #Europe last month compared to 6,900 in January 2025, that is a 164% increase. Their share of the #European market also surged from 0.7% to 1.9% over the same period. Both the #EU and the #UK need to do more to protect the domestic #automative industry.

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

Only to a certain extent. We need the industry to be protected by the #Government but to do that we need to ensure that demand is natural and #cars are not forced upon the consumer who are not yet ready to embrace them. #EV #ZEV #UK #EU #China

[Dr. Andy Palmer @AndyatAuto]

✍️ In my column for @BusinessGreen, I argue that if we want to safeguard our auto industry tinkering around the edges is not enough. We need radical policy and a dedicated minister who can work across government departments to executive an automotive industrial strategy supported by energy, business and transport needs.

https://t.co/VFSXjI9alg

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

#Stellantis has un-discontinued their diesel range in Europe and are planning to sell existing diesel models for longer than planned. This includes models from their #Vauxhall, #Opel, #Citroen and #peugeot brands. This follows their #EV strategy u-turn a couple of weeks ago.

[William Lomas @wlomas20]

After spending millions on #EV 718 Cayman and Boxster models, #Porsche is reworking them for ICE power and is considering abandoning the project. Another case of regulators and manufacturers unsuccessfully attempting to push consumers in a direction they are not ready to embrace.