CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 20, 2021

BMW Group has set a goal of reducing its CO2 emissions by over 200 million tonnes by the year 2030. Earlier this month the company announced this goal at its Annual General Meeting. This equals well over 20 times the annual CO2 emissions of a city with over a million inhabitants, such as Munich, the […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 4, 2023

BMW USA has released its 4th quarter and full-year 2022 sales figures. One of the highlights from BMW was that 4th quarter full-electric vehicle sales were greater than sales in the first 3 quarters combined. of BMW USA’s sales in 2022 were electric vehicle sales. Overall, 4.7%

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Just about every automaker on the planet is increasing its electric vehicle production to some degree in 2023, and BMW Group is no exception. In fact, BMW seems to be on a serious push to try to take more of the EV market. Naturally, it must know that its survival, and certainly its success, in […]

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2022

Mercedes-Benz Mobility and BMW Group intend to sell their car-sharing joint venture SHARE NOW to Stellantis. SHARE NOW was established in 2019 combines the DNA of car2go, which was developed by the former Daimler AG, and DriveNow, the BMW Group’s offering. —Rainer Feurer, Head of Corporate Investments at the BMW Group.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

continued] The post BMW Ends Combustion Engine Production In Germany appeared first on CleanTechnica. It may not be the biggest EV news of the month, but it’s got to be one of the strongest.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 4, 2021

BMW’s next fully electric vehicle is now rolling off of production lines in Dingolfing, Germany, which is BMW Group’s largest production facility in Europe. BMW iX production is getting rolling thanks to more than €400 million of investment at the factory.

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Green Fleet Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Citing hydrogen as one of the most efficient ways of storing and transporting renewable energies, BMW believes the energy source is a zero-emission alternative to battery-electric vehicles.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 3, 2024

Well, two of the automakers most similar to Tesla in class and vehicle. continued] The post US Audi EV Sales Grow 29%, BMW EV Sales Grow 63% appeared first on CleanTechnica. Some readers asked for broader context.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

BMW launched a small electric motorcycle last year, and we didn’t even notice. continued] The post The BMW CE 02 eParkourer Is A Funky Entry-Level Electric Motorcycle appeared first on CleanTechnica. Maybe part of the reason for that.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 1, 2023

The all-electric BMW iX1 is now on sale in South Africa. It joins the growing list of battery electric vehicles now available from BMW for consumers in South Africa to buy, adding onto the MINI Cooper SE (which is the most affordable BEV in South Africa at the moment), the […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 29, 2022

From an attempt to drive an electric vehicle at a higher altitude than any before, to BMW signing a battery deal with CATL from 2025 onward, to various Lucid news and Tesla news, below is a roundup of electric vehicle stories you might have missed.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

continued] The post Tesla US Auto Market Share Tops Volkswagen, BMW, Suburu, & Mercedes appeared first on CleanTechnica. Have you noticed more Teslas on the roads these days? It’s not just your imagination. According to the latest automotive.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

continued] The post First Pilot Fleet of BMW iX5 Hydrogen Fuel Cell EVs Launched In South Africa appeared first on CleanTechnica. South Africa is the world’s largest producer of platinum group metals. Anglo American Platinum is the world’s leading primary producer.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 8, 2022

For much of the auto industry’s recent history, luxury auto sales have been dominated by Lexus and BMW. However, Tesla’s push toward the emergence of the electric vehicle is expected to change that in the years to come. Tesla is on track to outpace luxury automaker sales from Lexus and BMW, amidst a major shift […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Full electric volume increased. Share In UK – BMW Leading BEV Brand appeared first on CleanTechnica. January saw plugin EVs at 23.0% share of the UK auto market, up YoY from 20.0%. continued] The post EVs At 23.0%

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 6, 2023

Jo Borrás and I have revived our EV Bracket Battle Tournament, and the matchup we were on today was the BMW i7 versus the Mercedes EQS. These are two big luxury sedans from historic German automakers, but they are actually quite different. Jo and I discuss the differences in exterior styling, interior design, touchscreens and […]

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The first automaker to collaborate with dairy farms on renewable energy projects, BMW of North America and California Bioenergy (CalBio) announced an expanded partnership to include Bar 20 Dairy, a farm based in Kerman, CA. —Adam Langton, energy services manager, connected eMobility, BMW of North America.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 31, 2023

