Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

BMW is committed to creating a full line of electric and advanced plug-in hybrid models—so much so that it's establishing them apart from BMW (and MINI), as an 'i' sub-brand, revolving in part around the idea that 'premium' and 'sustainable' aren't mutually exclusive. But design will have to be an important part of that.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

BMW is breathing some fresh air into its three-year-old alternative flagship to improve performance, increase range, and add some style. Revealed at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show, the i8's mid-cycle refresh increases its battery capacity from 7.1 kwh, improving the car's fairly paltry all-electric range from 15 to 18 miles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW of North America announced, in cooperation with NRG EVgo, the expansion of the ChargeNow DC Fast program. ChargeNow DC Fast also includes two years of no-cost charging for qualifying BMW i3 drivers in those areas. —Rob Healey, Head of EV Infrastructure for BMW of North America.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

BMW will use media days at the Los Angeles auto show, which begin on November 29, to unveil a new electric car that's never before been seen. The electric model that will debut in California wasn't otherwise specified in the German maker's announcement, which called it simply "a world premiere vehicle."

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Today, we've got the world's largest Tesla Supercharger sites, a startling prediction from Porsche, electric Vespa scooters, and a bigger BMW battery. Today is the last media day of this week's LA auto show, and you can follow all the production-car and concept debuts on our Los Angeles auto show news page.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW unveiled the first i8 Roadster, along with the 2019 i8 Coupe. Optimized BMW eDrive technology delivers more power—total output increased to 369 hp (+12 hp)—and a refined high-voltage battery with increased capacity and range. Optimized BMW eDrive technology.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Electric vehicle (EV) drivers can now travel the most heavily-trafficked corridors on the East and West Coasts of the United States with the installation of 95 new DC Fast charging stations as part of the Express Charging Corridors Initiative—a collaboration of BMW of North America, Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2013

ABB was the first company to demonstrate a working CCS prototype at EVS26 in Los Angeles in 2012 and at eCarTec in Munich. This past summer ABB participated in interoperability workshops with BMW and Volkswagen demonstrating successful charging of the next generation CCS compatible EVs.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Which pair of European plug-in hybrids got bigger batteries and more rated range for 2018? What were the big stories from this week's surprisingly news-packed Los Angeles auto show? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, December 1, 2017.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

At the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW introduced its press conference with a preview of the next installment of the Tom Cruise Mission Impossible movie series. BMW features prominently in this production, with its plug-in hybrid supercar i8 as one of the team’s advanced tools.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 9, 2016

Last year, the Los Angeles Police Department took delivery of a BMW i3 electric car for testing. After a few months of testing alongside a considerably more glamorous Tesla Model S, the LAPD has committed to an order for 100 of BMW's electric cars. The officers who drove the little electric hatchback liked it, apparently.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

The SAE Combo connector is used in both BMW and Volkswagen electric vehicles as well as the Chevrolet Spark EV, with more applications anticipated. and on the west coast covering and connecting the metropolitan areas of Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. to 4 hours. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

As DC fast-charging networks emerge as a crucial battleground for long-range electric cars, BMW will expand its ChargeNow program for owners of its i3 electric hatchback.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

BMW of North America and Coulomb Technologies announced that drivers of the BMW ActiveE all-electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will be able to take advantage of the expansion of the ChargePoint Network into the Boston Metro area. The BMW ActiveE is the BMW Group’s next step towards a mass-produced electric vehicle.

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EV Central

APRIL 23, 2024

Indeed they chose some of those roads, twisting up and down the canyons around Malibu, just north of Los Angeles, to launch the new Performance model, a car they describe as “a canyon carver”. READ MORE: 2024 Tesla Model 3 Long Range review: 331 reasons the dual motor is worth the extra spend READ MORE: Supreme power!

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

But the Los Angeles Police Department is getting creative with some new additions to its fleet. Only a handful of models are typically used as police cars, usually big sedans and SUVs from the Detroit Three carmakers. The LAPD is pressing two electric cars into service, for the time being at least.

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EV Match

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

This annual, nationwide celebration is held to raise awareness of the many benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more. This event, held at the Forney Museum, will have an awesome collection of electric vehicles to learn about, such as Tesla, BMW, Chevy, Porsche, and more! September 26, 2021.

