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BMW i Ventures makes strategic investment in electric bus company Proterra; part of $55M round

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Generation Investment Management LLP, a long-term, sustainability focused investment firm led the round, which was joined by BMW i Ventures, the corporate venture capital team founded by BMW Group in 2011. The company recently launched of the industry’s first autonomous bus development program with the University of Nevada, Reno.

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Genesis G80 aims to disrupt the highly competitive luxury EV sedan market

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Genesis is launching their all-new electric Genesis G80, and it will go up against a highly competitive luxury sedan market that has plenty of high-quality options. The electric sedan market is popular and fierce and Genesis will need to offer more than a young upstart brand name to win over consumers. Not as well as one would hope.

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BMW and Nissan again partner to add 174 more DC fast chargers in US with EVgo

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BMW and Nissan have again joined forces—this time with EVgo, the nation’s largest public DC Fast charging network—to increase public access to DC Fast charging stations across the US. The partners will make an additional 174 locations in 33 states available to all EV owners in those markets, and plan to install 50 more in 2017.

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Tesla Model 3 most popular luxury car model (LendingTree study)

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The study echoes the recent news that the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y are both best sellers in California’s auto market. of luxury vehicle queries while the BMW 3 series ranked 4.3%. BMWs are the most popular car make but Tesla is not that far behind. BMWs made up 17.5% Tesla Model 3 most popular luxury car model.

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Mercedes will take on Tesla’s FSD in China

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Mercedes made waves in the auto industry earlier this year when it became the first automaker certified to operate level 3 autonomous driving vehicles in the United States, with the first State being Nevada. it likely has a lot of growing to do.

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Faraday Future EV startup says it will invest $1B in US manufacturing facility

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The company has been considering several locations including California, Georgia, Louisiana and Nevada, for its facility. FF expects to bring its first vehicle to market in 2017. Richard Kim, Head of Design – Founding member of BMW i Design and Lead Designer, i3 and i8 concepts.

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Horwin makes US electric motorbike debut – but at a price

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Horwin’s flashy flagship electric motorbike, the SENMENTI 0 production model, has just made its US debut at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Best classified as a maxiscooter, the SENMENTI 0 is likely to compete against other high-performance, futuristic-looking models such as the BMW CE 04 electric motorbike.