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Tesla installs world’s 2000th supercharger

Tesla installs world’s 2000th supercharger

ELECTRIC motoring juggernaut Tesla has hit another milestone, as it installed its 2000th supercharger site across the globe.
Published 08 July 2020
BMW could offer heated seats and cruise control on subscription

BMW could offer heated seats on subscription

BMW is exploring the idea of subscription-based vehicle options such as heated seats, cruise control and sports suspension.
Published 03 July 2020
Tesla supplier creating million-mile battery

Tesla supplier creating 1.24 million-mile battery

A Chinese company has created a battery that it claims will take your car two million km (1.24m miles) before it needs replacing.
Published 09 June 2020
Toyota partners with Chinese companies to produce hydrogen fuel cell

Toyota doubles down on hydrogen

Toyota is intensifying its efforts to make hydrogen powered vehicles a commercial viability by starting a venture with five Chinese companies.
Published 09 June 2020
New Skoda Octavia majors on safety

New Skoda Octavia majors on safety

The latest fourth-generation Skoda Octavia goes on sale this summer, and it comes with an array of amazing safety tech.
Published 20 May 2020
2020 Tesla Model Y: prices, range, specs and release date

Tesla ‘hybrid battery’ allows 20% more range

A team of researchers working with Tesla have devised technology to boost electric car range without increasing the size of the battery pack.
Published 05 May 2020
Autonomous car company launches delivery service in California

Self-driving cars deliver packages in California

An artificial intelligence company is using autonomous driving tech to deliver as many as 700 packages per day to residents of California.
Published 20 April 2020
Study finds that infotainment systems could be worse for driving than cannabis or alcohol

Infotainment systems are slowing reaction times

A new study has found infotainment systems like Android Auto and Apple CarPlay have a bigger effect on reaction times than alcohol or cannabis.
Published 17 March 2020
New app enables Alexa to answer your electric car questions

New app enables Alexa to answer your Ev questions

A new app for Amazon Alexa and Google Play devices that answers commonly-asked electric car questions has been launched.
Published 10 March 2020
Ep Tender electric car trailer

Battery trailers for electric cars can boost range

EP Tender, a company based near Paris, has come up with an innovative solution to restricted electric car range.
Published 25 February 2020
The best new car tech reveals at CES 2020

The best car tech reveals at CES 2020

From new advancements in existing tech to wild concept cars, CES 2020 features plenty of interesting motoring ideas.
Published 09 January 2020
Lamborghini drivers get Alexa voice control for their cars ... and smart homes

Lamborghinis get Alexa voice control

Lamborghini is claiming it will soon be the first car manufacturer to integrate Amazon Alexa in its vehicles.
Published 07 January 2020