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BMW i Ventures invests in GenXComm to increase speed and lower cost of 5G rollout; microphotonics-based full-duplex, high-speed communication

Green Car Congress

BMW i Ventures has invested in GenXComm , a company with technology that improves the performance and capacity of communication networks, and which aims to increase significantly the speed of global 5G deployment. —Marcus Behrendt, partner, BMW i Ventures. GenXComm is ushering in the next revolution of computing and connectivity.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Bolstered by production in China for that key market, soon to be augmented by new plants in Austin, Texas, and Germany, Tesla does not appear to be looking back, but if it did would continue to see other automakers in its rearview mirror. BMW – the Ultimate Electric Driving Machine? BMW starts adding plugs throughout its lineup.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Zipcars can be found in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, Zipcar users have a card that unlocks their local cars San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. In the U.S.

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National Drive Electric Week extends EV access

Electric Auto Association

With gas prices going up and the cost of electric cars coming down, there are real economic benefits to driving electric,” said April Bolduc, EAA President. The Mini Cooper SE was one of the big hits of the day, and BMW was kind enough to bring along the pre-production iX and i4 as well as a beautiful i8.”

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National Drive Electric Week extends EV access

Electric Auto Association

With gas prices going up and the cost of electric cars coming down, there are real economic benefits to driving electric,” said April Bolduc, EAA President. The Mini Cooper SE was one of the big hits of the day, and BMW was kind enough to bring along the pre-production iX and i4 as well as a beautiful i8.”

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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

Plug In Partners

Company bosses are said to be keen to put this system into production but no firm decisions will be made until the cost of batteries is reduced." The tests are sufficiently advanced that Mazda has a working prototype in a Mazda 5 MPV bodyshell. Chrysler is the last of the six largest car companies to put a hybrid on the market."

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla (TSLA) Q1 2021 earnings call summary

Teslarati

We have a clear runway for improving the cost of the Megapack,” Musk said. We’ve already ordered the equipment for battery production in Berlin and Austin as well. Elon also mentions the Model 3’s victory in the premium sedan market, beating veterans like the BMW 3-Series. 15:30 PT – Analyst questions start.

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