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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kim Pilling

Driver who claimed electric car ‘went rogue’ denies fraud charges

A Jaguar I-Pace electric car at the Paris Motor Show in 2018 - (Alamy/PA)

A motorist who claimed his luxury electric car accelerated “on its own” on the motorway has made his first appearance in court charged with fraud.

Nathan Owen, 32, called police for assistance on March 6 last year, to report his Jaguar I-Pace vehicle was speeding out of control and the brakes were not working.

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