One thing’s certain about the new BMW i8 Coupé: it attracts plenty of attention. The plug-in sports hybrid is now available in a Roadster for the first time, alongside a facelifted Coupé version, which TechCentral took out for a spin this week.
In this episode of Cars & Gadgets, Nafisa Akabor and Duncan McLeod test-drive the 2019 BMW i8 Coupé – while they record the podcast.
Volkswagen has mapped out details of its transformation from a mass manufacturer of cars to a provider of transportation services by unveiling a car-sharing service and promising digital acquisitions.
When the call came, Robert Wickel wasted little time. The subject? Reservations for Porsche’s all-electric Taycan were coming, even though the vehicle wouldn’t enter production until next year.
Electric car pioneer Tesla no longer has the road to itself. German car makers Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen are closing in and may pass their American rival by 2021, based on a consultancy’s ranking of electric
South Africa is proposing automakers including Toyota, Ford and BMW more than double production in return for tax breaks so generous that the companies can ship the cars all the way to Europe. The car industry
On Tuesday, during a routine earnings call, Harley-Davidson announced it will produce an all-electric motorcycle. The announcement accompanied news of additional job cuts and a plant closure at the
BMW is targeting another ambitious hike in plug-in hybrid and battery car sales next year to defend its position in the electric-car shift as competitors like Volkswagen ready their own battery line-ups. The planned increase to about
Here are two facts that defy logic: by the end of the year, electric car maker Tesla will have burned through more than US$10bn without ever having made 10c. Yet companies around the world are lining up to compete
The smooth and silent experience that comes with driving an electric vehicle is quite contrary to the progress South Africa has made in effectively implementing appropriate infrastructure to support vehicle