William Stopford
European battery supplier Northvolt developing wood-based batteries
Battery producer Northvolt can see the forest for the trees and, perhaps surprisingly, as a source of electric vehicle battery material.
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William Stopford
Tesla removing lifetime subscriptions for navigation, more
All new Teslas ordered from July 20 onwards will only have eight years of navigation, instead of the previous lifetime offer.
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Jack Quick
Running list of cars with spec changes, due to chip shortage
Here are some of the cars confirmed to have had features temporarily removed due to the global semiconductor shortage.
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Jack Quick
Ford adding cheaper EV batteries to help fight Tesla
Ford is going to start putting cheaper-to-produce LFP batteries in a number of its EVs, as it gears up to produce 600,000 in 2023.
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Jack Quick
Volkswagen Group co-developing new chip to improve future supply
The Volkswagen Group is working with STMicroelectronics on a new semiconductor chip, aimed to help supply for future cars.
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Jack Quick
Tesla battery supplier to boost battery density by 2030 - report
Panasonic is working on new battery technology that will reportedly increase density by 20 per cent, thanks to higher-voltage cells.
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Jack Quick
Volkswagen Group partners with US battery recycling company
The Volkswagen Group and Redwood Materials have partnered up to recycle Volkswagen and Audi electric vehicle batteries in the US.
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William Stopford
BMW will offer heated seat subscriptions in Australia
BMW Australia has introduced a subscription model for features like heated seats via its ConnectedDrive store.
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William Stopford
Volkswagen pitches on-demand safety features... for a fee
Don't want to pay upfront for driver assist technology, and instead want to pay only when you need it? The Volkswagen Group is working on such a set-up.
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Jack Quick
VinFast partners with solid-state battery company
ProLogium has said it will begin supplying VinFast with solid-state battery cells from 2024 as part of a newly formed partnership.
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Jack Quick
Tesla OTA update gives Model S and X road-sensing suspension
The latest 2022.20 update for the Tesla Model S and Model X brings a new feature that can adjust the air suspension for rough road sections.
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Jack Quick
2025 Red Bull RB17 hybrid hypercar announced
The Red Bull RB17 will be powered by a V8 hybrid engine producing over 820kW. It'll cost more than $8.8 million and only 50 will be made.
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Paul Maric
How thieves are stealing new cars in under a minute
Buying a new car is an exciting process, but most people don't know that almost all new cars on the road today can be stolen in under five minutes. We test the tools out.
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Jack Quick
BMW debuting Android Automotive infotainment in 2023
BMW will introduce its first vehicles using the Android Automotive infotainment operating system in March 2023.
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Vivek Shah
Apple CarPlay: Deep dive into the next generation
Apple’s next generation of CarPlay could be the ultimate infotainment system for your car. So what’s new?
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Jack Quick
Slippery Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX breaks its own EV range record
Mercedes-Benz took its aerodynamic Vision EQXX research car on a record-breaking 1202km trip from Stuttgart to Silverstone.
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