How-To

It’s 6:00 AM on a Saturday morning. You grab your fresh cup of coffee and head out to the garage to start your brand new BMW M8 Competition. The neighbors two blocks away are awakened…

If you’re looking to get the most out of your BMW’s 8-speed automatic transmission, you might want to activate the launch control feature. This feature can help you launch your car with maximum acceleration, which…

Almost every BMW enthusiast knows that most modern BMW vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions have an advanced Launch Control system built in. But did you know that manual vehicles also have launch control? While it…

Charging your BMW i4, or any other electric vehicle, off-peak can save you a ton of money. That’s an even more accurate statement in areas of the country where electric utilities have Time of Use…

Keeping your BMW aluminum alloy wheels clean is a dirty but necessary job. This is especially true during the winter months when many places in the country use salt treatment on the roads to deal…

Preconditioning is one of the best features available in a BMW electric vehicle. There are a lot of benefits to the precondition and preventilation functions, and in this article, we will outline them. For example,…

Internal combustion vehicles have been around for so long that the infrastructure is such that vehicles can be made to adapt to our lifestyles. However, when it comes to electric vehicles, roles are reversed—we have…

Gesture control started making an appearance in BMW’s cars back in 2015, with the then-new 7 Series. It’s now trickling down to most BMW models and will likely soon be standard equipment in every BMW….

Now that electric vehicles are becoming more and more commonplace, there are many households that have more than one EV. When you have more than one EV, you need a way to charge both cars…

BMW announces today a new feature for electric vehicles. From mid-2023, a Plug&Charge function will enable customers to charge electricity at public charging points without having to use a charging card or app. The authentication required…