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BMW begins EV battery buildout ahead of next-gen Neue Klasse EVs

Baua Electric

BMW has begun production of a battery-assembly facility at its San Luis Potosí, Mexico, plant in anticipation of production of its next-generation Neue Klasse EVs. BMW cylindrical battery cells BMW announced that it would build Neue Klasse EVs in Mexico , as well as two European production sites, in February 2023.

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Lincoln puts EVs on the back burner amid Ford’s shift to more affordable EV models

Baua Electric

After Ford announced a surprising shift to more affordable EVs, its luxury Lincoln brand is putting electric on the back burner. Lincoln backtracks on EVs as Ford shifts to affordable In an interview (via Detroit News ), Lincoln President Dianne Craig said that the company is “listening to what customers really need.”

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BMW previews Vision Neue Klasse X: Is this the electric SUV we’ve been waiting for?

Baua Electric

BMW is teasing the new Vision Neue Klasse X electric SUV ahead of its official debut next week. Is this the electric BMW SUV we’ve been waiting for? BMW teases new Vision Neue Klass X BMW gave us a glimpse into the brands high-tech future with the Vision Neue Klasse , unveiled in September.

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Is this the luxury bargain of 2024? Lexus LBX hybrid SUV is much cheaper than BMW X1 and Benz GLA

EV Central

The most affordable BMW X1 is $60,400 and the cheapest Mercedes-Benz GLA is $63,200. ” Once launched it’s thought Lexus will eventually introduce a faster performance flagship inspired by the LBX Morizo RR concept that was unwrapped at the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon. 2024 Lexus LBX. 2024 Lexus LBX Morizo RR.

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BMW M Next, Porsche insurance, regional deals, EVs for men: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Regional discounts can go a long way toward making electric cars affordable. The BMW M Next concept previews the next i8. Porsche beats Tesla to the punch selling insurance for its cars—although its electric one hasn't quite arrived yet. And our latest Twitter poll asks if electric cars are mainly a male phenomenon.

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Continental and BMW Group working together to develop freeway-grade highly automated driving

Green Car Congress

Continental and the BMW Group are pooling their development capacities to define the long-term prerequisites for series introduction of highly automated driving on European freeways. The joint research project with BMW Group addresses the enormous need for the kind of R&D required to realize the vision of automated driving.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

Cars That Think

Before I met BMW’s iVision Dee at a press preview event in Germany— prior to a public reveal at CES in Las Vegas last week—I’d never seen a car blush, let alone had one make me blush. The “Dee” in this radical concept sedan stands for “Digital Emotional Experience.” BMW Inside, the BMW is just as daring.

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