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BMW i Ventures makes strategic investment in Scoop; carpooling mobile application

Green Car Congress

BMW i Ventures announced a strategic investment in Scoop Technologies , Inc., The Scoop app automatically connects co-workers and neighbors who live in the same neighborhood and travel to the same work area. —Ulrich Quay, Head of BMW i Ventures. creators of the carpooling mobile application “Scoop”.

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BMW’s ReachNow car sharing expands to Brooklyn, launches pilot programs for new mobility services

Green Car Congress

During a press conference at AutoMobility LA, ReachNow, BMW Group’s free-floating premium car sharing service, announced its expansion into its third city: Brooklyn, NY. ReachNow Fleet Solutions for residential buildings will begin at The Solaire, a LEED Gold Certified building, in Manhattan’s Battery Park City neighborhood on 8 Dec.

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 4: Chinese-Assembled Vehicles Will Not Be Eligible for Tax Credit

EV Adoption

The two models from Kandi have not yet reached customers and Kandi’s CEO declined to comment in an email response on either the status of its small, affordable EVs or the potential change in the tax credit. Kandi also offers the two EVs as NEVs (neighborhood electric vehicles) and those could end up being Kandi’s near-term focus instead.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? The introduction of affordable noise management systems offers multiple benefits to manufacturers and consumers alike, achieving eco-friendly optimization of vehicle weight reductions and improved CO2 emissions. - a key Randy C.

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