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BMW to produce next-gen e-drives at Steyr engine plant; more than 600k units per year

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From 2025 onwards, the next generation of BMW e-drives will be manufactured in its engine plant in Steyr, Austria—with both production and development on site—with eventual annual production capacity of more than 600,000 units. The BMW Group’s largest engine plant: Steyr plant in Upper Austria.

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2026 Ineos Fusilier showcases rugged 4WD tech with full electric drivetrain – and it’s designed to get seriously dirty

EV Central

READ MORE: Why electric cars will be more capable off-road The Fusilier will also have the option of a range-extender hybrid system that uses electric motors to drive the wheels and a small petrol engine as an onboard generator. It’ll no doubt offer better performance than the BMW-sourced six-cylinder engines in the Grenadier.

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Ford Focus 1.0L EcoBoost model accounts for 23.3% of Focus orders in April in Europe

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The Euro 19 markets are: Austria, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. liter engine with improved fuel efficiency and lower CO 2. Across Europe, more than 4,700 customers ordered a Focus 1.0-liter

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BMW spends billions to push its next-gen EVs into Tesla territory

Baua Electric

A few months ago, BMW ended ICE production in Germany , moving ICE production from the Munich factory to the UK and Austria – a big step for the legacy automaker after cranking out polluting vehicles in its home country for 60 years. It expects to sell half a million BEVs this year.

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EEA report suggests road charges for heavy-duty goods vehicles should reflect varied health effects of pollution in different countries

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Diesel, used by most HGVs, causes more air pollution per kilometer than other fuels such as petrol. Exhaust emissions from diesel engines were recently labelled as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Costs are also high in Luxemburg, Germany, Romania, Italy and Austria, at around €0.08/km

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The irrational argument against government intervention with EVs & ICE vehicle bans

Plug In India

By Team PluginIndia Now that Electric Vehicles are an increasingly attractive and attainable option for personal vehicle buyers , governments around the world have issued various petrol vehicle bans which will be implemented over the coming years. Is their criticism warranted? Why should the government interfere?

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

The pickup truck, takes cab-forward packaging to an extreme, with no need for a large engine bay and the driver’s seat essentially over the front wheels. inch wheelbase, the Canoo is roughly the same length as compact pickups were more than 20 years ago—when the engine bay was part of the packaging. – March 10, Politico.

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