Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Three recent PHEV models, a BMW 3 Series, Peugeot 308 and Renault Megane, emitted more CO 2 than advertised when tested on the road even when starting with a full battery. The BMW emitted three times its official rating when driven on a typical commuter route, according to the tests. Only the Renault had the electric range claimed.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2015

The BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), have launched an 18-month pilot of the BMW i ChargeForward Program in the San Francisco Bay Area. The study has two parts: (1) a managed charge pilot program involving BMW i3 owners; and (2) a battery second-life energy storage system.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. The system utilizes BMW i3 high-voltage batteries and can be expanded to incorporate second-life batteries as they become available in the market.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Wound rotor options have been used by Renault and recently adopted by BMW for its 5 th -generation drive. Established motor suppliers such as MAHLE and smaller companies such as Advanced Electric Machines are also focusing on magnet-free alternatives. The share of permanent magnet motors has grown slightly in 2022. IDTechEx Outlook.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

He explained that there needs to be a “substantial shift in the cost of batteries” before a cheap Toyota EV can be made at scale. Other rivals, like Hyundai, BMW, Mercedes, and Volvo, are already hitting double-digit EV sales. Not right now, the company says appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. The post A cheap Toyota EV?

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

And this Sunday, BMW, Volkswagen, and KIA aired their respective advertisements for the BMW i5, VW ID.Buzz, and the Kia EV9 at Super Bowl LVIII. Now, $7 million is definitely not a small amount, but it does help a company reach 100 million people. And the follow up interest from TSLA paying for a Super Bowl ad would be huge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2016

Following a successful pilot program, BMW Group has launched ReachNow, a free-floating premium car sharing service, in Seattle. The initial fleet of 370 vehicles, including the BMW i3, the BMW 3 Series and the MINI Cooper, will be located on the streets of Seattle for immediate use. Chauffeur service – book a car with a driver.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

Even Tesla, despite its substantial efforts to hold the line on affordability, has suffered from the effects of war, supply chain disruptions and the rising costs of raw materials. Ford made headlines in December when the company stopped accepting customer reservations for its new, highly touted pickup, the all-electric F-150 Lightning.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2015

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, BMW announced the BMW i ChargeForward Program—a pilot study to be undertaken by the BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). Grid efficiency through managed charging, combined with a used EV battery “second-life” system.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2021

The company is focused on the digitization of next-generation electric propulsion and electrified powertrains. The Enedym team has developed a disruptive way to design electric motors at a fraction of the time and cost of existing methods. TRIO Capital Group Inc., Napino Group, KWG Capital Inc., Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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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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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Motiv Power Systems announced the deployment of four all-electric step vans with Alsco, a global uniform service company. Suited for Alsco’s routes, Motiv’s EPIC F-59 chassis incorporate its fifth-generation electric powertrain technology, AdaptEV software and BMW battery packs.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2012

Tendril, provider of a cloud-based energy management platform, and the BMW Group Technology Office USA are partnering to build out a demonstration smart energy home in Mountain View, Calif. to prepare for the roll-out and integration of the new BMW ActiveE electric vehicle (EV).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Full scope CO 2 emissions will be one of the lowest in the industry, the company claims. TaAZ is the third low-carbon aluminum smelter to be built by RUSAL, with an overall cost of more than $1.69 Pre-operation verifications and testing have begun. billion, creating more than 1,000 local jobs.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2024

CATL’s batteries are used by Tesla, Ford, BMW, Toyota, Mercedes, Kia, Toyota and other automakers. According to SNE Research , the company almost doubled its sales in the US and Europe last year. There’s more: in January, CATL said it would reduce the cost of LFP battery cells by 50% by the middle of this year.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 23, 2021

Another week with automakers sharing plans to either curtail development of internal combustion engines or share their EV sales goals – in this case German luxury OEMs, Audi and BMW. We see images of the upcoming BMW i4 BEV, Jeep Wrangler Magneto BEV concept, Rivian announces their new charging networks, and much, much, more.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2020

Consumer Reports sent letters and a consumer petition to the leaders of General Motors, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, and Mitsubishi, calling on the companies to drop their legal attack against America’s Clean Air Act, and instead support Clean Car standards that help drivers save money on fuel and reduce air pollution.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 9, 2023

Before I met BMW’s iVision Dee at a press preview event in Germany— prior to a public reveal at CES in Las Vegas last week—I’d never seen a car blush, let alone had one make me blush. The body’s 240 laser-cut, Kindle-style “e-ink” panels let the BMW transform instantly to one of 32 exterior colors.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Brands like Porsche, Genesis, Audi, BMW, Lexus, and Rivian , known for its electric vehicles, have been recognized for their high comfort levels. These companies have focused on creating a refined driving atmosphere, featuring supportive seats, quiet interiors, and smooth driving experiences.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 7, 2015

