Umar Shakir is a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. The German automaker will be ...

Competes with: Alfa Romeo Tonale, Audi Q3, Cadillac XT4, Jaguar e-Pace, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Lexus NX, Mercedes-Benz GLA, Mini Countryman Looks like: A bigger, more upright X1 with a larger ...

The verdict: The 2020 BMW X1 delights with powertrain pep and on-road poise, but its multimedia system is a big-time frustration. Versus the competition: Like several others in the class, the X1 ...

Those include the all-new X1 with dual mild hybrid and PHEV oomph, plus the first-ever fully electric iX1. They all gathered for a game of snow and ice on a glacier in Austria’s Otztal region. The ...