BMW’s CES display shows the company’s vision of the future, and it’s a connected one. A wide variety of technology is on display at this year’s CES by the Bavarian automaker including a slinky roofless version of the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car and much more.
The BMW i Vision Future Interaction Concept Car provides an outlook on the networked cockpit and BMW’s…
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The global technology event CES held each year at Las Vegas has become the largest and most important annual tech event of its kind. Initially filled with TVs and computers, the show is now host to mobile phones, tablet PCs, smart watches and of course cars. Electronics in cars has increased over recent years to such an extent that manufacturers are keen to use a tech fest event like CES to strut their stuff. This year is no…
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Electric bikes are great. There’s something about the way they deliver instant torque, blast past pretty much everything you might put up against them (petrol stuff included) and they’re only at the very start of their development.
It’s an exciting world where the Isle of Man TT has served as a fantastic world platform to showcase…
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The new BMW 7-Series is finally upon us and at long last, it finally looks [almost] as good as it did before the E65 version, which replaced the super stylish E38. Nope, this is not a reference to food additives but rather BMW’s in-house nomenclature. The latest version of the lengthy saloon car features a
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The carsharing service DriveNow has added the electric BMW i3 to its fleet of available vehicles. DriveNow customers in London are now able to use the all-electric premium model by BMW i. This will be followed by the global roll-out of the BMW i3 in DriveNow vehicle pools during summer 2015 at several German locations
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In the current issue of AutoVolt, we reported that the new Apple Watch will be the next big thing in the technology world, not for its ability to tell the time or be a miniature and convenient system for checking schedules and other such items you might have usually used your mobile phone for. No,
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New Go Ultra Low research indicates a massive £2.6 billion of potential fuel savings are being missed by commercial vehicle fleet operators who choose not to go with an ultra-low emission vehicle. When compared to the cost of running a diesel-powered van, 1.8 million of the 3.7 million vans on UK roads could tap-in to
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The BMW Group is partnering with logistics company SCHERM Group to deploy a 40-ton pure-electric truck in the city this summer and become the first automobile manufacturer in Germany to use an electric truck of this size to transport materials on public roads. The innovative traction vehicle, which is licensed for use on public roads,
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Just as reports spread of the new BMW 5-Series sporting two inlets, one for fuel and another for electricity, BMW have officially announced their first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in their mainstream line-up, the BMW X5 PHEV. Incomprehensible names are nothing new from car makers and this latest technological beast is no different with its
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Audi, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen have joined BMW, Nissan, Renault and Toyota to work with government to raise awareness of ULEVs – ultra-low emission vehicles. The main promoted benefits are low running costs and government incentives. Not entirely news to readers of AutoVolt, the [now] seven Go Ultra Low members boast 15 ULEVs across a wide
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