EV Central

MARCH 21, 2023

BMW has confirmed its next electric vehicle model launches will be an i5 large sedan and wagon and the iX2 compact SUV. Both models will sit alongside orthodox internal combustion siblings as BMW has already done with the 4-Series/i4, 7-Series/i7 and X1/iX1. 2023 BMW i5 sedan. Set for reveal this year.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Driven by tighter emission standards in Europe, worldwide production of plug-in electric vehicles(PEVs)—including both battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models—will increase by 67% this year, according to IHS Automotive, driven by Polk. The jump in the PEV market this year contrasts with an expected 3.6%

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Two years after it went on sale, the BMW i3 has become the top selling electric vehicle in Germany (one in every four electrically-powered vehicles sold since introduction) and the third best selling model worldwide (one in 10). More than 80% of the BMW i3 buyers worldwide are new customers to the BMW Group.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: We''ve now driven the 2014 BMW i3 electric car, Elon Musk buys the James Bond Lotus Esprit submarine, and the next-generation MINI could spawn 10 different variants, including a plug-in hybrid. Tell us what you think of our 2014 BMW i3 first drive report of this radically-new.'

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

The current plunge in oil prices will likely negatively affect plug-in and hybrid vehicle sales in the short term; automakers such as BMW are already warning of lower sales of plug-in vehicles given the market context. Anticipated price of oil and forecast plug-in sales. Source: Lux Research. Click to enlarge. Background.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

How badly do you want to buy a BMW i3 electric car? DON'T MISS: How to buy or lease an electric. Badly enough to move to areas of California where Southern California Edison will be your electric utility?

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Spoiler alert: I came away thinking the Air the better buy, simply because you get the majority of the EV9’s clout and goodness, plus an extra $33k in your pocket. I have a surgeon mate who was ready to buy one, but backed out when told he couldn’t de-option the digital mirrors. He’s not for turning.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 16, 2016

The BMW i3 electric car has been on sale in the U.S. So does BMW's radical electric city car make a good used-car purchase? since May 2014, meaning some of the earliest examples are now likely turning up on used-car lots.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Move over, BMW: there's a new efficiency champion in town this year—and you'll have to give back that laurel wreath you've worn since 2014. Last week, final EPA fuel-efficiency results were released for the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. The production version of the i3. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) With a renewable electricity mix, that increases to about 50%.

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EV Central

JULY 21, 2023

That makes it one of the cheapest electric cars you can buy right now. Most hatchbacks for decades have driven only the front wheels or, in some instances, all four (previous versions of the BMW 1-Series are a rare rear-drive exception). Does it live up to the marketing hype? Read on… READ MORE: Electric price war!

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2013

Results are used to provide quantifiable explanations about demographic differences (such as gender buying trends), shopping behavior strategies, sales explanation and even detailed answers to such questions as why Tesla buyers express a “Love” for their Overall Vehicle Experience at a 20% higher rate than the average electric vehicle owner.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 9, 2016

Last year, the Los Angeles Police Department took delivery of a BMW i3 electric car for testing. After a few months of testing alongside a considerably more glamorous Tesla Model S, the LAPD has committed to an order for 100 of BMW's electric cars. The officers who drove the little electric hatchback liked it, apparently.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2011

The BMW Group released the data from the MINI E field trial in the UK. The early findings have already informed the development of the 2011 BMW ActiveE car, a four-seat car based on the BMW 1 Series Coupe, but the biggest beneficiary will be the BMW i3, the first purpose-built EV from the BMW Group, set for launch in 2013.

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EV Central

MAY 25, 2024

But what’s it like to step from a Toyota/Mazda/Hyundai/BMW/Mercedes-Benz into the car that’s been likened to a computer on wheels? Forget about crunching a deal Even buying a Tesla is a unique experience. Tesla doesn’t have dealers but instead has showrooms that allow you to buy the car from head office.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

These numbers suggest that the ZEV mandate’s success in Maryland will require significant change in consumer attitudes and buying behavior. it is based on what customers buy rather than on what automakers produce. it is based on what customers buy rather than on what automakers produce. —Auto Alliance.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Today, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak buys another Tesla Model S, General Motors makes the Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car its main autonomous-driving testbed, and the 2018 BMW 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid debuts for the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Catch up on recent news with our Week in Reverse feature.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Early adopters, ecology-minded citizens and, increasingly, drivers who want very low running costs are now buying plug-in electric cars. That much we know. But many have reported frustrations at the dealership, from a lack of interest to salespeople who actively steer them away from electrics toward gasoline cars.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 4, 2023

