Tag: Hybrid Electric Vehicles
The obsession with huge in-car screens has to stop – nobody needs that much information when behind the wheel
Anyone who has attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) over recent years will have spotted that major automotive players have been muscling in on consumer tech turf. Autonomous driving, AI-powered voice assistants and masses of high-definition touchscreen displays have been employed to snare column inches and take over TikTok feeds.…
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Goodbye, buttons – BMW’s new Panoramic iDrive system gives all of its cars a massive head-up display with AI assistant
The new iDrive system will first feature in the Neue Klasse X electric SUV A full-width head-up display stretches from pillar to pillar New, more capable Operating System X underpins the technology BMW has unveiled what the infotainment offering will look like in its upcoming Neue Klasse range of electric…
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You can now buy a new car on Amazon – as long as it’s a Hyundai
You can now buy new vehicles and trade-in old ones via Amazon Autos It’s initially available in 48 cities across the US More automotive brands are set to join the platform next year The world’s leading online shopping marketplace announced that it was teaming up with Hyundai to start selling…
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Porsche hits the brakes on its electric-only plan – and it’s not the only major manufacturer keeping gas engines running
Porsche could introduce engines to its pure EV models The V8 petrol unit will live on into the 2030s Lotus, Bentley and Volvo have all back-tracked on pure EV plans Porsche plans to stick with internal combustion engines for a lot longer than it originally intended, according to the company’s…
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EV range anxiety could be a thing of the past thanks to Mercedes’ new solar paint – which promises thousands of free miles a year
Mercedes has unveiled a series of future innovations during workshops Its ‘solar paint’ contains no rare earths and no toxic materials Aerodynamic braking and power converters aim to improve EV efficiencies What is solar paint? (Image credit: Mercedes-Benz) Mercedes says it’s new kind of solar paint can be used on…
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Don’t buy an EV until 2026, new report suggests – they’re about to get much cheaper
A spike in returning lease volumes will peak in 2026 Market could be flooded with cheap used EVs, new report claims Uncertainty about tax credits could upset the supply/demand balance According to a recent study from J.D Power, which forms part of the 2024 E-Vision Intelligence Report, there will be…
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