Farah has been writing about cars and the automotive industry for nearly 15 years as a road tester, news reporter and consumer journalist.

Starting her career at Parker’s, she then worked at Channel 4′s 4car website for its 10-year lifespan and has since put in stints at What Car? and Which? Car; as the editor/curator of 4car‘s Drive Greener channel, she was an early champion of environmentalissues, alternative fuels and energy-efficient technologies in the automotive media.

Now freelance, she writes for a variety of publications including trade titles and specialist technical magazines, and blogs at drivingtothefuture.com.

Farah is delighted that the industry is now seriously embracing the concerns she’s been banging on about for years, and excited about the developments which could feature in mainstream vehicles – ‘real cars for real people’ – within the next decade.

Articles by Farah Alkhalisi

  • Toyota unveils 2012 RAV4 EV

    Toyota has unveiled its new RAV4 EV – with Tesla-developed 154hp/115kW powertrain – at the Electric Vehicle Symposium (a.k.a. ‘EVS26’) in Los Angeles.
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    By Farah Alkhalisi May 10, 2012 11:48 AM
  • BMW to lead Visio.M low cost electric vehicle research project

    The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is working with BMW, Daimler, Siemens, Continental Automotive and several other German firms in a research consortium to produce a new safe, lightweight, low-cost EV for mass-market introduction.
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    By Farah Alkhalisi May 9, 2012 5:37 PM
  • Chinese carmaker conceives Ant colony

    Chinese carmaker Chery is to unveil a concept called Ant at the Beijing Auto Show, said to promise a solution for urban mobility in the congested cities of the future
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    By Farah Alkhalisi April 22, 2012 12:05 PM
  • Zagato unveils range-extended electric microcar

    Zagato is a legendary Italian design studio responsible for exclusive versions of Aston Martins, Lancias, Alfa Romeos… and now this, the Volpe (“Fox”, and an acronym of ‘Veicoli Originali Leggeri Privi di Emissioni’, or ‘original light-emissions vehicle’).
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    By Farah Alkhalisi April 21, 2012 12:25 PM
  • US electric car drivers save cash, says study

    A recent study shows that US electric car drivers can save up to $1,200 a year over petrol cars
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    By Farah Alkhalisi April 19, 2012 10:10 AM