The BMW iX got the introduction as the iX to tell the world BMW’s serious in making real BEVs for its best selling SUV models. Now there is an iX1 and an iX3 that are not really freshly designed fully electric models. The iX is a blank sheet design, but by its outside size, it […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 31, 2023

The BMW i3 wasn’t quite up to standard for motoring enthusiast and mechanical engineer David. So, he waited to close to the end of production and purchased the BMW i3S. What was the difference, I asked. The “S” has more power, larger wheels, and flared wheel arches.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 3, 2021

Ford and BMW bank on solid-state batteries to power a new generation of longer-range, faster-charging, lower-costing electric vehicles.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

BMW was October’s leading BEV brand. October saw plugin EVs take 24.9% of the UK auto market, up from 21.5% year on year. Plugin hybrids had their strongest share in two years. Overall auto volume was 153,529 units, up 14.3% YoY, and in line with pre-2020 seasonal averages.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

ONE battery company has tested a dual-chemistry battery that powered a BMW iX for 978 kilometers on a single charge. The post BMW iX With ONE Battery Pack Drives 978 Km On Single Charge appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 30, 2023

After an early start with the i3 and i8, BMW thought that it could win the competition with Tesla with its fantastic PHEVs. The company learned otherwise, and after a few conversion jobs, like the iX3, it now has clean-sheet BEV designs. The i4 and iX are the first results of this new approach. The […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 22, 2023

BMW is stepping up from vehicle-to-grid EV charging to kick vehicle-to-everything (V2X) into gear, with an assist from the California utility PG&E

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Enel, as coordinator, and Austria’s main utility Verbund are collaborating on a fast-recharging network project in Italy and Austria, alongside some of the world’s largest EV carmakers including Renault, Nissan, BMW and Volkswagen Group Italia (represented by Volkswagen and Audi). A grant agreement worth a maximum of €4.2 million (US$4.4

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Succeeding in the electric vehicle market in which there’s far more consumer demand for electric cars than there is supply often comes down to having enough batteries. BMW got the memo (perhaps) and just confirmed a battery supply agreement with […]. It’s all about the batteries.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In a recent press release, BMW revealed that, like much of the rest of the industry, it’s going to adopt the NACS plug in North America. With most of the rest of the German automakers doing the same thing, this leaves Volkswagen Group (owners of not only VW, but also Porsche, Audi, and others) as […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Hardly worth mentioning that this is the 5th year in a row an electric car takes the title of Car. continued] The post BMW i5 Is Car Of The Year In Denmark 2024 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Sales of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in South Africa have been quite slow over the years. The table below shows EV sales over the past 6 years: The slow sales of BEVs can be attributed to several reasons, including: A limited number of models available in South Africa: For along time, there was essentially just one […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The overall German auto market was down by 6% in November, to 245,701 units, [continued] The post The Battle For Germany’s EV Market, Part XI — BMW Shines! VW & Tesla Down, Mercedes Up. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 2, 2022

When it comes to bringing EVs to South Africa, BMW has been the leader. From the time it introduced the i3 about 7 years ago, BMW has consistently introduced battery-electric vehicles as well as some plug-in hybrids whenever they became available on the global market.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 5, 2021

BMW Group has just made EV charging much easier for BMW and MINI electric vehicle owners in the UK. Naturally, for many EV owners, the vast majority of charging is done at home. However, for those times when you need to charge away from home, or if you don’t have home charging at all, the […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 15, 2022

BMW now says all new models based on its upcoming Neue Klasse platform will be pure battery-electric vehicles.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 2, 2022

The BMW i3 is a truly unique electric car — or unique car of any kind, for that matter. I bought a used BMW i3 […]. The i3 is likely to be on the streets of Europe and the US for many years to come. But production of new i3 cars has come to an end.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 9, 2023

Motoring journalist Justus Visagie has been doing road trips in electric vehicles in South Africa to show that fully electric cars can easily cover long distances in the country. Last year, he drove from Cape Town to Johannesburg in a BMW iX xDrive50 SUV in 20 hours and 17 minutes with TV presenter Ernest Page. […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Years ago, BMW announced that it was going big on building future electric MINI vehicles in China. Fortunately, MINI now has plans to build at least some of the vehicles in the UK, which will beat the tariff, provide […] But, as media outlets have been pointing out, U.S. sales would run into a huge tariff.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

BMW will feature the Neue Klasse concept at this year's IAA show in Munich. Is it a hint of what an electric 3 Series sedan might look like?

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