News
BMW’s approach of maintaining a flexible lineup that includes combustion-powered cars (ICE), electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) is proving to be a winning strategy in the current automotive landscape. Even as electric vehicle…
Horatiu Boeriu / August 30, 2024
BMW i
At the moment, Toyota is working on an electric GR sports car that actually has a clutch pedal, a manual transmission, and even fake engine noises. It’s design to provide the same experience as an…
Nico DeMattia / June 16, 2023
MINI
For years, MINI has sort of felt like an afterthought in the BMW Group. There really hasn’t been anything new to report from MINI since the electric Cooper SE and even that was met with…
Nico DeMattia / April 28, 2023
News
By now, it’s pretty well established that most automakers are phasing out their internal combustion engines and switching over to electrification. With most brands, that switch is pretty gradual, as they have many models that…
Nico DeMattia / February 8, 2023
Interesting
Magna Steyr Could Open U.S. Plant to Comply With Biden’s Domestic EV Tax Credit Requirements
by Nico DeMattia / Date: September 9, 2022
MINI
Ever since I drove a classic Mini electric conversion back in 2018, I’ve been mildly (okay, more than mildly) obsessed with the idea. The one I drove was an unusual EV as it had a…
Nico DeMattia / July 21, 2022
News
When a brand has been around for one hundred years, calling any car the most important in its history sounds like hyperbole but, for the upcoming Rolls-Royce Spectre, it’s true. The Spectre will be the…
Nico DeMattia / July 8, 2022
News
As a car enthusiast, it’s actually a requirement to irrationally love Alfa Romeo. Sure, many of its cars are unreliable and lack the tech German competitors come with standard but honestly none of that matters….
Nico DeMattia / May 4, 2022
News
Rolls-Royce is going to be launching one of the most important cars in its history next year. The upcoming Rolls-Royce Spectre will be the first ever fully-electric car in the brand’s history and Autocar recently…
Nico DeMattia / April 25, 2022
MINI
I’ve long been a champion of EV resto-modded classic Minis. Ever since driving one back in 2018, I’ve been hooked on the idea of a classic Mini with an electric powertrain. For starters, I’m a…
Nico DeMattia / April 11, 2022
i4
As far as the industry can tell, electric vehicles are the future. However, there are still serious questions about the sustainability of the energy with which we charge them. Are EVs actually a better option…
Nico DeMattia / March 15, 2022