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2023 BMW i7 review: The flagship goes electric

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The flagship of a flagship, the i7 sits at the tippy top of the BMW 7 Series range (there’s also a petrol-powered mild-hybrid variant), combining all the luxe limousine trappings you expect with an all-electric powertrain for the first time. Read on for our BMW i7 review. What does the BMW i7 cost?

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

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Crayon paint ($5000), body-coloured 21-inch Mission E Design wheels ($11,400), panoramic roof ($3370), Sports Chrono pack ($2360) and all-important longer-range Performance Battery Plus ($12,020). 2022 BMW i7 xDrive60 – $205,000 (-$93,000) The BMW i7 – accelerating towards chunky depreciation. Well played, Sir.

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EC40, EX40, XC40… Has Volvo just reduced or increased its electric car naming confusion?

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In an attempt to clear up confusion over where the current Volvo C40 Recharge and Volvo XC40 Recharge sits in its growing EV line-up both will be renamed for 2024. From now on the Volvo XC40 Recharge will go by the Volvo EX40 name, while the more rakish C40 Recharge will be rebadged as the EC40. 2024 Volvo EX40.

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Look out LandCruiser, Patrol, Range Rover, Benz, BMW: Huge, powerful, pricey BYD Yangwang U8 SUV confirmed for Australia

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A far cry from the affordable battery electric vehicles led by the Atto 3 with which BYD has established in Australia, the plug-in hybrid Yangwang’s Chinese price converts to about $240,000 here. 2024 BYD Seal U electric SUV appears as Australian launch looms 2023 Yangwang U8. It is claimed to reach 0-100kmh in 3.6 2023 Yangwang U8.

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Diesel market share in Europe drops below 50%; offset by increased gasoline engine sales; implications for climate targets

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Electrically-chargeable vehicles accounted for 1.3% Alternative powertrains will undoubtedly play an increasing role in the transport mix, and all European manufacturers are investing heavily in them. Gasoline vehicles now account for 48.5% of new passenger car sales, up from 45.8%

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European auto industry proposes further 20% cut in passenger car CO2 by 2030 from 2021; conditional on EV uptake and infrastructure; no ZEV mandate

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The ACEA said that this target should be conditional on the real market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles and the availability of charging infrastructure for alternatively-powered vehicles which are crucial to achieve any significant CO 2 reductions beyond 2020 levels. —ACEA President, Dieter Zetsche. of total new car sales.

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Germany launches EV plan

Revenge of the Electric Car

On May 3, the German government established several task forces to research a number of issues surrounding electric vehicles. FOCUS: Germany Launches Electric-Car Initiative. FOCUS: Germany Launches Electric-Car Initiative. By Christoph Rauwald, of Dow Jones Newswires. By Christoph Rauwald. Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES.

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