I have written for a variety of outlets and publications for over 20 years. Passionately interested in cars as well as other motoring topics, I have specialist knowledge of both electric and hybrid vehicles, and was acting editor of trade title GreenFleet magazine from 2015-2016.
Also a fan of classic and retro cars and the Volkswagen marque, I have also written pieces for both a variety of print and online media. These include individual model and personality profiles, reflective and historical articles, as well as road tests of current, classic and commercial vehicles. Outlets for my written work include Audi Driver, Autovolt, Diesel Car & Eco Car, GreenFleet, GT Porsche, Mercedes Driver, Performance Vauxhall, Ultimate Porsche and Volkswagen Driver magazines, as well as the Car Design News, Influx, and Motoring Research websites.
In April 2016 my first book was published by the Crowood Press. Chronicling Porsche’s first mid-engined production sports car, Porsche 914: An Enthusiast’s Guide, tells the story of the joint Volkswagen-Porsche project, from its difficult birth to its acceptance as a bona-fide classic.
A keen interest in technology has also seen commissions for consumer UK newsstand titles Mac User and Web User. I am also a sub-editor with excellent proof-reading skills and a writer who can create copy around a specialist subject and to a selected tone of voice.
I also write and compile copy for PoloDriver.com, a self-published online resource for the Volkswagen Polo. Click on the graphic below to see an issue of a mini-magazine which has been optimised for reading on a tablet device, or click here for the PoloDriver.com digital bookshelf.
Written work portfolio
A copy of my written work portfolio is available on request.
Published written work
ELECTRIC/ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES
GreenFleet magazine
Cleaner fleet management: first drives and road tests
Road test: 2024 Vauxhall Astra Electric
Road test: 2024 Jeep Avenger Electric
First drive: 2024 Volkswagen ID 7
Road test: 2024 Vauxhall Corsa Electric
First drive: 2024 Kia EV9
Road test: 2024 Nissan Townstar EV L1
Road test: 2024 Renault Megane E-Tech Electric
Road test: 2024 Volkswagen ID 3
First drive: 2024 BMW i5
First drive: 2024 Volkswagen ID Buzz Cargo
First drive: 2024 BYD Dolphin
Road test: 2023 Kia Soul EV
Road test: 2023 Citroën e-C4X
First drive: 2023 Iveco eDaily
Road test: 2023 Nissan Ariya
First drive: 2023 BMW iX5 Hydrogen
Road test: 2023 Kia Niro EV
First drive: 2023 Renault Pro+ Kangoo E-Tech Electric
Road test: 2023 MG5 EV
Road test: 2023 Genesis GV60
First drive: 2022 Toyota Professional Proace Electric
First drive: 2022 BMW iX
First drive: 2022 MG4 EV
Road test: 2022 Ford Pro E-Transit
First drive: 2022 Toyota Mirai
Road test: 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
First drive: 2022 BMW i4 eDrive40 M Sport
First drive: 2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line
First drive: 2022 Porsche Taycan
First drive: 2022 Toyota Proace City Electric
Road test: 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E
Road test: 2022 Peugeot e-3008
Road test: 2022 Vauxhall Vivaro Elite 3100 75kWh
First drive: 2022 Volkswagen ID 4 Pro Performance 77kWh
First drive: 2021 Fiat 500e La Prima
First drive: 2021 Citroën e-C4
Road test: 2021 Lexus UX 300e
First drive: 2021 Vauxhall Mokka-e
First drive: 2021 Volkswagen ID 3
First drive: 2021 Volkswagen ABT eTransporter
Road test: 2021 DS 3 Crossback E-Tense Ultra Prestige
Road test: 2021 Vauxhall Corsa Elite Nav 11kW
First drive: 2021 Citroën Ami
Road test: 2021 MG ZS EV Exclusive
First drive: 2021 Mini Electric Level 2
First drive: 2021 Mazda MX-30 Sport Lux
Road test: 2021 Renault Pro+ Zoe Van
Road test: 2021 Peugeot e-208 GT
First drive: 2020 LEVC VN5
First drive: 2020 Honda e
Road test: 2020 Renault Zoe GT Line 135 Z.E 50
First drive: 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance
ELECTRIC/ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
Automotive Powertrain Technology international magazine
Feature: Ford Cologne Electric Vehicle Center
Tech insider: BYD electric vehicle technology
Tech insider: LEVC SOA modular electric vehicle architecture
Tech insider: McLaren Artura
Feature: hydrogen fuel cell developments (online magazine) / hydrogen fuel cell developments (website)
Feature: rare earth-free motors
Feature: sustainable battery manufacture
Feature: thermal management
Feature: inverter technologies
Feature: electric vehicle sound actuation
Feature: electric drive testing
Feature: powertrain manufacturing
Feature: hydrogen combustion engines
Feature: fuel cell electric vehicles
Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International magazine
