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BMW Digital Key
Technology

New Apple CarKey iPhone function to make debut on BMW models

BMW customers will be able to use their iPhone to unlock and start their car at the touch of a button

23 June 2020
New Apple CarKey iPhone function to make debut on BMW models
Power to weight
As a way of judging performance, the power-to-weight ratio might not be the best option
Technology

Under the Skin: The best scale to measure performance

Weight to power tells you more than power to weight

22 June 2020
Under the Skin: The best scale to measure performance
Audi
Keeping a battery the right temperature improves performance
Technology

Under the skin: How heat pumps improve electric cars

200-year-old heat pump technology is boosting the efficiency of the latest EVs

15 June 2020
Under the skin: How heat pumps improve electric cars
Mercedes-Benz interior 2020
Want to order food on the move? Drivers in China already can
Technology

Mercedes: AI technology could be as profitable as selling cars

Firm predicts its MBUX system could create major new profit source

10 June 2020
Mercedes: AI technology could be as profitable as selling cars
EV battery pack
Ensuring EV battery packs can keep their cool is done in a number of different ways
Technology

Under the skin: How heat management can cut EV charging times

Electric car battery packs heat up when charging, so innovative cooling systems are vital to improving usability

8 June 2020
Under the skin: How heat management can cut EV charging times
Technology

Under the skin: two reasons why EV charging times are set to plummet

800V EV charging is set to close the convenience gap with conventional cars

1 June 2020
Under the skin: two reasons why EV charging times are set to plummet
Technology

Under the skin: how camless engines make 300bhp per litre with 20% less fuel

Koenigsegg's freevalve engine promises performance and economy, but how does it actually work?

25 May 2020
Under the skin: how camless engines make 300bhp per litre with 20% less fuel
Technology

Under the skin: a crash course in making electric cars collision-safe

EVs have different structures and safety technology to provide protection in a collision. We take a closer look

18 May 2020
Under the skin: a crash course in making electric cars collision-safe
Equipmake inverter
Equipmake’s new inverter has a far better power-to-weight ratio than those in use today
Technology

Under the skin: How better AC/DC inversion will boost EVs

More efficient inverters, such as UK firm Equipmake's, allow electric vehicles to get more from their batteries

11 May 2020
Under the skin: How better AC/DC inversion will boost EVs
Zenvo transmission
Zenvo's seven-speed gearbox
Technology

Under the skin: The secret to rapid gearshifts in a road car

Supercar maker Zenvo's seven-speed transmission shifts faster with no synchromesh

4 May 2020
Under the skin: The secret to rapid gearshifts in a road car

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