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Nissan Bladeglider might just be the coolest electric road car yet

Over the past couple of years, electric road cars have become a bit, well, dull. Even Tesla, after a promisingly Lotus-inspired start, came over…

BMW’s i3 charges from 0 to 80% in three hours flat

BMW’s new fully electric city car, the i3, which apparently charges from 0 to 80% in roughly three hours, isn’t even on sale yet…

Anki Drive is a robotic toy car game for your iPhone, available 23 October

They’re not just toys. They’re robotic evolution. The Anki Drive goes on sale on 23 October for US$200. Using your iPhone you’ll control little…

TomTom Go Live 1005 review: is there still any point to the peripheral GPS?

Smartphones these days have increasingly large screens, sophisticated mapping systems and a wide selection of accessories for attaching them to your car windscreen. All…

From smartphone to smart car: Nokia launches HERE Auto

Nokia’s latest ambition? That would be to be the companion on your dashboard. The Finnish mobile giant announced today that its HERE navigation system…

So… South Korea just made an electric car that folds in half

The engineers over at the Graduate School for Green Transportation at KAIST, in South Korea, have just come out with a foldable electric car….

The Transformer TX drone: the flying robot that carries cars

We love flying cars. And although this concept might not improve your daily commute per se, it just might make our dreams (or nightmares)…

Omoda C5 X review

Omoda is one of Chery’s sub-brands in the South African market, combining daring design with an abundance of in-cabin digitisation. Its mid-size crossovers are…

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

TDK has responded to developing market needs with a new range of advanced inertial measurement units (IMU) for automotive applications. The Japanese electronics giant…

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

Data centres will command power equivalent to the entire Japanese power grid by 2030. It’s a startling prediction and one that infrastructure futurists, data…

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves

Perhaps the most iconic of all light tactical vehicles is the Toyota Land Cruiser Technical. These pickup trucks have been a platform of choice…

JLR channels its Camel Trophy history

JLR’s Range Rover might be the most profitable vehicle it markets, but the Defender generates the highest volume of revenue. It has become the…

Luca de Meo and his Renault legacy

Luca de Meo has left his tenure as CEO of Renault, having led one of France’s most important companies for five years. The Italian…

Gemini AI to enhance Volvo infotainment

Gemini will soon enhance the in-cabin infotainment experience for Volvo owners, thanks to a new agreement with Google. Volvo was an early pioneer of…

Everest better at exploring than Explorer

Everest isn’t available to American buyers. But its platform-twin Ranger is. Are American Ford fans who like the idea of a more compact three-row…

Quartermaster is unquestionably cool – and capable

Ineos has done what Land Rover could not, reviving its original Defender’s spirit. The independently financed British brand has created the fantasy off-road exploration…