The shift ended up being a bit of a scandal and one that left a sour taste in the mouth of the people that would actually buy AMG-branded products — which may explain the claimed change of heart. Plug-in hybrids are given more regulatory leeway and the models are presently under evaluation to persist beyond 2028.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 23, 2024

Which generation buys the most EVs? BMW Vision Neue Klasse X concept BMW provided a first look at another concept previewing its next generation of EVs. The EPA estimates it will take about 56% EVs by 2032 , along with at least 13% plug-in hybrids. Which automaker recalled nearly 150,000 U.S.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative (PEVC) announced that according to projections, California will this month top 250,000 plug-in electric cars sold since they became available on the market in 2010. Just a few years ago, you could count the number of plug-in models on one hand. Times have changed.

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EV Central

MARCH 5, 2023

READ MORE: The electric year ahead: every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: Complete guide to rebates, discounts and incentives when buying an EV in Australia The next generation Countryman will also be the first Mini to be built in Germany, the homeland of parent BMW.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 1, 2022

While the meeting did not reportedly point to anything new about NEVs in the Chinese market, cities that currently implement restrictions on vehicle purchases were strongly urged to increase their quotas and relax restrictions on consumers’ ability to buy cars, according to a CNEVPost report. .

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Plug in America

AUGUST 10, 2022

Searches for new plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles are at record levels, increasing exponentially since energy prices soared in March 2022. High demand/brand new models such as the BMW i4, Ford Mustang Mach-E, and Hyundai IONIQ 5 are in extremely high demand and short supply on dealership lots.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Hybrids and, more recently, plug-in cars seem to have gotten all the green ink lately, leaving fans of fuel-sipping clean diesels out in the cold. for 2012: Audi and BMW joined longtime stalwarts Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen a few years back. Four makers sell diesel passenger vehicles in the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 22, 2016

Which electric cars are finalists for our 2017 Best Car To Buy award? What unusual source for making ethanol did researchers at a Federal lab discover? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, October 21, 2016.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 31, 2008

Once again, a conference on plug-in cars. Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. I wish I knew what’s holding Gore back from full-throated support for plug-in cars. Coming on the heels of the Google/Brookings event in Washington, D.C.,

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 3, 2015

DON''T MISS: Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Mar. Green Dealership Japan Online Stores dealers plug-in cars sales' The direct online sales model used by Tesla Motors has ignited a vigorous discussion--to say the least--over the state laws that protect franchised dealers in the U.S.

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EV Central

MAY 3, 2024

No longer is Beijing a shameful sideshow of copying designs from Ranger Rover and BMW (although there were still hints when you delved deeper), but rather fresh style with unique Chinese fingerprints. But things soon take a turn for the incredible. A bit predictable… a bit reheating the soup. No grille, no problem.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 13, 2017

You can't buy one at your local car dealer, but electric transit buses have a significant role to play in reducing vehicular emissions and expanding the spread of electric-vehicle technology. Two companies have a majority of the U.S. market for electric buses, which is growing quickly if perhaps more quietly than that for electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2011

The University of California, Davis and the BMW Group released the largest publicly available study of electric-car users yet conducted, including more than 120 families who drove the fully electric MINI E automobile more than 1 million miles in California, New York and New Jersey from June 2009 to June 2010.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 6, 2022

PHEV – Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles refer to vehicles that are equipped with both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. Common examples of hybrid cars are: the BMW 530e、Toyota Prius Prime and Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid. No need to think about plugging in.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 4, 2023

We’re not a gray BMW. Our customers tell us they buy Alfas because ‘You’re not that.’” The new ‘ute will be offered with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, and the automaker aims to shift to all-electric sales by 2027.& “We think of ourselves as different from the others. We just don’t want to blend in. customers in mind.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Why did one man have to visit so many dealerships to buy a plug-in electric car? And when do our Twitter followers think hydrogen fuel will be available everywhere in the U.S.? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, September 2, 2016.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A quick search on Auto Trader brings up more than 8,500 results for used BEVs and nearly 7,000 results for used plug-in hybrids, spanning 33 manufacturers and hundreds of models – from hatchbacks and hybrids to coupes and convertibles. 40 i (40 kWh) – Cheap to run, cheap to buy, the Renault Zoe is the perfect all-rounder.

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