Buy a New BMW i3 on PCH

BMW i3 Personal Contract Purchase (PCH) Deals We have new deals available from 18 April for private buyers looking to buy the new longer-range BMW i3. We are offering a BMW i3 (94Ah) auto hatchback on 2, 3  or 4 year PCH (Personal Contract Hire – effectively a long term rental). To keep these prices low, there

Great Barrier Reef at ‘terminal stage’: scientists despair at latest coral bleaching data

Back-to-back severe bleaching events have affected two-thirds of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, new aerial surveys have found. The findings have caused alarm among scientists, who say the proximity of the 2016 and 2017 bleaching events is unprecedented for the reef, and will give damaged coral little chance to recover. Scientists with the Australian Research Council’s

EV Robotic Charger by PowerHydrant

PowerHydrant is an early stage startup focused on applying the “smartphone dividend” to deliver 3D sensor based conductive autonomous fast-charging for Autonomous Vehicles and eMobility. Based in Boston’s Innovation District, PowerHydrant is a member of the MIT Startup Exchange and part of Autodesk’s inaugural Startups-in-Residence (STIR) group. Read more: Electric Vehicles Research

Electric cars charging in Milton Keynes (Image: T. Larkum)

How conniving carmakers caused the diesel air pollution crisis

Cheating, dodging rules and heavy lobbying by motor manufacturers fuelled the toxic air the UK is struggling with today. Conniving car makers and their lobbying might, assisted by the 2008 financial crash, were the key factors in producing the diesel-fuelled air pollution crisis the UK is struggling with today, according to key observers of the

Renault Gets an Electric Car to Write Jack Kerouac Fan Fiction via Artificial Intelligence

A new campaign for Renault in Sweden sees its Zoe electric car “write” Jack Kerouac fan fiction for test drivers via artificial intelligence. According to agency Edelman Deportivo, one of the major obstacles to widespread electric-car adoption is commonly labelled “range anxiety,” or the fear that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination.