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BMW's Concept Touring Coupe Rumored for Limited Run

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BMW introduced the Concept Touring Coupe at the 2023 Villa d'Este Concorso d'Eleganza in Italy. BMW engineers wanted to build something that drove better and bent over backward to convince the Board of Directors to give approval. That makes the new concept based on the current G29 Z4 roadster extremely curious.

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“Tesla needs to close the gap with us”: BMW says its battery tech is now better than Tesla as it says Musk now needs to play catch up

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BMW says that when its sixth-generation battery cell technology is introduced on its next-generation of EVs it will have the competition licked, including the leading electric car brand Tesla. Better still for buyers, they also cost half as much to make, which could translate to BMW EVs being cheaper to buy in the future.

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BMW Announces National Adaptive EV Charging System Expansion

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BMW has announced it is expanding its ChargeForward incentive program to drivers of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles living in the contiguous United States. BMW believes this can be mitigated with ChargeForward by ensuring user charging times are carefully monitored and scheduled.& Need your vehicle to charge right away?

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Is this the luxury bargain of 2024? Lexus LBX hybrid SUV is much cheaper than BMW X1 and Benz GLA

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The most affordable BMW X1 is $60,400 and the cheapest Mercedes-Benz GLA is $63,200. Whichever LBX you buy all versions come with the same 1.5-litre Lexus LBX hybrid SUV is much cheaper than BMW X1 and Benz GLA appeared first on EV Central. If so, it will come with a development of the Toyota GR Yaris 1.6-litre

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Mercedes electric G-wagen review, Chinese EV tariffs, BMW and Honda EV targets: The Week in Reverse

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Honda 0 Saloon concept Honda has confirmed that it plans to make two million EVs annually by 2030. Mitsubishi D:X concept The world debut of Sony’s new in-vehicle entertainment app is in the Vinfast VF 8 electric SUV , the Vietnamese automaker announced Friday. It’s a software fix but requires a trip to the dealership. In Q1, U.S.

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BMW Teases M5 Wagon Hinted for American Market

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BMW has been teasing the next-generation M5, specifically the long-roof wagon variant known as the M5 Touring. But there are rumors that the be-hatched M5 will be sold stateside, enthralling automotive enthusiasts that we can only hope are genuinely interested in buying a few. liter V8 found in the hideous BMW XM.

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New York show: Wild Genesis GV60 Magma electric hatch previews high-performance family to fight BMW M and Mercedes-AMG 

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Also named Magma, it will challenge the likes of BMW M and Mercedes-AMG. Said to be close to production, the Genesis GV60 Magma previews a fast EV that Australians should be able to buy from around as soon as next year. seconds likely. Genesis has declared it wants to produce a high-performance version of every car it makes.