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China auto price war: BMW dealers offer discounts of up to $14,360 for i3

CN EV Post

Image from BMW China Weibo) As a large number of car companies in China are offering huge subsidies or price cuts, BMW is offering more than 100,000 yuan ($14,360) off its all-electric model, the i3, according to local media. BMW insiders deny this, local media Cailian reported today.

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Road Test: 2022 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic Mild Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

It is too involved to go into here, so make sure your Mercedes-Benz dealer sales representative walks you through it completely. Repeating here, but get to know your dealer sales rep really well as there is so much to learn about the technology on the S500. Road Test: 2022 BMW i4 M50. Road Test: 2019 BMW 745e PHEV.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

Green Car Congress

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 BMW i3 uses the BMW eDrive rear-wheel drive powertrain previously found on the BMW ActiveE (but the i3 is significantly lighter). Earlier post.)

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Road Test: 2022 Genesis G70 RWD 3.3T

Clean Fleet Report

We spent a week in the smallest Genesis sedan that is designed to take-on the BMW 3-series and Mercedes-Benz C-class sports sedans and found it was a lot of well-engineered car for the money. The G70 comes with an extensive list of advanced safety features that your dealer sales representative should go over with you in detail.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Acura ZDX Type S

Clean Fleet Report

In Acura-speak, Type S is the performance division (like BMW has M, Hyundai has N, Mercedes-Benz has AMG and so on). Safety The ZDX Type S comes with an extensive list of standard safety features, beginning with front, side impact, side knee, and side curtain airbags. Go check it out! Story and photos by John Faulkner. [

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US Electric Vehicle Sales Report: 1H 2021 — Now Available

EV Adoption

Below is a list of all 24 tables and charts: Section 1: Overall Sales Table By Models: Q1, Q2 & 1H. 4 and Volvo XC 40 Recharge had “off the chart” sales increases in Q2 over Q1 due to the simple fact that both vehicles really began arriving at dealers in small volumes in Q1. EV Sales Q1, Q2, 1H By Model. in Q2 over Q1.

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Volkswagen of America to invest $10M in EV charging infrastructure by 2016; calls for more legislative support to spur EV adoption

Green Car Congress

In January, Volkswagen of America and BMW of North America, together with ChargePoint, announced an initiative to create more express charging corridors along heavily-traveled routes on the East and West Coasts; specifically to install nearly 100 DC Fast Chargers across both coasts aiming to have charging sites no more than 50 miles apart.

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