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New Jersey lawmakers seek to prohibit in-car subscriptions

Teslarati

But while subscriptions to services like Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite are quite reasonable considering the full price of the system, other carmakers such as BMW have opted to introduce in-car subscriptions for features that are otherwise built-in already, such as heated seats. .

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BMW and Nissan again partner to add 174 more DC fast chargers in US with EVgo

Green Car Congress

BMW and Nissan have again joined forces—this time with EVgo, the nation’s largest public DC Fast charging network—to increase public access to DC Fast charging stations across the US. This latest expansion builds on the 120 dual-port DC Fast chargers that BMW and Nissan announced together in December 2015.

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BMW Group and Vattenfall Europe begin second phase of MINI E fleet test in Berlin

Green Car Congress

BMW Group and Vattenfall Europe have begun a second phase of the Mini E test fleet in Berlin, with the transfer of 70 MINI E electric vehicles to private customers (30 units) and fleet users (40 units). The MINI E were charged mainly at night, using certified green electricity from Vattenfall.

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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

Some automakers keep trying to soothe it with ever-larger and heavier battery packs, so that consumers can go farther between charges. But their ability to charge to 80 percent capacity in as little as 18 minutes shows how EVs might circumvent the problem of battery overkill and still be fully viable as interstate cruisers.

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Genesis G80 aims to disrupt the highly competitive luxury EV sedan market

Teslarati

Most of the brands they compete with are brands with heritage and prestige that people already connect with; BMW, Mercedes, and even Cadillac have the allure of old money. However, the sedan will get three years of complimentary 30min charging sessions at Electrify America locations. Not as well as one would hope.

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BMW MINI electric car gets boost from AC Propulsion in San Dimas

Revenge of the Electric Car

The web was buzzing last week with stories about BMW’s MINI E. To recap, BMW will be leasing 500 MINI Es from dealers in New York, New Jersey and Southern California starting some time early in 2009. This is great news since the ACP 150 is the gold standard for EV motor/controller drive trains.

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National Drive Electric Week extends EV access

Electric Auto Association

“We were very fortunate to have John Elliott from CBS 2 New York to broadcast live from our venue from 6 to 10 AM,” said Ira Gross of the Central Jersey Auto Association about its event. John Elliott of CBS 2 New York broadcasts from the Upper Saddle River, New Jersey National Drive Electric Week event. “We