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BMW’s iX4 SUV is a 428-mile defensive weapon against China’s EV takeover

8 October 2026 at 00:01
BMW iX4

While much of the automotive world sits dumbfounded as China gobbles up all its customers, BMW continues to roll out extremely well-crafted, technologically advanced electric vehicles that impress in both drive quality and price. The latest is the BMW iX4, a coupe-shaped SUV that puts a sportier spin on the automaker's iX3.

The iX4 is the third vehicle to be released on BMW's next-generation Neue Klasse platform, following the iX3 and i3 models. The iX4 50 xDrive will come first in March 2027, followed by an even more high-performance M60 xDrive version later in the year. The automaker is positioning this new lineup as its bulwark against t …

Read the full story at The Verge.

This startup wants to turn idle car inventory into rental revenue

1 October 2026 at 19:09
When Igor Dobrianskyi looks at a car dealership lot, he doesn't see rows of cars β€” he sees millions of dollars just sitting there, depreciating. Come see MyMonthlyCar in the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, taking place October 13 to 15 in San Francisco.

Disney built a subway inside Houston's airport

24 September 2026 at 19:25
Disney subway Houston airport β€” Screenshot: Trains Are Awesome / YouTube.com

This week on the popular theme park podcast Disney Dish with Len Testa and Jim Hill, Disney historian Jim Hill tells the story of The Walt Disney Transportation Company and its one achievement: installing a PeopleMover in what was then called The Houston Intercontinental Airport (now The George Bush Intercontinental Airport). β€” Read the rest

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