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Event: City of Los Angeles Taking Green To the Streets

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It complies with all applicable vehicle Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Specifications (FMVSS) requirements, and adheres to the California Zero Emissions Powertrain certification program. Additionally, it has a maximum speed of 65 mph. Additionally, it has a maximum speed of 65 mph. Charging on Sunshine.

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Electrify America acquiring 30 Envision solar-powered EV charging stations for rural California

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Electrify America’s deployment of our rapidly deployed, solar-powered EV charging products will help the state get closer to its goal of 250,000 charging stations by 2025 while putting fully emissions free driving within reach of those who need it most. —Desmond Wheatley, chief executive officer of Envision Solar.

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BMW introduces i7 Protection; first production electric protection model

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l/100 km; CO 2 emissions: 355 g/km, provisional figures). The new BMW i7 Protection sprints to 62 mph from rest in 9.0 seconds, while top speed is electronically limited to 99 mph. The new BMW 7 Series Protection accelerates from 0 to 62 mph in 6.6 seconds and goes on to reach a top speed of 130 mph.

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Geely’s Zeekr EV brand raises $500M in Pre-A from 5 partners; Intel leading investor

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Based on Geely Holding’s global electric architecture SEA, the 001 has a top speed of more than 200 km/h (124 mph) with a 0-100 km/h time of 3.8 All batteries have been through extensive testing to ensure safety in event of crash. Zeekr is now poised to expand more rapidly together with new partner investors.

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Audi offering plug-in hybrid version of A6 Avant wagon

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kWh/100 km; and combined CO 2 emissions of 48–44 g/km (77.2–70.8 The drive concept of the Audi PHEV model is designed so that customers can do most of their daily driving electrically and therefore with zero local emissions. l/100 km (112.0–123.8 US mpg); combined electric power consumption of 18.1–17.6 Its top speed is 250 km/h (155.3

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BMW launches Gen2 X5 PHEV in US: X5 xDrive45e

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The US X5 xDrive45e arrives with a SULEV Super ultra-low emissions vehicle rating which can bring additional benefits in states which offer special consideration to drivers of electrified vehicles, such as high occupancy lane access stickers. 0 to 60 mph acceleration time is 5.3 Electric-only top speed increases from 75 mph to 84 mph.

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BMW iX, i4 Gran Coupé EVs to make North American debuts in LA on 1 June

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The all-new, fully electric BMW iX Sports Activity Vehicle ( earlier post ) and BMW i4 Gran Coupé ( earlier post ) will make their North American debuts during two media events on 1 June when they are unveiled at [SPACE] by BMW, a new immersive BMW brand experience at The Grove in Los Angeles. The BMW iX will arrive in the U.S.

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