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BMW updates BMW Connected with expanded services, device support and availability

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And due to its ability to create an intelligent BMW ID based on a user’s travel patterns over time, BMW Connected users get a personalized experience over all available touchpoints. When it was launched—in March in the USA and in August in Europe—BMW Connected was initially available for Apple iPhone users.

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Fierce Storm Sends Flights Bound for One Country to Another

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A powerful storm diverted dozens of flights in Britain and Ireland on Sunday and Monday, sending passengers to Germany, France and northern Britain, and stranding some at airports overnight. Instead, the pilot diverted the plane to Manchester, about 200 miles northwest of their original destination. “It Crossley told The Times.

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Ford and AccuWeather partner to bring MinuteCast hyper-local weather forecasting into vehicle

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Among other methods, the precipitation is tracked at approximately a half square mile and refreshed every five minutes to provide users with the most relevant and accurate forecast possible. The service is available for a growing list of countries worldwide including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland and Japan.

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Toyota piloting all-hybrid car-sharing scheme in Europe: YUKÕ

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Toyota Europe is piloting a new full hybrid car sharing program—named YUKÕ – Japanese for ‘Let’s go’—in two European cities: Dublin, Ireland and Forlì, Italy. Initially, 15 cars will be made available in selected parts in Dublin and 7 in Forlì.

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Volvo becomes first OEM to qualify four models for UK plug-in grant

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These grants enable UK businesses, organizations, or individuals to receive up to five “large truck grants” each fiscal year (defined as 01APR to 31MAR) of £25,000 each, with a total of 100 large truck grants available across the market annually. We ended last year with more than 250 electric truck orders secured for the UK and Irish markets.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E becomes British Police preference

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The Standard Range trim of the Mach-E only packs 211 miles of range per full charge, but the Mach-E has longer range versions available that can provide up to 305 miles of range. Credit: Ford. In future developments, we will look to increase this battery capacity to allow for additional equipment to be fitted.”

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Modec to Gain EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval

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The approval is important to Modec’s expansion plans—dealers are being set up in The Netherlands, Ireland, France, Spain and Denmark thanks to strong market demand for the unique electric commercial vehicle. Historically, European Type Approval has been available to M1 passenger cars, motorcycles and agricultural vehicles.

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