How to supercharge an electric supercar

Receive free Electric vehicles updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Electric vehicles news every morning. That the cars of the future will be electric-powered is now inevitable. Whether they will retain the design signatures of the petrol-driven models that preceded them is still yet to be seen. Electric… Continue reading How to supercharge an electric supercar

@VW Group: Smart & Sustainable Island: First electric cars for private customers on Astypalea004938

The electrification of Astypalea is picking up speed: The Volkswagen Group has delivered the first electric cars to private customers on the Greek island. A turquoise ID.3 Pure was handed over to its new owner directly at the windmills of Chora, the main town on Astypalea. Further deliveries included the ID.4 and e-up! as well… Continue reading @VW Group: Smart & Sustainable Island: First electric cars for private customers on Astypalea004938

Range Rover relies on smart digital lighting from ZKW

Intelligent LED headlights provide glare-free high beam and can project animations onto the road WIESELBURG, Austria, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The all-new Range Rover illuminates the road with a new type of lighting system from ZKW. The “Digital Light Processing” LED headlights not only produce stepless, glare-free high beams that automatically block out oncoming or… Continue reading Range Rover relies on smart digital lighting from ZKW

Opinion: New BMW 7 Series shows Munich’s long-distance vision

The newly revealed BMW 7 Series is a vast and imposing flagship. That nose design aside, its also rather more retrained and classically styled than recent BMW models. But under that 5.2-metre-long body, the 7 Series represents the future of BMW and also demonstrates the best in long-range thinking. The only difference between the fully electric i7… Continue reading Opinion: New BMW 7 Series shows Munich’s long-distance vision

New electric cars 2022: what’s coming when

Skoda Enyaq vRS: Skoda’s performance vRS badge will arrive for the first time on an electric model, as its answer to the Volkswagen ID 4 GTX. It will be driven by the same powertrain used by the GTX too, so a 0-62mph time of just over 6.0secs and a 300 mile range are expected.  Ssangyong… Continue reading New electric cars 2022: what’s coming when

New cars 2022: what’s coming and when

Fisker Ocean: Given Fisker’s tainted history, it would be easy to dismiss the prospects of this bold new car. But we believe it’s time to start taking Fisker seriously, because the Ocean looks a credible contender in the electric SUV ranks and has some very credible firms involved in its manufacturing and distribution. Revealed in… Continue reading New cars 2022: what’s coming and when

Volkswagen targets 435 miles of range for updated MEB platform

Volkswagen has revealed plans to update the MEB platform, targeting increased range, faster charging times and higher performance for future cars using the brand’s all-electric vehicle architecture.  Confirmed in a presentation to attendees at the UBS Paris Electric Car Day, a slide within the presentation referred to ‘enhancements’ that are coming for the MEB platform,… Continue reading Volkswagen targets 435 miles of range for updated MEB platform