Automotive startup Rivian has been busy at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week, debuting both a pickup truck, the R1T, and a new sport utility vehicle, the R1S. Based on the same platform, the truck and SUV are fully electric vehicles made to both go the distance and get …
BMW’s i division has launched a wireless charging system for plug-in hybrid vehicles. The factory-fitted, fully-integrated inductive charging system is a world-first. BMW says that production for BMW Wireless Charging will begin in July and is available for order now, for the 530e iPerformance model. Read about it at NewAtlas.
In brief: European company Iveco has launched a new long-haul, heavy-duty truck called the Stralis XP that builds on its award-winning 2012 Hi-Way design for improved fuel efficiency. Read more at FutureCars.com.
Entering showrooms in March 2016, BMW has unveiled a new MINI Convertible with an automated top and four trim lines. Highlights include a fully electric retractable roof, more cargo space, and new exterior design. These come thanks to the car gaining dimensions in all three directions. Read more at Gizmag.com
To debut the new Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde SBK Limited Edition in Britain, the company decided to do something that was not only motorsports related, but also tied in with the car’s FIM World Superbike Championship collaboration. Of course, this being FIM and Alfa, the event also had to be …
The U.S. Department of Transportation is conducting road tests of vehicle to vehicle and infrastructure (V2X) communications technologies. The tests, being conducted in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the largest-yet test of V2X by the DOT. Pinboard (MacAaron)
