TEST-DRIVES

A year prior to market launch, the series development process for the BMW iX is forging ahead as scheduled. Following the presentation of the final design of the BMW iX at the #NEXTGen 2020 in Munich, prototypes of the new technology flagship are now ready for final winter testing north ...

    Rimac Automobili is continuing its crash-test programme for the all-electric C_Two hypercar ahead of  global homologation tests and start of production in 2021. The latest crash-testing can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/SbcYOQgBhU8 Since it was first showcased at the Geneva Motor Show in 2018, Rimac Automobili’s engineers – part ...

The engineering development programme for the Lotus Evija all-electric hypercar is continuing at pace. Just last month Lotus premiered a new film of the car on track at its Hethel headquarters, with Gavan L Kershaw explaining for the first time the Evija’s five drive modes and how it’s a true Lotus. As the ...

  New vehicle sales continued to establish firmer ground, recording the third consecutive month of growth since lockdown. The slow resurgence of sales comes off the back of reduced lockdown level regulations as the country entered Level One during September. Year-on-year results for the past three months have shifted from ...

Three pioneering fire trucks featuring Volvo Penta electric drivelines are on their way to fire departments in Berlin, Amsterdam and Dubai to begin real-world customer testing. Volvo Penta has developed an electric driveline for leading fire service vehicle manufacturer Rosenbauer’s pioneering fire truck, named “Revolutionary Technology” (RT). The truck – ...

Through the Volvo LIGHTS project, third-party supply chain solutions provider, NFI, will demonstrate the ability for battery-electric trucks to successfully transport freight under a variety of operating conditions. Volvo Trucks North America announced on Monday that third-party supply chain solutions provider NFI began piloting two Volvo VNR Electric trucks as ...

        Volkswagen has added a fifth model to the brand’s SUV range in South Africa, the T-Roc. The T-SUV range in the Southern African market now consists of the T-Cross, T-Roc, Tiguan, Tiguan Allspace and the Touareg. The SUV market is growing rapidly in South Africa and ...

Two professional drivers from DPD, two almost identical Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Vans and what3words teamed up for a special logistics efficiency test in Nagold, Germany. This test was not about acceleration, optimal cornering or engine performance but aimed at finding  out whether what3words integrated into the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter on-board navigation system ...

    Another major blow came, Wednesday, for Uber, Lyft and public transportation, as Go X in partnership with Tortoise launched the world’s first self-driving e-scooter fleet for residents of Georgia, United States ‘SmartCity’ with full support from Curiousity Lab. The global milestone is coming  as Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners ...

Ahead of its debut in the Nigerian market later in the year, according to plans by  Stallion Motors Nigeria, Hyundai’s Kona Electric has successfully completed a record 1,600 – kilometre European road trip across nine countries in just under 24 hours. The historic trip thus busted the claim that one ...