Trevithick had made earlier experiments in ... There are even claims that the vehicle was involved in the first car accident. Our thanks to Eric Guichard for the information.

Pictures from the scene show a car had smashed through the front door and window of a house on Trevithick Place ... understood that Cheshire Police were first called to the street yesterday.

Trevithick and Wiese said Volkswagen had a top priority when it agreed to invest in the fund: make money. “First and foremost, this is about setting up a successful venture firm,” Wiese said.