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Electric cars: Foxconn could give Byton jump start

Byton reportedly talks to Foxconn about a cash injection. With a financial contribution of 77 million US dollars, the contract manufacturer could be decisive in ensuring that the SUV M -Byte of the Chinese electric car startup beginning 2020 will go into mass production, reports the business news agency Bloomberg and refers to initiated persons…. Read more

BMW Group: increasing use of 3D printing

BMW continues to develop 3D printing for the purpose of integrating them in various sectors, and primarily the development and production of vehicles of Rosario Grasso published on 31 December 2020 , at 10 : 11 in the Technology channel BMW 3D printed pieces for exclusive limited series and systematic integration of additive manufacturing in… Read more

iQOO 7 is arriving on January 11 with Snapdragon 888 SoC

The iQOO 7 was just confirmed to be unveiled on January 11 through an online event in China, which will start at 7:30PM local time. It will come with a Snapdragon 888 SoC, LPDDR5 RAM, and UFS 3.1 storage. The Chinese phone maker gave us a glimpse at the smartphone last week with a triple… Read more

The wide range of the range (II.): Helmut on the cooling mat

Since my train was stranded and the iPhone had nothing more to say, I listened to Helmut the bus driver. The air conditioning is currently insufficient, he said, so he got a coolkeeper, a special seat mat so that he doesn’t have to stew in his own juice the whole shift. Fortunately, he drives a… Read more

Podcast: Grab-in-the-toilet vehicles

What do Mazda RX-8, Audi A2 and BMW C1 have in common? They were all extremely interesting and exciting vehicles with the serious economic disadvantage that nobody wanted them. We dug deep into memories and picked out what we saw as the worst flops on two and four wheels that were kind of cool, but… Read more

iQOO 7 will boasts 120Hz display, 120W fast charging and 48MP main camera

Last week we saw a certification listing about the upcoming iQOO 7 gaming phone which revealed a blazing fast 120W fast charging solution. Now, Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station revealed the device will also sport a 120Hz display with FHD+ resolution alongside a 4,000mAh battery with the aforementioned 120W fast charging all paired with Qualcomm’s… Read more

Fire risk: BMW recalls 145,000 BMW and Mini brand cars

BMW calls for a fire hazard 145. 000 Cars of the brands BMW and Mini with diesel engine to check the cooler of the exhaust gas recirculation in the workshop. All affected car owners should be contacted from next week, defective parts would then be exchanged in the workshop. Central component of exhaust gas decontamination… Read more

Canoo MPDV multi-purpose electric delivery van for the last mile

The Californian startup Canoo has presented the MPDV, a battery-powered delivery van that is particularly suitable for small businesses and the delivery of goods over the last mile. It is the second vehicle after a van that it wants to offer on its own platform; initially in smaller quantities in the year 2022 and in… Read more

Stephan Weil: VW can turn things around, suppliers in danger

In the opinion of Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister Stephan Weil, the quickest possible switch to electric vehicles for manufacturers and suppliers will become a question of fate for the German auto industry until 2030. “The pressure, within ten years between 60 and 65 Converting percent of sales to an electromobile basis is huge, “said the… Read more

BMW's new vehicle operating system – a feat of strength

BMW makes the development of its new vehicle operating system a top priority. To this end, the Bavarian car manufacturer has created a new department called “Digital Car”, which now reports directly to the development department. Since October there are 4000 programmers and employees with a successor for the current 2018 introduced OS7 busy, reports… Read more

A quarter of the students want to buy an electric car

A quarter of students in Germany plan to buy an electrified car in the next three years. That is one of the results of a study by the International University IUBH. In her opinion, it also shows that potential buyers are willing to pay more, but the range and charging times of e-cars still deter… Read more

Robot taxis: Lyft wants to transport passengers autonomously in several US cities

Ridesharing provider Lyft plans to offer autonomous taxis in several US cities from 2023. The cars for this are to be developed by Motional, a joint venture between the South Korean automaker Hyundai and the US auto supplier Aptiv. It was introduced in August of this year. Lyft has been using technology from Aptiv since… Read more

Management dispute at VW: “Support” for Group boss Diess against works council

VW boss Herbert Diess prevailed in parts in the recent power struggle for the leadership of the car manufacturer – but the supervisory board avoided an early extension of his contract. The inspectors expressed their “full support” to the manager at a special meeting on Monday evening. However, the company’s official statement does not mention… Read more

Review: Hegel H95 sounds better for the same price

With the slim H 95, Hegel presents an accessible amplifier that can do a lot and yet is not overly complicated. Minimalistic in appearance, perhaps, but certainly not in terms of sound quality or possibilities. The recipe is recognizable from the high-end Hegel’s, but consistency is at the heart of the success of these smart… Read more

INEOS and IONIQ: Hyundai and Ineos cooperate on the hydrogen car

The petrochemical company Ineos produces for a large amounts of hydrogen and wants to move to the Ineos Grenadier an off-road utility vehicle on the market. Hyundai has fuel cell electric car models on the market under the name IONIQ and has been marketing fuel cell drives ready for series production in cars of its… Read more