The Vision iNext presages the third BMW i model when it goes on sale in 2021, following the gasoline-electric i8 and the battery-powered i3, in a role BMW says will position it as its “new technology flagship.”
Tesla soon will face formidable competition from German juggernauts. Technically they will be able to match everything Tesla has done. But will they be able to capture the fun, whimsical and sassy attitude Tesla has created?
Chemistry department researcher Moritz Kuehnel says light-absorbing materials are added to the plastic before it is placed in an alkaline solution and then exposed to sunlight, which creates hydrogen.
Wallbox’s three smart and always-connected electric-vehicle charging units include the 6.3-in. Pulsar; Commander, with touchscreen functionality; and Copper, featuring facial-recognition access control.
“There is definitely an appetite across Allianz Partners, the IVR and the industry to run more of these training sessions, which we hope to be able to run early in 2019,” an Allianz executive says.
Saudi Aramco will develop a fuel with a refinery process that promises lower carbon-dioxide emissions, while Mazda and a Japanese institute will research and develop a high-efficiency engine that uses the fuel.
Rivian plans to launch an all-electric five-passenger pickup truck in 2020, followed by a seven-passenger SUV. The company has said the vehicles will cost between $50,000 and $100,000.
The 2-seat PB18 e-Tron (a reference to the words Pebble Beach and the year 2018) concept car was developed at Audi’s newly established Design Loft in Malibu, CA, as part of an internal program investigating design ideas for possible future...
