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BMW starts production of iX1 in Regensburg; all German plants can now produce electric cars

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BMW has begun production of the fully-electric BMW iX1 in Regensburg; all its German plants can now produce electric cars. By 2024, at least one in three BMWs coming out of its Bavarian plants will be an electric car, said Milan Nedeljkovi?, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Production.

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Stellantis Citroën developing EV for persons with disabilities

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Stellantis brand Citroën is presenting a compact electric vehicle for persons with disabilities at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center this month. Citroën worked with PIMAS on the compact EV for persons with disabilities. PIMAS is an expert in converting vehicles for persons with reduced mobility.

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Gentherm receives first production vehicle award for ClimateSense technology

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Gentherm, a developer of innovative thermal management technologies ( earlier post ), has received its first production vehicle award for its ClimateSense technology on an all-new 2024 model year electric vehicle with a global automaker. —Phil Eyler, President and CEO of Gentherm.

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Jaguar unveils first all-electric production vehicle I-PACE

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Jaguar unveiled its first all-electric production vehicle, the I-PACE. Two Jaguar-designed electric motors—which feature driveshafts passing through the motors themselves for compactness—are placed at each axle, producing combined performance of 400 PS and 696 N·m, and all-wheel-drive, all-surface traction.

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Personal: Chevy Volt—Still Electric After All These Years

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42 months and now all mine. It’s now what’s know as an orphan car—no longer in production as GM moves to full electrics. I love several things about the Volt that tipped my decision to buy out the lease and keep on driving—mostly on electricity: The Lectron charger has style and speed. The car has been nearly flawless.

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BMW Group commences in-house production of fuel cell systems for BMW iX5 Hydrogen in Munich

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BMW has begun fuel cell system production at the company’s competence center for hydrogen in Munich. And it will also gain substantially in importance as far as personal mobility is concerned. The next step involves fitting all the other components to produce a complete fuel cell system.

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Honda to begin US production of plug-in fuel cell electric vehicle based on CR-V in 2024

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Honda will produce an all-new hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) based on the recently launched, all-new Honda CR-V starting in 2024 at its Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) in Marysville, Ohio. Underhood of all-new Honda FCEV coming in 2024.

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