Category: Car stuff
Could our homes soon be powered by Tesla batteries?
Intriguing rumblings out of Tesla suggests that the company is working on something like a battery pack to power the home. According to Forbes, Elon Musk's car company could be using the same sort of battery technology it uses in Tesla cars to hook up to your home electricity. Exactly how it would work isn't…
WATCH: How Apple Watch could control your Tesla
If you're rich enough to own an Apple Watch and a Tesla, then surely you're going to want the two toys to work in perfect harmony? Check out the above concept video by Eleks Software, which has used the Tesla API to create an app for Apple's new watch that will sound the horn, lock…
WATCH: People reacting to “insane mode” on the Tesla P85D
So it turns out that electric cars can go pretty fast - with the new Tesla P85D capable of reaching 60mph in about 3 seconds - in what the company calls "insane mode". Check out this video of unsuspecting members of the public experiencing this without warning... and then get depressed that you probably can't…
Can the Ford GT compete in the supercar world?
At the North American International Automobile Show, in Detroit, last week, the words on everyone’s lips were ‘Ford GT’, and, with thanks to Ford, we got to see it in the flesh at an incredible press conference that blew our minds. However, while the car was incredible-looking, can it measure up to its more experienced…
BMW DriveNow has launched in London
BMW's Boris bike style car sharing service appears to have launched in London. Ever needed a car just for a quick journey? Excitingly BMW's new car rental service appears to have launched in the capital - with the benefit being that you don't have to drop off the car where you picked it up from,…
Ford, Hyundai show off in-car technology at CES 2015
Cars are big at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, and it's not just the self-driving cars that are being touted. Both Ford and Hyundai have shown off a range of new in-car and semi-autonomous technology at the show - with Ford showcasing its Smart Mobility plan, which it says will take…
Mercedes and Audi unveil self-driving cars at CES 2015
If Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson was dead, he would be spinning in his grave right now - because it seems like the future of motoring is driverless. We know that Google will be road-testing its driverless cars here in the UK this year, and now we see some of the motoring industry bigshots also…
Peace in our time! New Parrot in-car system shows Apple CarPlay & Android Auto can peacefully co-exist
Phew - there is hope for car "infotainment" systems yet! Parrot (which is perhaps better known for its consumer drones) has just announced the RNB6 - an in-car system that will work with both iPhones and Android devices. Check out the above video showing the new device - much like Pioneer's recent devices, it appears…
Tesla testing battery replacement technology that could recharge your car in 3 minutes
One of the big problems with electric cars is that they take rather a long time to charge up - at least compared to the time taken to pump another tank of petrol. But Tesla might have found a solution: Replace the batteries. According to Inhabitat the company has just started a trial of the…
Is Google working on an in-car version of Android?
Google is planning a version of Android that will run on cars on-board computers, according to reports. According to Reuters the new system would be different from the previously announced Android Auto, because rather than simply acting as an in-car display for your phone (with the phone doing all of the clever stuff), it would…
