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BMW of North America and Electrify America providing two years complimentary 30-minute charging for BMW EV customers

Green Car Congress

BMW of North America and Electrify America announced an agreement to provide 2022 BMW EV customers with two years of 30-minute complimentary charging sessions at all Electrify America public charging stations, from the date of vehicle purchase. Additional models and benefits will be announced.

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Lux: plug-in vehicle battery market to hit $10B in 2020; 6 carmakers = 90% of demand; VW to show most growth

Green Car Congress

Just six large carmakers will account for 90% of the battery demand: Tesla, BYD, Volkswagen, General Motors (GM), Renault-Nissan and BMW. Consumers will soon be able to purchase electric vehicles with 200 miles of range for less than $40,000, almost half the price of the long range EVs available today.

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Lotus shares ‘record-breaking’ Emeya charging time that is as fast as the all-electric hyper GT

Baua Electric

For charging in the Asian market, P3’s results put the Emeya as the fastest-charging EV, besting some big names in global models, including the Mercedes EQS, BMW i7, Tesla Model Y , Genesis G80, Xpeng G9, Hyundai IONIQ 6 , NIO ET5, and BYD Atto 3. The feat brings BEVs closer to time parity with traditional fill-ups at gas stations.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

Charged EVs

A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology. When you have a truck with a big trailer, if the truck comes with, let’s say, 500 miles of range, when you put a trailer behind it, now all of a sudden you have 150 miles of range.

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Road Test: 2024 Kia EV6 GT-Line RWD

Clean Fleet Report

The EV6 has EPA ranges of up to 310 miles and quick charging rates with its cutting-edge 800-volt architecture. Five versions of the EV6 are available with two different batteries, rear or all-wheel drive, and between 167 and 576 hp. With the E-GMP platform, the EV6 is in the top tier of all BEVs today.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia EV6

Clean Fleet Report

The EV6 has an EPA range of up to 310 miles and quick charging rates due to its cutting edge 800-volt architecture. RWD EV6s deliver the best range, and AWD EV6s provide the best all-weather traction and best performance at a small penalty in range with an EPA range of 310 for the RWD vs. 274 miles for the AWD version. Slippery slopes.

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Tech: Another Day, Another Battery Breakthrough

Clean Fleet Report

The expectation is batteries using this new technology will result in standard battery packs with up to 600 miles of range and the ability to fast-charge in less than 15 minutes as well as being able to put up with multiple fast-charging sessions. Ford and BMW have invested in the solid state battery start-up Solid Power.