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BMW previews future 7 Series, battery-electric i7

Green Car Congress

A few weeks before its world premiere and during the BMW Group Annual Conference, Frank Weber, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG for Development, presented a few details about the coming new BMW 7 Series, including the new all-electric BMW i7. In April, BMW will unveil the BMW i7, featuring combined power consumption of19.7 – 18.9

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Letting in the Light

Electric Auto Association

All four men felt that LEVs could eventually be one of the most important forms of personal transportation, and had already been supporting that cause. Gerhardt had joined with Ed Benjamin of the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) to offer training programs—and certification— to aspiring ebike mechanics.

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Centre, Maharashtra govt plan to expand PM Suryoday scheme in the state | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

We’ve decided to expand the focus of the PM Suryodaya Yojna by integrating electric mobility and solar power as part of our prime minister’s plan to decarbonise the economy and move towards our net-zero target,” Athawale said, at a press conference following the meeting.

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Honda to show EV concept with AI emotion engine from joint project with Softbank

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In June 2016, Softbank Robotics launched “Pepper”—the world’s first personal robot that can not only read emotions but have its own. For example, Pepper is at ease when around known people, happy when praised, scared when the lights go down. Click to enlarge. Pepper’s emotions use emotion functions developed by cocoro SB Corp.

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BMW Connected North America makes its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016; powered by Azure

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BMW Connected, a new personal mobility companion, made its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016, Microsoft’s developer conference, last week. Service Fabric enables the automaker to build individual mobility graphs with personalized data and real-time context. Open Mobility Cloud.

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BMW to showcase 5 electric vehicles at LA show; world debut of new vehicle

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group will showcase five electric vehicles at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show including the North American premieres of the BMW i Vision Dynamics, MINI Electric Concept, BMW i3s, and a World Premiere vehicle that will be shown during the BMW Group press conference on Wednesday, 29 November. of total BMW Group sales in the US.

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ExxonMobil projects 25% energy demand increase between 2014-2040, 50% decline in carbon intensity; hybrids to be 40% of new car sales

Green Car Congress

Light-duty vehicle fleet by type - projections. Natural gas remains challenged as a fuel for most personal vehicles. Light-duty vehicle demand trends - projections. Light-duty vehicle demand trends - projections. Non-OECD share of global light-duty demand rises from 40% now to 60% in 2040. Source: ExxonMobil.

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