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China auto price war: BMW dealers offer discounts of up to $14,360 for i3

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In the past two days, rumors have surfaced that BMW dealers are offering massive subsidies for the i3 in China, and that consumers who pay full cash for the car can even get the model for RMB 120,000 to 180,000, less than half the retail price. The rumors and the dealers' moves come as the Chinese auto industry is staging a rare price war.

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EFG Companies launches MAP Electric Vehicle Protection for EV customers; 11 years, 150k miles

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This new exclusionary vehicle service contract is designed to meet the unique needs of electric vehicle owners and help dealers diversify their revenue streams through both the F&I office and the service drive. Additionally, most VSCs on the market are designed for traditional, combustion engines. and 6 million vehicles by 2030.

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TCEQ offering $37.8M in grants for natural gas vehicle conversions and purchases

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million to entities that own and operate heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicles to replace vehicles with a natural gas vehicle or repower the vehicles with a natural gas engine. Grant applicants must go through a participating dealer under contract with the TCEQ in order to apply.

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Texas to grant $18M for natural gas vehicle purchases or repowers

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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced that $18 million in grants are available to eligible businesses, governmental entities, school districts, and individuals to replace older medium-duty or heavy-duty gasoline or diesel vehicles with natural gas vehicles or repower the vehicles with natural gas engines.

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California made up a third of all U.S. BEV sales in 2023

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in 2023, as detailed in a recent report from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) citing Experian data. The report also showed that internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles made up around 63.9 BEV registrations in California made up 33.8 percent of BEV sales across the U.S. market share of BEVs ended the year at 7.5

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2020 Toyota Yaris Hatchback to debut at New York show; 40 mpg highway

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liter inline four-cylinder engine that delivers 106 horsepower. 1) and direct fuel injection give the engine ultra-quick responsiveness that’s matched to the standard 6-speed automatic transmission. The vehicle gets its high appetite for fun and low appetite for fuel from a 1.5-liter Estimated highway fuel economy is 40 mpg US (5.88

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Hyundai upgrading Bluelink connected car services technology; Connected Routing, Last Mile Navigation

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After turning off the engine, a pop-up appears on the screen to activate last mile guidance on the Bluelink smartphone app. The user must then click on the icon and a full list of on- and off-street parking is then shown on the map. Last Mile Navigation.

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