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A new BMW iX3 long-wheelbase model on display at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2026. Credit: CnEVPost BMW’s three China-built models on the combustion-electric platform — the i3, i5 and iX1 — are set to exit simultaneously. The move clears the way for BMW’s Neue Klasse pure-electric platform, the core of the carmaker’s electrification shift. BMW is said to halt production of all its China-built electric vehicles (EVs) from July, temporarily emptying the EV line-up of its joint venture BMW Brilliance. The affected models are the i3, i5 and iX1. All three are built on BMW’s Cluster Architecture (CLAR)…

Google’s Wear OS 7 update is starting to roll out today for the Pixel Watch 2, 3, and 4, adding a new Live Updates feature that tracks live events from your Android smartwatch. Live Updates will now sync with Wear OS devices, so updates like sports scores or an ongoing meal delivery will show up on both your watch and your phone.Wear OS 7 will also introduce some new Gemini Intelligence features, but Google says these aren’t launching until “later this year.” They’ll include Create My Widget, which you can use to generate custom Wear OS widgets using natural language…

iSeeCars has long been one of our favorite resources if you just want the pure math of the automotive industry. One of their latest studies, tracking nearly a million used cars in the five-year-old range, confirms much of what we already knew about depreciation, while turning up some new insights, as well. For instance, the Porsche 718 Cayman is the slowest-depreciating vehicle on the market over five years, losing just 9.6% of its value in half a decade. Trucks and hybrids lose value more slowly than any other segment. And this isn’t just fun facts; you can use this information…

Florida is the latest US state to wade into the increasingly crowded waters of e-bike regulation, with lawmakers advancing a bill that would impose a situational 10 mph (16 km/h) speed limit for e-bikes on shared-use paths. It’s a move that fits squarely into a broader national trend, as states and cities across the country reconsider how electric bikes fit into public spaces that were never designed with fast, motor-assisted travel in mind. [Update June 16, 2026: The Florida Senate and House have passed the bill, which has now been sent to the Governor to be signed into law.] The…

The organization isn’t going to let a non-sponsor brand show up on the field. Jessica Kirsh/Shutterstock FIFA is known for having a strict policy about making sure brands, which aren’t official sponsors and advertisers, don’t appear on World Cup fields and stadium. For instance, it recently made sure that Beats wasn’t getting any free advertisement on the field and had Bayern Munich player Jamal Musiala literally cover the logo of his headphones with tape during warmup. At FIFA’s request, Jamal Musiala had to cover the logo of his Beats by Dre headphones with a tape strip before…

Chevrolet is going all-in on V8 muscle for its next big truck. The Next-Generation 2027 Silverado 1500 has officially broken cover, and Chevy is calling it the most powerful Silverado it’s ever built. Headlining the reveal are two next-generation naturally-aspirated V8 engines—a 5.7L and a 6.6L—that, according to Chevy, now make the Silverado 1500 the class leader for naturally-aspirated V8 output. They join a refreshed four-engine lineup that also includes an enhanced 2.7L TurboMax paired with a new 10-speed automatic and the segment-exclusive 3.0L Duramax turbo-diesel. But the powertrains are only half the story. The 2027 Silverado arrives with an…

Few engines seem as British as the V8 under the hood of a Range Rover Classic. After all, this motor would eventually define decades of British V8 motoring and find its way into iconic cars like the Morgan Plus 8 or the TVR Griffith. Yet few people realize that this supposedly British icon wasn’t homegrown at all. It started out as a compact General Motors experiment in lightweight engineering before its fate took a significant twist. Buick developed this engine in the early 1960s as something advanced and unusually light for those times. But when the Detroit company walked away…

Pictures of the new Porsche 911 GT3 Earls Court 51 Edition

Automotive Jeep is putting two familiar names back where many Grand Cherokee fans feel they belong. For 2027, the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk and Overland are returning to the lineup after sitting out for 2026, giving buyers a renewed choice between a more trail-focused midsize SUV and a premium model that still knows its way around dirt, rocks, and steep grades. The big news is what sits under the hood, as both trims now use Jeep’s Hurricane 4, a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder rated at 324 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. The Trailhawk’s return is especially notable because it…

Chinese battery maker Farasis Energy has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with German energy technology company WLF Energy. Credit: Farasis The two will jointly develop next-generation battery technology and storage products for the utility and commercial and industrial markets. The cooperation covers battery cells, battery systems, energy management software and AI optimization algorithms. Chinese battery maker Farasis Energy (SSE: 688567) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with German energy technology company WLF Energy, aiming to expand its overseas energy storage footprint. The two sides will jointly develop a technology and product roadmap, with the goal of co-developing next-generation battery technology…