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BMW Advertises i3 And i8 Electric Cars On Olympics Broadcasts

Green Car Reports

The Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia, are now underway, and official partner BMW is using the games to promote its two plug-in offerings, the i3 and i8. Three different commercials will be broadcast during NBC''s coverage of the games, focusing on different aspects of the BMW-i lineup.

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RUSAL opens new low-carbon aluminum smelter in Taishet

Green Car Congress

Russia-based RUSAL, a global aluminum producer, opened the first phase of its low-carbon aluminum production plant, Taishet Aluminum Smelter (TaAZ), in Taishet, Siberia.

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Europe’s Most Financed Luxury Car Brand

EV Info

Latest research from Specialist Car Finance Experts, Forza Finance , has revealed that BMW is the most popular luxury car brand to finance in 16 of Europe’s 44 countries including the UK & Ireland based on finance rather than sales or units. This help to show that BMW is more of a bank than a car company.

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Electric Vehicles, Solar Energy & Wind Energy — My Trip To Brazil

CleanTechnica EVs

Brazil has the 12th largest economy in the world, just behind South Korea and Russia and just above Australia […]. While there, I spent some time checking out where they are on the path to electrifying transportation and greening their electrical grid.

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Fiat 875cc TwinAir named International Engine of the Year 2011

Green Car Congress

Judged by a panel of 76 motoring journalists from 36 countries as disparate as the USA, Japan, China, Russia, New Zealand, India, Korea, Germany, France, Romania, South Africa, Mexico and the UK, the Awards highlight and acknowledge engine engineering excellence. BMW 2-Liter Twin-Turbo Diesel. BMW 3-Liter DI Twin-Turbo.

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FCA proposes 50:50 merger with Groupe Renault

Green Car Congress

Groupe Renault has a strong presence across Europe, Russia, Africa and Middle East, while FCA is uniquely positioned in the high margin segments in North America and is a market leader in Latin America.

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2025 Polestar 3 starts at $74,800 and 315 miles, US deliveries in Q2

Baua Electric

It measures about 193 inches long—making it a couple inches shorter than the BMW iX , or about the same length as the Audi Q8 E-Tron. The Polestar 3 is a platform-mate of the Volvo EX90 , and while the Volvo will offer three rows of seats the Polestar will stick to two, and room for five. Polestar has said that U.S.

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