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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

German luxury vehicle manufacturer BMW has announced that it will deepen its partnership with solid-state battery developer Solid Power, including the incorporation of a prototype production line in its own facilities and the production of a demonstrator vehicle that uses a solid-state battery pack before 2025.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 25, 2017

Nissan is making it easier for electric-car owners to travel between the Boston area and Washington, D.C. The automaker has partnered with EVgo to add a network of nine charging sites along Interstate 95, with a total of 50 stations, each equipped with two fast-charge plugs.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW of North America announced, in cooperation with NRG EVgo, the expansion of the ChargeNow DC Fast program. ChargeNow DC Fast also includes two years of no-cost charging for qualifying BMW i3 drivers in those areas. —Rob Healey, Head of EV Infrastructure for BMW of North America.

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OCTOBER 8, 2016

Autonomous vehicle technology company Nauto has entered into strategic agreements with three major auto companies, including BMW i Ventures and Toyota Research Institute, as well as with Allianz Ventures, part of the leading global financial service provider and insurance company Allianz Group.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Electric vehicle (EV) drivers can now travel the most heavily-trafficked corridors on the East and West Coasts of the United States with the installation of 95 new DC Fast charging stations as part of the Express Charging Corridors Initiative—a collaboration of BMW of North America, Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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MAY 18, 2011

The BMW Group has selected AeroVironment as the preferred provider of electric vehicle charging equipment, accessories and installation services supporting the introduction of the all-electric BMW ActiveE ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Reports

MAY 5, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We drive the 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive, the first 2014 BMW i3 electric car has been delivered, and why European gas-mileage ratings are so high (and inaccurate). The first 2014 BMW i3 was delivered to a buyer in Boston on Friday, kicking off U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

The SAE Combo connector is used in both BMW and Volkswagen electric vehicles as well as the Chevrolet Spark EV, with more applications anticipated. When charging at a 50 kW station, both the BMW i3 and the Volkswagen e-Golf can charge up to 80% in 20 minutes. DC charging the BMW i3 (left) and Volkswagen e-Golf (right).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2011

BMW powertrain strategy. For the first time in more than a decade, BMW will once again offer a four-cylinder engine in the United States, said Jim O’Donnell, president BMW North America, in remarks at the Washington DC Auto Show. BMW: relationship between cell and system characteristics for Li-ion for hybrids.

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APRIL 19, 2011

BMW ActiveE. The BMW ActiveE ( earlier post ) will be available for lease in the metropolitan markets of Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, New York and Boston as well as the state of Connecticut beginning in Fall 2011 for $499 per month for 24 months with a down payment $2,250. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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JULY 6, 2017

announced the availability of its On-Street Parking service in the new BMW 5 Series Sedan. The INRIX On-Street Parking service is live with BMW Group in 16 cities in Germany and the US, with more cities set to launch in 2017. INRIX, Inc. —Joe Berry, vice president and general manager of automotive at INRIX.

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APRIL 7, 2015

Driving data and analytics company Zendrive—a BMW i Ventures portfolio company— announced the availability of Zendrive Accident Detection, a smartphone-based service which instantly determines that an automobile accident has taken place at a particular location. BMW is committed to safety on the roads. HopSkipDrive.

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Green Cars News

JULY 23, 2011

BMW has announced a new electric car charging agreement with Coulomb Technologies for the Boston Metro area. More than 150 charging stations for electric vehicles are now being installed by Coulomb through its $37million ChargePoint America Department of Energy programme – with BMW ActiveE drivers able to take advantage of the network.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

Coulomb’s ChargePoint America program provides approximately 4,500 charging stations to program participants in ten regions in the United States: Austin/San Antonio, Texas, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando/Tampa, Sacramento, Calif., San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, Redmond/Bellevue, Wash.,

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 26, 2012

BMW is ‘calling all electronauts’ as it opens the recruitment process for drivers interested in leasing its first electric car model as part of trials taking place in the US. From this week, the German car maker begins the hunt for 700 drivers in the Boston, Hartford, New York, Los Angeles, Sacremento, San Diego and [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 20, 2011

Motorists in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, New York City, Boston and the state of Connecticut will be thrilled that the BMW ActiveE will be made available for lease in those markets later this year. From the autumn, the vehicle will be available for $499 a month for 24months with a down-payment of $2,250. [.].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

eVgo has agreements with Nissan across the US and BMW in California to provide new EV drivers with paid subscriptions when they buy their EVs. Future expansion of the network will include major corridors, including San Diego to Seattle, and Miami to Boston. Tesla owners that buy a $500 adapter can use NRG eVgo CHAdeMO stations.).

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

BMW has announced the test areas for a second round of trials in the US for its electric vehicle, the BMW ActiveE. US cities to benefit from the trials include New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacremento, Boston, San Francisco and and parts of Connecticut. The test trials of the vehicle- which is based [.].

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All Cars Electric

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

As BMW bring to an end the first round of BMW Mini E lease schemes in the U.K, drivers in New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, Boston and Connecticut can look forward to signing up to help BMW test its ActiveE, two years before its MegaCity EV hits the market.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 26, 2024

For the rest of us, with enough range to drive from NYC to Boston, the average EV nowadays provides more than enough. Although 500+ miles range is a bit much, in my opinion, it does serve a purpose for those looking for that kind of range. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

More than 60 small and medium-sized companies are also teaming up.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

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Get Electric Vehicle

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

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. Factorial is a company based in Woburn, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston and this is Factorial’s first large automobile strategic investment.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 9, 2010

– Boston Corridor. Boston corridor. The test fleet is similar to one conducted by rival BMW AG in the past year with Mini Coopers that were outfitted with electric motors. Read more in the article: Smart to Launch Test Fleet of Electric Cars. By Mike Ramsey for the Wall Street Journal. San Jose, Calif.;

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Markets which will participate in the BMW ActiveE ( earlier post ) US field trial when it begins in summer 2011 include the New York metro market; the Greater Los Angeles Are; San Diego; the Greater San Francisco and Sacramento areas; select markets in Connecticut; and Boston.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 22, 2021

Originally posted on EVANNEX. By Charles Morris In this day and age, just about everyone who’s paying attention — even stalwarts of the auto and oil industries — acknowledges that vehicle electrification is the future. But how far in the future are we talking about? Forecasts are all over the map.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 17, 2023

BMW, for example, claims it will not cut jobs in the transition to EVs, but it is likely that it will still reduce its workforce by both reskilling and attrition like other German automakers are contemplating. Electric vehicles require new or re-tooled factories , each requiring thousands of employees.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

Were told that the agreement includes nods of acceptance from the likes of Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Eon, Vattenfall, EDF, Npower, Endesa and Enel, and while theres no time frame for when itll be introduced, were pretty stoked to hear that at least something has been decided upon.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A gasoline-powered car that gets 20 miles to the gallon - say, a Chevy Impala or a BMW X3 - will have annual fuel costs of $1,200 and generate about 6.6 The numbers look something like this: Assume you drive 12,000 miles a year, gas costs $2 a gallon, and electricity is priced at 12 per kilowatt, about what most Americans pay.

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