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BMW investing €200M in Munich plant to prep for series production of i4 EV in 2021

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The BMW Group is investing around €200 million in its Munich plant in preparation for series production of the BMW i4 electric vehicle, which will be manufactured at the company’s headquarters starting in 2021. The integration of the BMW i4 requires extensive measures, especially in body shop and vehicle assembly.

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ABB adds 20 kW Combined Charging System (CCS) fast charger to EVSE portfolio

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Its 20 kW design allows for quick and easy installation on widely available 3 x 32A low-cost grid connections. If in the future charging needs change, installed Terra 23 charging stations can be field upgraded to support the full 50 kW power level.

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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The BMW i8 goes on sale in the US in 2014. BMW unveiled the BMW i8 2+2 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) today at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. liter BMW TwinPower Turbo engine and BMW eDrive technology plus intelligent energy management produces system output of 266 kW/362 hp (max. Click to enlarge.

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New Porsche Berlin-Adlershof center with 25m solar pylon and 800V 350 kW fast charging

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Liquid-cooled, 800V 350 kW fast-charging is also installed on the premises. Porsche and its Volkswagen Group sibling Audi, BMW Group, Daimler and Ford are partnering on the creation of an ultrafast HPC network in Europe, with power levels up to 350 kW. Earlier post.) An initial target of about 400 sites in Europe is planned.

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Visio.M partners showcasing energy efficient passenger climate control for EVs

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The installed Peltier elements have a performance capacity of up to 1.6 The elements installed in the seats have a peak performance of 150 W per seat. adding of extensions is extremely simple and can take place without workshop visit. —Alexander Präbst, a staff member at the Chair of Thermodynamics at the TU München.

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Greenius Weekend Update

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The May 21 issue of the South Bay’s Easy Reader free weekly newspaper confirmed the good news that Creative Greenius blog readers have known for a while now – that 10 brand new all electric BMW Mini-E test vehicles will be leased to the city for just ten bucks a month per car.

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And the EVA Board candidates are…

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We install EV chargers What type of leadership makes you thrive? We completed our first clean energy project in 2020 — the installation of a Level 2 EV charging station at St. And I want to introduce our own "Introduction to Electric vehicles" course or workshop for newbies. How will you add value to the EVA Board?