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Guide to electric vans 2021

As the 2030 deadline is approaching for new hybrid and electric cars and vehicles to be sold in the UK, a lot of manufacturers are getting their van and commercial vehicle lineups ready and more established, with electrified versions being released all the time. Just this year, Stellantis which was formed earlier this year and owns Peugeot, Citroën, Opel, Vauxhall and more have combined forces and already have a solid […]

VW CEO hints at a hot hatch version of the ID.3

Ralf Brandstatter, the Volkswagen CEO has recently shared a preview of what he calls the Volkswagen ID.X. It looks to be a hot hatchback version of the new all electric ID.3 and the images show a revamped car with larger alloy wheels, green accenting in the cabin which extends to the dashboard, steering wheel, stitching and on the exterior. Brandstatter has made it clear that this doesn’t show a new […]

Apple employees will start to go back to the office in September

For the parts of the world that can, we have been working from home since March 2020. As restrictions in certain places begin to be relaxed, some larger tech companies are starting to evaluate how they manage working from home going forward and what the transition to the office looks like. Twitter said last May that it would allow its employees to work from home full time going forward and […]

BMW announces new i4 electric saloon

This week, BMW has announced the new i4, which is the company’s first all electric saloon and it aims to challenge the Tesla Model 3 and the Porsche Taycan. The i4 will go on sale later this year in the UK, with prices starting at £51,905. Range for the i4 is between 255 and 367 miles depending on the trim level. It can also charge at up to 210kW where supported, […]

Twitter announces new ‘Twitter Blue’ subscription service, adds more features

This week, Twitter has announced its new subscription service which adds more features to the social network such as undoing a Tweet and some visual customisation of the app logo and app theme as well as priority access to Twitter Support. Twitter Blue will cost $2.99 per month in the US and launched this week in Canada and Australia for $3.49 CAD and $4.49 AUD respectively. Twitter has said the […]

Fiat will be an EV only brand by 2030

Fiat has announced today that by the year 2030, it will become an electric only car company, with a promise that by 2025 the line up will not have any combustion based cars in it. Fiat recently become a part of the Stellantis group earlier this year, joining the likes of Peugeot, Citroën and Vauxhall, all of which have a number of models with an electric focus. Currently, Fiat only […]

Google will be opening a retail store in NYC this summer

Google is planning on opening its own retails stores in New York to compete with the likes of Apple and Microsoft who have had their own retail presence for a while now. Google has been slowly building up its portfolio of hardware products with the Pixel line and the products from companies it has acquired, from Nest and Fitbit. Google has had some retail stores before, with pop-up ones but […]

Rivian will start delivering its two electric vehicles next month

Rivian’s electric vehicles, the R1T pickup and the R1S have been in development for quite a long time now. The company announced them back in November 2018 and since then we have learnt a lot a but them. Just last year, the R1T prototype made its debut on Long Way Up Apple TV+ where Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor ride electric bikes from South America to LA and the R1T comes along […]

New Volkswagen Arteon R now on sale

Volkswagen’s Arteon saloon and shooting brake are now on sale in the high spec R trim, with prices starting at £51,615. This marks quite a hefty premium over the standard car, which comes in at £35,435. This new model is based on the second generation car and at the moment, only the most premium models are offered, with less expensive versions to come, including an eHybrid plug in version. The […]

Apple says it is planning on adding more stores worldwide

Deirdre O’Brien, SVP of retail at Apple has said that the company is planning on adding more physical stores to its portfolio worldwide. Apple currently has 511 stores around the world, with 100 of them being in the UK and Europe and even despite the shift to online purchasing, it can be said that customers want to be able to go and see new products in person and get support […]