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IDTechEx: buying an autonomous electric car will feel more like buying a laptop than a car

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by Dr James Jeffs, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx Computer chips have been part of cars for a long time, but no one really cares about them until they stop working or they are late to the production line, grinding manufacturing to an industry-shaking halt. Source: IDTechEx What are the main concerns when buying a laptop?

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Sweden's Northvolt will make $2.3B of electric-car batteries for BMW

Green Car Reports

As it ramps up electric-car production, BMW has inked a battery-supply deal with Sweden's Northvolt. BMW plans to buy 2 billion euros ($2.3 Batteries will be manufactured at a factory currently under construction Skelleftea, Sweden, which will use 100% renewable energy, according to a BMW.

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Nobody Knows if the BMW M5 Touring is Coming to America

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Despite having been quoted as confirming the BMW M5 Touring for North America, Domagoj Dukec has just recanted. For those wondering what happened, The Car Guide had reported Dukec as confirming the M5 Touring as bound for America during a Portuguese test drive of the redesigned 2024 BMW X2. BMW undoubtedly knows this.

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

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2022 BMW i7 xDrive60 – $205,000 (-$93,000) The BMW i7 – accelerating towards chunky depreciation. Not easy shedding almost $100k in a year, but that’s the case for an ex-demo 4000km-old ’22 BMW i7 limo up for sale in Victoria. A similar-sized BMW X5 M Competition with thumping 4.4-litre

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Exploring the Latest Technological Advancements in Luxury Vehicle Manufacturing: From AI to Electric Mobility

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Automotive manufacturers are increasingly turning to advanced AI-based software development solutions to realize the vision of automated vehicles. Let’s look at how different stages of the manufacturing process are being influenced by AI: a. Electric mobility has revolutionized interior features and amenities.

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BMW i Ventures invests in Prometheus Fuels; CO2 air-capture and conversion to carbon-neutral gasoline

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BMW i Ventures has invested in Prometheus Fuels ( earlier post ), a company removing CO 2 from the air and turning it into zero-net carbon gasoline that it will sell at gas stations, at a price that competes with fossil fuels, starting as early as this year. —Greg Smithies, Partner, BMW i Ventures.

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Penske buys 2 North Carolina luxurious dealerships

Baua Electric

Top rate manufacturers represented 71 p.c of Penske’s retail car gross sales within the quarter, with BMW and Miniature accounting for 25 p.c The post Penske buys 2 North Carolina luxurious dealerships appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. The corporate, alternatively, posted report second-quarter income of $7.5