Feature: solar-powered electric vehicles
Tech insider: Iveco eDaily (online magazine) / Iveco eDaily (website)
Tech insider: Volkswagen ID 2all
Tech insider: HVS hydrogen HGV
Feature: direct drive technology
Tech insider: Bramble Energy printed circuit board fuel cell
Feature: WAE EVR architecture
Feature: CES 2023 event round-up
Feature: hydrogen commercial vehicles
Tech insider: Peugeot 9X8
Tech insider: Zeekr 001
Feature: electric rallycross
Feature: silicon carbide technology
Professional Motorsport World magazine
Feature: Vauxhall Corsa e-Rally
VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES
Automotive Testing Technology International magazine
Feature: Tech insider – JLR Future Energy Lab
Feature: OEM interview – Aiways (development)
Feature: heavy vehicle testing
Feature: OEM interview – Volkswagen (software)
Feature: employee mental health
Tech insider: Zeekr 001
Feature: battery technology tests
Feature: site visit – SEAT Powertrain Development Center
Electric & Hybrid Marine technology International magazine
Feature: superyacht electrification (2024)
Feature: battery chemistries and ruggedisation (2024)
Feature: electric pleasure craft round-up
Feature: ARC Sport electric pleasure craft
Feature: shore-side charging (online magazine) / shore-side charging (website)
Feature: cruise ship electrification (online magazine) / cruise ship electrification (website)
Feature: superyacht electrification (2023) (online magazine)
Feature: hydrogen vessels (online magazine)
Feature: battery chemistries and ruggedisation (2023) (online magazine) / battery chemistries and ruggedisation (2023) (website)
Feature: hydrogen technology round-up (online magazine) / hydrogen technology round-up (website)
Feature: electrified leisure boats (2022)
Feature: M17 Scania Hybrid
Tire Technology International magazine
Feature: smart tire manufacturing technologies
Feature: 2024 off-road tire launches
Feature: tire sensor technologies
Feature: non-pneumatic tires (2023)
Feature: OE tire development
Feature: automation in tire production
Feature: off-road tire development
Feature: Tire Road Wear Particles (online magazine) / Tire Road Wear Particles (website)
Feature: OE tire development
Feature: non-pneumatic tires (2022)
Feature: EV tire development
Feature: tire-building machines
Feature: machine vision tech
Transmission Technology International magazine
Feature: Porsche 911 T-Hybrid
Feature: transmission lightweighting
Feature: testing – simulations
Feature: transmission lightweighting
CLASSIC CARS/ CAR CULTURE
Classics World
Buyer’s guide: Fiat 126
Buyer’s guide: Rootes Arrow family
Buyer’s guide: Toyota MR2 (SW20)
Buyer’s guide: Volvo C30
Influx magazine
All the fun of the fare: sixty years of the London Taxi
Wrangler: The Jeep that rock-hopped its way to cult status
Honda Motocompo: the cool commuter
F355: 25 years of Ferrari’s modern classic
718: 60 years of Porsche’s Targa Florio and F1 flier
Studio 434: a car collection that’s just the ticket
Grand Touring heavyweight: 60 years of the Aston Martin DB4
Economical ingenuity: 70 years of the Citroën 2CV
Beautifully British: the Morris Minor turns 70
Power to the people’s car: Volkswagen Up and Polo GTI
A Civic duty: four-and-a-half decades of the Honda Civic
Karmann chameleons: the Ghia-styled Volkswagen
Volvo 240: bulletproof brick of the suburbs
Great Shakes: Bertone’s beach buggy
We are family: car ads from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s
Jeep Wagoneer: when wood is good
A new beginning: 20 years of the water-cooled Porsche 911
Trooping the cooler: ex-military vehicles – still want that SUV?
Alfa Romeo Stelvio: a mountain to climb?
Super Cinqs! Four decades of small fast Renaults
Naval gazing: 60 years of the SEAT 600
Mk 2 Volkswagen Scirocco – an elegant performer
Music Maestro, please
Hip to be square – 70 years of the Citroën H Van
Volkswagen Golf GTD: 35 years of fast and frugal fun
Nostalgia – the leading lady when it comes to cars that are stars
Audi 80 GT: ringing the changes
Porsche: the mid-engined legacy
Carroll Shelby, the master of muscle cars, was born 11th January
Motoring Research
2019 Toyota Supra GR – and the cars that inspired it
The greatest fast Volkswagens ever
The best new hybrid cars 2017
Retro Motor
Retro road test: 1966 Fiat 500 F
Retro road test: 1974 Porsche 914
Retro road test: 1974 Volkswagen T2 campervan
Retro road test: 1975 Audi 80 GT
Retro road test: 1977 Volkswagen Polo L
Retro road test: 1996 Audi RS2
Retro road test: 2000 Toyota Prius
CAR DESIGN
Car Design News
Boxing clever: three 1980s economy concepts
Southern Group of Motoring Writers
SGMW Members’ Cars: Richard Gooding’s 2014 Volkswagen Polo BlueGT
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