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Cupra plans luxury electric SUV to tackle Tesla, BMW and Benz, and it’s coming to Australia

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Volkswagen Group performance brand Cupra has confirmed it is hatching a new large battery-powered SUV that will help it conquer new territories and see it battle more established premium rivals like BMW and Mercedes for the first time. Not a classic SUV – a crossover, sportier in line with what Cupra’s all about.

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New fully electric BMW i7 to launch in Australia this year at $300k

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BMW says upcoming all electric i7 sedan will begin Australian customer deliveries in the fourth quarter, with a price starting just shy of $300,000. The post New fully electric BMW i7 to launch in Australia this year at $300k appeared first on The Driven.

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BMW Group Plant Landshut light metal foundry recertified by Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI)

Green Car Congress

—,Dr Joachim Post, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network Landshut’s light metal foundry, the BMW Group’s only production facility for light metal casting in Europe, is among the most advanced, most sustainable foundries in the world. Green power is also used to produce it.

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BMW Group signs €540M supply contract with Ganfeng for lithium from mines in Australia

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As part of its electromobility expansion, the BMW Group is deepening its existing business relationship with Ganfeng Lithium based in Jiangxi (China). In this way, the BMW Group is securing 100% of its lithium hydroxide needs for fifth-generation battery cells in its high-voltage batteries. —Andreas Wendt.

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Look out LandCruiser, Patrol, Range Rover, Benz, BMW: Huge, powerful, pricey BYD Yangwang U8 SUV confirmed for Australia

EV Central

The outrageous BYD Yangwang U8 luxury SUV is headed for Australia. A far cry from the affordable battery electric vehicles led by the Atto 3 with which BYD has established in Australia, the plug-in hybrid Yangwang’s Chinese price converts to about $240,000 here. The Yangwang isn’t the next BYD headed for Australia.

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BMW targeting doubling energy density of battery cells by 2030, with current i3 as basis

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The BMW Group has pooled its years of experience with battery cells and extensive knowledge in the field in a new Competence Center in Munich. Battery cell technology is a key success factor in our electric vehicle offensive, as it influences both operational performance and battery costs. Dosing and mixing of the electrode slurry.

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BMW i4 eDrive 35 lowers price of EV sedan; not yet confirmed for Australia

EV Central

BMW has added a new entry-level model to its i4 lineup. The BMW i4 eDrive 35 gets a smaller battery pack and less power than the i4 eDrive 40 that sells from $99,900 before on-road costs. READ MORE: Review of the BMW i4 eDrive 40 and i4 M50 READ MORE: Is the BMW i4 M50 an M3 beater? BMW says ‘Nein’.