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BMW, Ford, Honda ally for tech enabling EVs to support the grid

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BMW, Ford, and Honda on Tuesday announced a new company focusing on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) EV charging, which the partners claim will benefit both EV owners and electric utilities. Called ChargeScape, the company aims to start operations in 2024, pending regulatory approval. Its main focus will be connecting EV owners in the U.S.

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Honda to adopt Tesla NACS for its EV models in North America

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Honda Motor has reached an agreement with Tesla, Inc. Honda is the latest automaker to announce the adoption of NACS, after Fisker, Ford, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Polestar, Rivian, and Volvo. In 2025, Honda is planning to launch a new EV model in North America equipped with a NACS port.

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Ford, BMW, VW, Honda, Volvo back California emissions authority in legal challenge

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In a joint statement, BMW, Ford, Honda, Volkswagen, and Volvo asked a federal court to uphold the EPA Decision Waiver giving California the ability to set emissions standards.

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Lucid lidar, BMW iX preview, Honda avatar bot, peat for batteries: Today’s Car News

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Honda is looking at robots and rockets. The BMW iX SUV marks the start of a new era for the brand’s electric vehicles. The Lucid Air will likely be first with lidar. And could peat help make cheaper EV batteries? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce adopt Tesla’s NACS charging port

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BMW is the latest of many automakers to officially adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS), meaning future electric vehicles (EVs) built by the company will include Tesla’s charging port and get access to the vast Supercharger network. With six fully electric BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce models now available in the U.S.

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BMW wants humanoid robots to build its cars

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BMW wants humanoid robots to build its cars, evidenced by a partnership with a robotics startup that it signed today. BMW has partnered with Figure in its first partnership since the company was founded two years ago. The post BMW wants humanoid robots to build its cars appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Honda adopts Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) for North America

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Honda Motor Co. Honda’s first electric vehicle with a default NACS port is expected to be launched in 2025. From that point forward, Honda will be equipping its vehicles with NACS ports. These automakers are BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis.