In December, BMW shared a press release outlining the fact that Apple Car Key cards, which are available to be used on BMW cars can now be shared between iPhone and Android devices, of which it says is the result of a new co-development with Apple and Google. Since the launch of Car Key, BMW has been an early partner and the main benefit is that there is no dedicated […]
BMW is planning on discontinuing the current seventh generation 5 Series later this year and it’ll be replaced with an all new model, which will consist of an all-electric version, much like the BMW i4 that the company offers today. The BMW i5 will feature a unique design to make it differ from the combustion models, with blanked-off grille and custom wheel designs. Although not confirmed yet, BMW is likely […]
Big news, the popular little up! GTI has been taken off sale here in the UK this morning with the order books officially closed. Customers are now unable to order a brand new version of the car, with the word from VW that the car has hit the order limit. The German car company hasn’t said when the car would be back on sale, but it is now only available […]
Land Rover is reported to be working on a new, all-electric Defender which will have a range of 300+ miles. The company will launch the EV model in a few years time, in 2025, as part of the mid-life refresh for the Defender. JLR is expected to have fully electric versions available in all sizes of the model including the 90, 110 and the larger 130. JLR is also said to […]
Volkswagen has informed future customers of the all-electric ID.4 SUV that the car will be seeing a price increase in the US, which will be affecting most reservation holders. However, not all customers will be affected – just the vehicles assembled after the 4th January. VW is making some other changes, including changes to the battery supplier and and end to the current reservation system. One of the main changes […]
Tesla has this week revealed an all new wireless phone charger that seems to closely resemble the technical undertaking that Apple had planned for the AirPower back in 2017. Apple never got round to actually launching the wireless charger and was ultimately scrapped a few years later. However, the new Wireless Charging Platform from Tesla has managed to do what Apple couldn’t. Tesla say that the charger can charge up […]
Dacia will be putting the new Jogger Hybrid on sale here in the UK next month, will the first cars for customers to be available in March. The car will be the first electrified UK model we will have seen from the Romanian company and while we haven’t seen prices yet, it is likely to be the cheapest hybrid MPV on the market. Dacia will be opening up for orders […]
Ford has revealed that the decision to kill of the iconic Fiesta was down to production capacity. Ford Model E boss Martin Sander has said that the hatchback was dropped because Ford is focusing on new electric cars, with a large $2 billion investment in new EVs. Production space was needed at the company’s Cologne factory in Germany. Martin Sander spoke to Autocar a few days ago and said that Ford “needed […]
Vauxhall has this week updated the all-electric Mokka Electric with a new larger battery pack which is now 54kWh with 51kWh usable capacity, which is replacing the previous 50kWh pack. The same larger pack will be coming to other Stellantis vehicles, including a refreshed Peugeot e-208. The larger capacity helps the Mokka Electric out with more range, which is up by 20% over the outgoing model at 252 miles. The same […]
UK supermarket and department store, Marks & Spencer (M&S) has signed a new deal with BP to build around 900 new electric charging points at around 70 of the company’s stores. The chargers will be built over the next two years and will have a capacity of at least 50kW. At least one of the chargers at each store will have the ability to charge at up to 150kW. Once […]
