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BMW and Nissan again partner to add 174 more DC fast chargers in US with EVgo

Green Car Congress

BMW and Nissan have again joined forces—this time with EVgo, the nation’s largest public DC Fast charging network—to increase public access to DC Fast charging stations across the US. This latest expansion builds on the 120 dual-port DC Fast chargers that BMW and Nissan announced together in December 2015. Earlier post.)

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Nikola Motor Company hires Jesse Schneider from BMW as hydrogen and fuel cell technologies VP

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A noted hydrogen and fuel cell expert, Schneider is an automotive industry veteran who spent most of his career working for BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Once in Arizona, the company intends to begin development on the one million square-foot assembly plant in Buckeye, a Phoenix suburb. Nikola Motor Co.

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Lucid Motors selects AZ for EV factory

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Luxury EV startup Lucid Motors has selected Casa Grande, Arizona, as the location for its factory. Barron is an 18-year veteran of BMW, where he ensured the timely launches of various BMW model lines and managed functional areas in both South Carolina and Germany.

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Actress Anne Hathaway Is NOT The First 2014 BMW i3 Owner In The U.S.

Green Car Reports

And so it was with a story that had actress Anne Hathaway importing one of the first 2014 BMW i3 electric cars from Germany for her husband because she didn''t want to wait for it to go on sale in the U.S. The story, which appeared in multiple outlets--including Arizona.' next spring.

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Genesis G80 aims to disrupt the highly competitive luxury EV sedan market

Teslarati

Most of the brands they compete with are brands with heritage and prestige that people already connect with; BMW, Mercedes, and even Cadillac have the allure of old money. At roughly equivalent pricing, a consumer could get a well-optioned BMW i4, a Lucid Air, an Audi E-Tron, a Porsche Taycan , or a well-optioned Tesla Model 3 Performance.

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Intel unveils latest autonomous driving lab in Silicon Valley

Green Car Congress

At this workshop, Intel—together with BMW, Delphi, Ericsson and HERE—demonstrated progress toward autonomy. The company’s Silicon Valley Lab joins Intel’s other labs in Arizona, Germany and Oregon. The announcement was made during the company’s first Autonomous Driving Workshop held in San Jose, California.

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Better than a Tesla Model X? Australia-bound Lucid Gravity full-size SUV to blend S-Class comfort, supercar acceleration and seven seats

EV Central

The 2024 Lucid Gravity has been pencilled in for an unveiling at the upcoming LA motor show on November 16, providing new powerful seven-seat opposition to the likes of large battery-powered SUVs like the Tesla Model X, BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV. And it does this all with Lucid’s distinctive post-luxury design, inspired by California.”