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BMW Connected North America makes its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016; powered by Azure

Green Car Congress

BMW Connected, a new personal mobility companion, made its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016, Microsoft’s developer conference, last week. The first version—called BMW Connected North America—is now available at the Apple App Store to BMW ConnectedDrive customers in the US for iOS devices.

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2024 Audi Q8 55 e-tron review: Is Audi’s electric SUV flagship a worthy rival to the Mercedes EQE and BMW iX?

EV Central

Chief rivals are the BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV , as the prestige German EV stoush bubbles along nicely. Until the cheaper Q8 50 e-tron lands, the Q8 55 e-tron’s a costlier proposition than the BMW iX (from $130,900) and Benz EQE (from $134,900). What is powering the Audi Q8 55 e-tron? Standard kit is generous.

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Time to unplug phoney PHEV fuel ratings: Australia’s “electrified” automotive future isn’t all its cracked up to be | Opinion

EV Central

READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! I think, and I can tell you, every automotive company in this country is doing exactly what we’re doing, is calculating what do we need to? per cent of the 19,039 cars Audi sold in Australia were powered by electricity. It helps the calculation. litres per 100km.

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Seven-day test: 2024 Audi RS e-tron GT, now with $100,000 price cut?

EV Central

Cheapest is at a Tasmanian Audi dealer showing just 495km – it may have only been charged once in its short life. So very fat, so low, and the giant full-length light bar and segmented rear clusters play a merry jig when I unlock it. But as I’ve said before with these ballistic EVs, you’re asking for licence trouble.

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How far can your EV travel? We rank the driving range of every electric vehicle in Australia

EV Central

Whether you’re buying a Tesla Model Y , Hyundai Ioniq 5 , Kia EV6 or MG ZS EV , one of the first questions most people have regards the length of the driving range. So just how far can you travel between charges? Range figures are according to the WLTP (Worldwide Harmonised Light-Duty Vehicles Test Procedure) cycle.

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BMW’s Sebastian Mackensen: BEVs will pressure call for longer term

Baua Electric

Bettering leasing penetration is a concern for BMW sellers. Industrywide, battery-powered automobiles accounted for 7.5 We’re signaling to our world colleagues our call for and looking to get the fitting automobiles to this marketplace. Electrical automobiles wish to get charged. a future in the past.

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Audi to add Q5 PHEV in Australia mid-2023

EV Central

Audi is re-introducing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to its Australian line-up from mid-2023 in the form of the Q5 55 TFSI e luxury medium SUV. It will be the most powerful Q5 ever offered and the second most expensive model in the range behind the SQ5 high-performance turbo-diesel. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e. 100km (WLTP).

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