Sep 04
Google’s next flagship has leaked, and a launch date has been set. The Pixel 8 will arrive less than a month after Apple plans to release the iPhone 15. Smartphone fall is coming!
Sep 04
BMW is continuing to explore an expanded EV lineup, releasing the Vision Neue Klasse — its latest concept design. The model builds on 2021’s i Vision Circular concept and this year’s i Vision Dee concept. Beyond the aesthetic features worth discussing, BMW notably claims its Vision Neue Klasse will have a 30 percent greater range and charging speed and be 25 percent more efficient.
The company clearly wants its new EV to be a real departure from its former models. “With the Neue Klasse, we have embarked on the biggest investment in the company’s history. We are not just writing the next chapter of BMW; we’re writing a whole new book,” Frank Weber, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Development, said in a statement. BMW claims that its new design is “so progressive” that, upon first look, you might think the company jumped over a model.
One of the BMW Vision Neue Klasse‘s more interesting features includes vibrant yellow lounge-style seats. While they certainly look fun, they’re unlikely to appear in any model heading to market. However, the removal of chrome and leather should theoretically make the entire production more environmentally friendly. The interior also features a new generation of iDrive and the introduction of BMW Panoramic Vision. The latter provides information such as navigation, speed and song across the bottom of the front windshield.
The car manufacturer apparently wants to ensure you look at the concept car and feel nothing but happiness, dubbing the exterior paintwork “Joyous bright.” Though the company says the color demonstrates “the friendly, future-oriented personality of the BMW Vision Neue Klasse,” we can’t help but think it sounds like the description for a seasonal affective disorder (SAD) lamp. In either case, the BMW Vision Neue Klasse makes its public debut at the IAA Mobility 2023 International Motor Show in Munich, but it won’t hit the market until 2025.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/bmws-vision-neue-klasse-concept-teases-high-efficiency-evs-120045748.html?src=rss
Sep 04
GOP Senator Says McConnell ‘Perfectly Capable’ Of Leading Despite Frozen Episodes
Posted in: Today's ChiliMcConnell has suffered two frozen episodes in recent months, prompting questions about his ability to continue serving in his leadership role.
Sep 04
Nikki Haley Says She Is Confident Americans Won’t Vote For A Convicted Felon
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe 2024 GOP presidential candidate previously said she would back Donald Trump as the party’s nominee even if he was found guilty of crimes.
Sep 04
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said a 2020 rematch “is not what America wants.”
Sep 04
For the first time since Shin Godzilla, Toho’s take on the legendary kaiju Godzilla is back in theaters at the end of the year with Godzilla Minus One—and if this jaw-droppingly chilling trailer is anything to go by, his status as one of the most fearsome monsters of the silver screen is still as potent now as it was…
Sep 04
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its “close-to-production” Concept CLA Class EV, boasting of very long range and rapid charging via an 800-volt architecture. The four-door sedan is the first in the company’s line of Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA) EVs, which will include a shooting brake and a pair of SUVs. Though it was unveiled as a concept at Munich’s IAA Mobility motor show, the CLA Class is slated to go into production as a real EV in late 2024.
MMA was conceived for the automaker’s entry-level CLA Class vehicles as an all-new “electric first” design. The concept is almost exactly the same size as the company’s current CLA sedan at 185 inches long and has a soft egg-like shape designed to move through the air as cleanly as possible (the hood is longer than other EVs, as Mercedes may offer it with ICE engines as well). It also has a number of concept car details (weird wheels, LED lighting, etc.) that likely won’t make the final cut.
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The CLA Class is less about brute power than other Mercedes-Benz EVs (no performance figures were shared), focusing instead of efficiency and charging speeds. To that end, it uses an 800-volt architecture and a single rear-mounted 235HP motor borrowed from the Vision EQXX concept (with “close to zero percent” rare earth materials). It also has a new heat-pump to keep the batteries (and occupants) warm in the winter, as cold air can severely impact EV range.
With all that, the Concept CLA Class can achieve 466 miles of WLPT range (around 400 miles in EPA terms) — a stellar efficiency of around 150 MPGe. It will also allow drivers to add around 200 miles of range in just 15 minutes. Mercedes didn’t give the battery size, but it’s likely under 100 kWh. Also aiding in that efficiency is a battery design with anodes containing silicon-oxide to improve energy density. The company will also offer a less efficient and reduced kWh lithium-iron phosphate option at a lower cost.
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The inside has a lot of concept-car fluff that likely won’t see the light of day, including a water-cooled processor on the floor, silver-colored leather seats, an engraved moonroof and a dashboard-wide “Superscreen” with few physical controls. Still, the production version is likely to have some design touches in line with other Mercedes-Benz EQ electric models and a relatively luxe interior.
Another feature slated to appear in the electric CLA production model is Level 3 automated driving. It won’t be available at launch, but the EV will have all the sensors required to enable the feature down the road via over-the-air (OTA) updates. More details are set to arrive in the coming months, like battery size, final range and charging numbers and, most importantly, the price. But if Mercedes can stick to what it said, the CLA could put up a good fight against Tesla’s EVs.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mercedes-benz-concept-ev-offers-rapid-charging-and-tesla-beating-range-075800456.html?src=rss
Sep 04
A Wall Street Journal survey stunned the ABC News anchor.
Sep 04
Unveiled at IFA 2023 in Berlin, the V Purse from Honor is a concept folding smartphone that can also be folded with its screen facing outward to display various purse patterns, which can then be hung over the shoulder or held like a handbag. Awesome, now make one that looks like a biker’s chain wallet!
Honor imagines the outwardly folded screen being an interactive experience for uses, with images that respond to the phone’s movement and touch, or with a chain of charms that double as widgets. But is risking damaging the phone’s screen for the sake of fashion a risk buyers will be willing to accept? Probably.
Will the V Purse prove to be the must-have fashion accessory of the future? Beats me, but I also know next to nothing about fashion. I rely entirely on my wife to tell me when an outfit doesn’t match, or if I’m wearing two different socks, like she just told me earlier.
Sep 04
“Although Steve is here with us still, sadly it will only be for a short time,” his manager said.
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