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Plug in America

AUGUST 10, 2022

Searches for new plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles are at record levels, increasing exponentially since energy prices soared in March 2022. High demand/brand new models such as the BMW i4, Ford Mustang Mach-E, and Hyundai IONIQ 5 are in extremely high demand and short supply on dealership lots.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Honda’s 2014 Accord model has been named the Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The model-which is available as a gasoline, hybrid or plug-in hybrid in the US-beat off competition from a shortlist which consisted of the Audi A6 TDI, BMW 328d, Honda Accord, Mazda3 and Toyota Corolla.[.].

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 1, 2009

The BMW Mini E has hit the streets. In June about 500 cars were placed in consumer and fleet hands in Los Angeles and New York and New Jersey for what BMW calls a " field trial." Like all the automakers, BMW dabbled in concept electric cars over the years. The answer lies back with California’s ZEV mandate.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. BMW X5 xDrive 40e. Audi Q7 e-tron.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

BMW is finally offering a much-sought option for its i3 electric car--but only to a handful of customers. DON'T MISS: 1917 Detroit Electric Vs 2014 BMW. That option is a moonroof, which hasn't been available on the i3 in the U.S. But the coveted feature will only be offered on a limited-edition model, available to just 50 U.S.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

Meanwhile, the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in car sharing services could be one way for automakers to promote this technology that is still struggling for traction in the marketplace. However, the company pulled the plug on U.S. In the U.S. as well as 600 universities throughout the country.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 26, 2016

That might seem to go against what the brand is supposed to be about, but parent company BMW is embracing it. Over the past few years, Mini models have been getting bigger, to point where most aren't particularly "mini" anymore.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday announced a commitment to lease 160 pure battery EV vehicles, a move that will give Los Angeles the largest city-owned pure EV fleet in the US. The Los Angeles Police, Fire, General Services, and Water and Power departments will together lease the 160 BEVS.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2024

In Acura-speak, Type S is the performance division (like BMW has M, Hyundai has N, Mercedes-Benz has AMG and so on). The ZDX can be plugged into a 120V common wall plug, but expect replenish times to be long and slow. GM underneath, but Acura throughout The ZDX comes in a base A-Spec and a performance model called Type S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2018

The BMW Group Leipzig plant has started series production of the BMW i8 Roadster, unveiled at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show ( earlier post ). It will be launched parallel to the enhanced version of the BMW i8 Coupé. The new BMW i8 Roadster features combined fuel consumption of 2.1

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 12, 2009

Stefano Paris at the November 19th, 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show unveiling of the MINI E. If you’ve been following the BMW MINI E program unveiled officially on November 19th, 2008 at the Los Angeles Auto Show you’ll know the process for being selected as a potential MINI E driver is a multistep one.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2009

The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public today with a glittering display of green cars taking pride of place. The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

The car is a “2” because it was preceded by the “1,” which is an electric performance plug-in hybrid GT, with a six-figure price tag and a limited output of 500 units per year over the next three years. There are already spaces in New York City and Los Angeles, and there are now two in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I’m located.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2016

MINI has officially unveiled the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4, the brand’s first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, as one of the three variants of the new MINI Countryman. All three of the new MINI Countryman variants will make their World Premiere at the Los Angeles International Auto Show at a press conference on 16 November.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

BMW i3 Concept Coupé. Like the original BMW i3 Concept ( earlier post ), the three-door coupe is propelled by an electric motor developed by the BMW Group, which develops a maximum output of 125 kW/170 hp and peak torque of 250 N·m (184 lb-ft). BMW i3 Concept Coupé. BMW i3 Concept Coupé. Click to enlarge.

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

I think we have 22 or 24 buses in the San Diego area, and we have another deployment underway in the Los Angeles Unified School District, where we are initially deploying 24 as well. BMW was involved with the V2G pilot of the University of Delaware many years ago. What happens when you plug it into charging station B?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The Saturn version of the two-mode plug-in hybrid at the Milford Proving Grounds. Fritz Henderson, GM’s President and CEO: “ We had a couple of Audi and BMW customers sit in an Equinox and say ‘this vehicle should be priced well above what it is’—Chevrolet should blow people away for what they get for their money. ”. by Bill Cooke.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. If my speculation holds true congratulations are due both to BMW and AC Propulsion.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2009

BMW of North America and the University of California at Davis (UC Davis) are partnering on a year-long field study to determine the viability of electric vehicles. MINI E customers, based primarily in Los Angeles with a few in the New York City-area, will participate in the study.

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Driivz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The cooperation will accelerate the global implementation of ISO15118-based Plug & Charge solutions. The protocol enables Plug & Charge, where the EV driver plugs the vehicle into the charge point. Hubject’s headquarters can be found in Berlin, with subsidiaries in Los Angeles and Shanghai. About Driivz.

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