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BMW H2 BS

Plugs and Cars

Terry Tamminen, Arnold's green guru, showed up at the Santa Monica AltCar Show in a BMW Hydrogen 7. Mr. "Lives Per Gallon" ought to be ashamed to lend his name to BMW's greenwashing. You can't beat a free car and free fuel. Especially a super luxury car that switches to gasoline with the flick of a finger.

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ACEA study finds cost still strong deterrent for EV uptake across Europe; calls for “realistic” targets recognizing affordability

Green Car Congress

A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) finds that the affordability of electric cars remains a strong deterrent for customers across the EU, along with lack of infrastructure and lack of investment in infrastructure. To put this in context, pure battery-electric cars accounted for just 0.7%

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Yes, Automakers Stand To Benefit From Installing Public EV Charging Stations

EV Connect

will need as many as 235,000 fast EV chargers to meet demand — up from about 47,000 chargers that are available today. Not only that, but with more EV models from various car makers planned over the next 10 years, those chargers need to be open and accessible to everyone.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

Cars That Think

Electric cars are an important focus of Robert Bosch — another leading automotive company founded in Stuttgart. Today, Bosch supplies electric powertrains, systems, and components to automakers worldwide. Why would companies known for their engines turn to outsiders to make their cars go?

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Tech: Another Day, Another Battery Breakthrough

Clean Fleet Report

In a move that marks the new landscape of electric car development, OEMs like VW are partnering with established battery companies and start-ups like Quantumscape to move technology forward. Volkswagen is also working with Swedish batterymaker Northvolt AB , which has also had investments from BMW.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia EV6

Clean Fleet Report

It’s not the fastest EV on the market today, but it’s no slouch. The top speed of 117 mph for the AWD version is close to the performance BMW i4 M50 we recently tested. In looking at the current crop of new EVs on the market today, it ranks in the top 3 new BEVs along with the Ford Mustang Mach-E and the Polestar 2.

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Road Test: 2024 Kia EV6 GT-Line RWD

Clean Fleet Report

Ready to run with the best With a top speed of 117 mph, the AWD version is close to the performance BMW i4 M50 we recently tested. In looking at the current crop of new EVs on the market today, it ranks in the top BEVs along with the Ford Mustang Mach-E, VW ID4 and the Tesla Model Y.

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