by Fast Machines | Sep 12, 2017 | Spares
Volkswagen wants to buy the world’s batteries. The German automaker said it will spend more than €50 billion ($60 billion) on battery cells as it pushes to electrify all 300 models in its range by 2030. Volkswagen described the purchase as “one of the...
by Fast Machines | Sep 11, 2017 | Spares
Countries around the world are racing to phase out gasoline and diesel cars. China, the world’s largest car market, is working on a plan to ban the production and sale of vehicles powered only by fossil fuels. It has plenty of company: India, France, Britain and...
by Fast Machines | Sep 10, 2017 | Spares
A LaFerrari Aperta supercar just sold at a charity auction for a record €8.3 million ($10 million) — the most money ever fetched by a 21st century vehicle. The sale was made at the Ferrari factory in Italy during a celebration for the automaker’s 70th...
by Fast Machines | Sep 1, 2017 | Spares
Volkswagen is on a search and destroy mission. The automaker is offering up to £6,000 ($7,750) to Brits who are willing to buy a shiny new Volkswagen (VLKAY) car and send their old diesel clunker to the scrapyard. The incentives — billed by the automaker as an...
by Fast Machines | Aug 30, 2017 | Spares
Version 8.1 of the WordPress for Android app is now available, with some great enhancements to publishing: background media uploading. Adding images to a post or page? Now, you can publish — and move on to other things — while your media uploads. No more waiting...
by Fast Machines | Aug 23, 2017 | Spares
Blind spot warning, seen here on an Audi A4, warns drivers when there is a vehicle in the next lane. You might get annoyed when your car beeps or buzzes at you when you’re starting to drift out of your lane but, whatever you do, don’t just turn those...
