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Drive Notes: 2024 BMW i5 M60 xDrive

The Truth About Cars

I tested a 2024 BMW i5 M60 xDrive last week, and I have thoughts. The all-electric i5 is not cheap, starting at $84,100 and checking out at $93,495 as-tested. BMW got the ride/handling mix right on this one. We'll be back later this week with some scattered thoughts on the new Nissan Versa. Hit the jump for more.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

The Truth About Cars

When BMW bought the Rover Group in 1994, the original Mini (which began production by the British Motor Corporation in 1959) was still being built. That means I refuse to play the marketers' clever games with the Nissan LEAF, smart fortwo, Volkswagen up! They're cheap, quick enough to be fun, and junkyard parts are plentiful.

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Are 100-mile BMW, Nissan, VW electric cars already a lost cause?

Green Car Reports

The continuing tepid sales of the Nissan Leaf electric car, despite a range upgrade to 107 miles, remains one of the puzzles in the plug-in car market. Sure, it's an aging model now in its sixth year with a polarizing design; it lost a huge swath of buyers in Georgia when that state canceled its electric-car tax credit; and gas is cheap.

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Lux Research: despite cheap oil, niche plug-in vehicle sales will be resilient; conventional hybrids to be hardest hit

Green Car Congress

The current plunge in oil prices will likely negatively affect plug-in and hybrid vehicle sales in the short term; automakers such as BMW are already warning of lower sales of plug-in vehicles given the market context.

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Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3 lead the way as Chinese-built electric vehicle sales soar in Australia

EV Central

While the Model Y dropped back from the incredible high of 5560 sales and second outright in June , it was still only beaten in the sales race by the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux utes and the cheap and cheerful MG ZS SUV. Add in 604 Model 3 sedan sales and Tesla claimed eighth overall in July with 3934 sales.

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#EVmyValentine: Your Creative Odes to Electric Vehicles

Plug in America

The fuel is cheap, The maintenance low, No emissions, It’s fast, not slow. Jose from Washington penned a poem about his previous BMW i3. V from Idaho loves her EV so much that she added bling to make her Nissan Leaf more glamorous! V from Idaho loves her EV so much that she added bling to make her Nissan Leaf more glamorous!

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Used EVs – Over The Hill, Or An Absolute Steal?

My Energi

BMW i3 (33 kWh) – One of the first and one of the best, the BMW i3 has a real-world range of around 125 miles. Nissan LEAF (40 kWh) – For a bargain price, you can pick up one of the most iconic EVs. Nissan LEAF (40 kWh) – For a bargain price, you can pick up one of the most iconic EVs. Renault ZOE Z.E.40

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