As the cost of advanced technologies to reduce the carbon footprint of vehicle travel rises, car companies have increasingly partnered to share those technologies and their costs.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Examples of this system are recent introductions by Nissan, VW, Hyundai, BMW and Mercedes, he noted. FEV system boundaries for cost evaluation: powersplit (left) and P2 (right). ICCT contracted with FEV to update that company’s earlier study on costs. Click to enlarge. Source: John German, ICCT.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 9, 2023

Before I met BMW’s iVision Dee at a press preview event in Germany— prior to a public reveal at CES in Las Vegas last week—I’d never seen a car blush, let alone had one make me blush. The body’s 240 laser-cut, Kindle-style “e-ink” panels let the BMW transform instantly to one of 32 exterior colors.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2019

It will also be more economical than conventional turbine engines, or even the battery-based systems, on the total cost basis. He previously founded and was the CEO of eMotorWerks, a smart grid electric vehicle charging company acquired in 2017.

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Teslarati

APRIL 27, 2023

The Tesla-incited price war that has caused electric vehicle prices to be slashed nearly across the board in 2023 has one less participant, as Stellantis boss Carlos Tavares said on Thursday that the company has no intention of getting involved. Tesla Model Y price cuts have brought costs below U.S. GM is one of them.

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Teslarati

APRIL 26, 2021

The automaker, coming off of its best quarter in terms of deliveries and production figures, was able to mark down significant gains in automotive gross margin while decreasing costs of production. Reducing the average cost of the vehicles we produce is essential to our mission.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

Major car suppliers in Germany say they are struggling with the high upfront costs of shifting to EVs and “slow demand,” with companies looking to lay off thousands of workers, as much as 20% of total staff in some cases, in the coming years. The company employs 165,000 people around the world.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 12, 2022

The vehicle’s price hike, raising as much as $8,500 for some trim levels, is apparently in reaction to the rising costs of battery materials. Ford is already working to combat these rising material costs. Ford is not alone in being forced to raise prices and innovate to combat rising battery costs. Albemarle Corp.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2014

OEMs such as Renault, Nissan, Daimler, Volvo, BMW and Toyota are working on the development of inductive charging for future EVs, and more than 10 automakers have announced trial tests. Yet, the cost of purchasing and installing an inductive charging solution is approximately 30% higher than that of conductive (wired) charging.

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Drive Electric

JANUARY 19, 2021

If you have a business which runs a fleet of cars, are in charge of managing a fleet or drive a company car for work, you’re probably asking yourself if now is the time to go electric. Cost of electric cars compared. Fuel cost per month. Fuel cost per mile. . Tesla/BMW saloon shootout. Fuel cost per month.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In China, more and more car companies have begun to pay attention to the construction of charging piles. In addition to car companies, the government also attaches great importance to the issue of charging piles. With the dual support of car companies and the government, the number of charging piles in China has grown rapidly.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 22, 2024

The company reached its 1.8 Less expensive EVs equate to increased adoption, but it also puts pressure on margins and profitability for the company. It is important to note that Volkswagen, BMW, Audi, and Ford also lost tax credit eligibility on some of their EVs. Other companies are doing this as well on a smaller scale.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2024

Panasonic CTO Shoichiro Watanabe recently told Bloomberg in an interview that the company will deliver on its promise to “quadruple production capacity by the 2030 fiscal year.” And to make that happen, he said the company won’t need to rely on building new factories or pouring large investments into production plans.

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Baua Electric

MAY 12, 2024

That’s more than the cumulative number of EVs the company has delivered since it started rolling its R1 family out to customers about 2.5 Although with many of these companies recast as diversified, greener “energy companies,” the extra pollution might not be the image they’re looking for.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2018

Built on an open network, TurboDX offers the ability easily to change network providers without having the added cost of switching or purchasing new hardware. We were the very first company to achieve UL listing for electric vehicle supply equipment. TurboDX has been certified by international regulatory agencies for safety & security.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 24, 2023

To offset the drop in average selling price, automakers are taking steps to squeeze the structural costs of new platforms, such as XPeng's SEPA 2.0 BYD's design chief is Wolfang Egger, previously at Audi, and NIO's vice president of design is Kris Tomasson who came over from BMW, the team noted. The company believes its AD Max 3.0

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2015

Vehicles in this category include the Nissan Leaf, VW e-Golf, Ford Focus Electric, BMW i3, and Mercedes Benz B class. The merger of those companies, now known as Eversource Energy, was completed on 12 April 2012. Polk and Company, there are 2,754 EVs currently registered in Connecticut. According to R.L.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2015

The German Federal Government plan to have one million electric cars on its roads by 2020 has failed, according to the analysis of international management consulting firm Bain & Company. Klaus Stricker, Head of Global Automotive Practice Group at Bain & Company.

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