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BMW Group, Northvolt and Umicore partner to develop sustainable life-cycle loop for EV batteries in Europe

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group, Northvolt and Umicore have formed a joint technology consortium in order to work closely together on the continued development of a complete and sustainable value chain for battery cells for electrified vehicles in Europe. The chief objective is to make battery cells sustainable by establishing a closed life-cycle loop.

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BMW says it can build electric cars and regular ones on same platforms: interview

Green Car Reports

As the auto industry plans more electric cars in higher volumes for the 2020s, one of the great debates is whether they will need to be designed from the ground up solely for battery power. Doing so allows designers to offer larger cabins due to the more compact drive motors and electronics.

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Report: Mercedes Having Tough Time Selling EVs

The Truth About Cars

Citing Edmunds data that shows Mercedes-Benz dealers took an average of 82 days to sell the brand's battery-powered EQ models in September (double BMW's 38-day turnaround rate while also being above the luxury segment average of 57 days), the outlet was hoping to shed some light on the matter. The oil lobby has to be thrilled.”

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Volvo Ending Sedan/Wagon Sales in UK, Could North America Be Next?

The Truth About Cars

While the Cross Country variants of the wagons had already been scrubbed, standard variants seem to be following them into the abyss — following the current industry trend of chasing margins, rather than offering a diverse array of automobiles catering to a broader clientele. is now absent the S60, V60, and V90.

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Germany launches EV plan

Revenge of the Electric Car

FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)–Germany on Monday took the first concrete step towards forging an alliance between the federal government and some of the country’s largest industrial firms to launch a wide-ranging push in the field of electric vehicles. Other countries such as the U.S., China, France and U.K.

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BMW Group to offer 25 electrified vehicle models by 2025, 12 fully electric

Green Car Congress

By 2025, the BMW Group will offer 25 electrified vehicle models—12 of them fully electric, said Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, in a preview briefing before the opening of the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. BMW Group will deliver 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers this year, Krüger said.

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BMW’s Sebastian Mackensen: BEVs will pressure call for longer term

Baua Electric

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