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Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2021
To support its accelerated expansion of e-mobility in the coming years, the BMW Group will source lithium from a second leading supplier, US-based Livent. Livent will supply the lithium directly to the BMW Group’s battery cell manufacturers from 2022 on. The value of the multi-year contract will total around €285 million.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
The BMW Group has joined the cross-sector “Responsible Lithium Partnership” project. The BMW Group is the sixth member to join the initiative. Earlier post.) The project does not promote lithium sourcing or the purchase or sale of mineral raw materials.
Get Electric Vehicle
NOVEMBER 27, 2021
Factorial Energy, a Massachusetts-based developer of solid-state battery technology, announced cooperation with Hyundai Motor Co. Unlike Toyota who aims to have a solid-state battery prototype this year (or BMW in 2025), this cooperative endeavour has no specific timetable for a prototype or a full-scale production car.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
The technology can already be seen in action with McLaren’s Speedtail Hyper-GT and the BMW 530e iPerformance. The new Advisory Board includes: Grant Covic, Professor of Engineering at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, where there are more than 40 Ph.D. and postdoctoral researchers on campus working on wireless charging.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Several automakers announced partnerships to advance fuel cell electric vehicles, including Daimler, Ford, and Nissan ( earlier post ); Honda and General Motors ( earlier post ); Toyota and BMW ( earlier post ); and Volkswagen and Ballard Power Systems ( earlier post ). Many automakers anticipate commercialization by 2017. Earlier post.).
Cars That Think
JANUARY 23, 2023
Even when there is an expressed interest in purchasing a battery electric or hybrid vehicle, it often did not turn into an actual purchase. Similarly, 22 percent expressed interest in a battery electric vehicle (BEV), but only 5 percent bought one. Arguments over how much range is needed are contentious.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 18, 2020
The BMW Group has commissioned two US universities to conduct a scientific analysis of water consumption in the lithium extraction process. The aim of the University of Alaska-Anchorage and University of Massachusetts-Amherst study will be to investigate the impacts of lithium extraction on the hydrologic environment in Latin America.
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