Tag: Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Forget e-bikes – this electric trike lets you pedal your way to 75mph on public highways
Innovative e-trike blends an electric microcar with a bicycle A top speed of 120km/h (75mph) means it can drive on most roads Helicopter-inspired controls offer a unique riding experience Blending the worlds of bicycle, tricycle, microcar and the European classification of quadricycle, the Cixi Vigoz aims to be a hybrid…
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Pop-out car door handles could finally disappear for good –as Tesla responds to global backlash about their safety
The NHTSA opens investigation on Tesla’s electric door handles Chinese authorities might ban them altogether VW boss says flush door handles are “terrible to operate” Tesla was arguably the first major automotive brand to introduce electronic door handles back in 2012, when the style-forward mechanism on the Model S remained…
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Lucid just gave its EV owners a free dash cam mode and Tesla-style parking monitor –all from a software update
UX 3.3 boosts towing capacity and offers new camera features Event Recording acts like a built-in dash cam Halo Secure functionality can protect the vehicle when parked Owners of Lucid Motors’ high-tech Gravity SUV will receive an over-the-air update that brings some impressive new features. Dubbed UX 3.3, the upgraded…
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I’ve tried CarPlay’s new iOS 26 makeover – here are my 5 favorite upgrades
Much has been debated about Apple’s latest iOS 26 software update, which brings with it the ‘Liquid Glass’ interface and arguably the most sweeping changes to the ways users interact with Apple products in recent years. Another aspect it has affected is the extremely popular Apple CarPlay user interface, which…
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LG brings Xbox to cars –but you’ll sadly have to put up with Zoom calls too
Hyundai, Kia and Genesis cars will get the Xbox app soon AAA titles available to Game Pass Ultimate subscribers But your boss can also schedule Zoom calls while you travel While show-goers were distracted by an array of shiny concept cars and advanced robots, LG held a press conference at…
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Shell pivots from petrol to battery tech, claiming breakthrough can charge EVs in under 10 minutes
The pivot from the internal combustion engine is helping reduce local emissions, but it is also hitting the bottom lines of the big oil companies. Shell knows this and has been growing its EV public charging network across 30 markets worldwide over the last decade. But aside from ensuring drivers…
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